Erling Haaland

[aguero93:20]

vs Schalke 20.02.2021. His coordination in the goalscoring episode is extraordinary, reminds of Van Basten

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It's only Schalke 0-4 tbf though :)

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

This is worth a read.

Haaland transfer talk offers comfort blanket of messed-up normality

Talk of Erling Haaland moving for £100m this summer seems at odds with the reality of football.

www.football365.com

I fully agree with the assessment. Those behind the football transfer rumour industry are ignoring the reality. Clubs are all in some state of financial problem. Even our own model is functioning outside of normality. There will be change as a result. Something has to cover the hole created by no fans in stadiums for a full year. Clubs that have access to funding from their owners stand to be well placed. Clubs that don't have to find that money somewhere else. Clubs who were in a bit of a financial bind going into this are going to be in desperation mode.

Transfer activity and wage costs are the leavers they can pull. The budgets will be for millions of new commitment annually. That can and will get paired back.

Big question on FFP - can't see how they can enforce the repeat/aggregate losses rule when all clubs are set to report a big loss. If they make no effort to give comfort to clubs likely to breach (and it could be half or more of the CL clubs) then summer spending will be further curtailed even by clubs like us and chelsea who have owners who can spend.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

This is worth a read.

Haaland transfer talk offers comfort blanket of messed-up normality

Talk of Erling Haaland moving for £100m this summer seems at odds with the reality of football.

www.football365.com

I fully agree with the assessment. Those behind the football transfer rumour industry are ignoring the reality. Clubs are all in some state of financial problem. Even our own model is functioning outside of normality. There will be change as a result. Something has to cover the hole created by no fans in stadiums for a full year. Clubs that have access to funding from their owners stand to be well placed. Clubs that don't have to find that money somewhere else. Clubs who were in a bit of a financial bind going into this are going to be in desperation mode.

Transfer activity and wage costs are the leavers they can pull. The budgets will be for millions of new commitment annually. That can and will get paired back.

Big question on FFP - can't see how they can enforce the repeat/aggregate losses rule when all clubs are set to report a big loss. If they make no effort to give comfort to clubs likely to breach (and it could be half or more of the CL clubs) then summer spending will be further curtailed even by clubs like us and chelsea who have owners who can spend.

I actually think if we were talking about this transfer two windows ago, the numbers would be much higher than we are discussing now

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Yeah I suppose but people will always believe the good news for us regardless of who posts it.

Not me. But that Madrid “news” comes from this article: https://cadenaser.com/ser/2021/03/03/deportes/1614774400_578738.html It’s an opinion piece with no sources lol

 

[aguero93:20]

I actually think if we were talking about this transfer two windows ago, the numbers would be much higher than we are discussing now

Yeah, world record fees.

 

[David Silva]

I actually think if we were talking about this transfer two windows ago, the numbers would be much higher than we are discussing now

Yeah I think you’re right. Mbappe/Neymar money easily.

 

[Centurions]

vs Schalke 20.02.2021. His coordination in the goalscoring episode is extraordinary, reminds of Van Basten

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Good video to highlight how poor his first touch is(especially the very first chance), and how he doesn't link in his team mates and how low his technical skills are.



There may be some sarcasm in the above paragraph. Although he did misplace a pass at the end when his team mates decided to stop running on a counter.

 

[Andrew___K]

Good video to highlight how poor his first touch is(especially the very first chance), and how he doesn't link in his team mates and how low his technical skills are.



There may be some sarcasm in the above paragraph. Although he did misplace a pass at the end when his team mates decided to stop running on a counter.

My favourite moment is at 1:13, when he knocks down two Schalke defenders at once, then applies to the ref: "look, I was fouled!" :D

 

[shroom]

vs Schalke 20.02.2021. His coordination in the goalscoring episode is extraordinary, reminds of Van Basten

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He scored a very similar goal for Molde in 2018, fwiw.

 

[aguero93:20]

My favourite moment is at 1:13, when he knocks down two Schalke defenders at once, then applies to the ref: "look, I was fouled!" :D

Why I love Bundesliga referees. "You're a big lad, get over it".