Erling Haaland

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Guscruz said:
I’m curious if you have watched him play (and consequently watched how Dortmund play) or have just looked at the stats

It’s amazing to me how many people try to convince themselves that a player who is a blue at heart and likely the best striker of his generation, probably a future multiple times Ballon D’Or winner, won’t fit us.
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How many times have You watched him play, and there at a live game or on live TV?
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
How many times have You watched him play, and there at a live game or on live TV?
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I’ve never seen him play at a live game unfortunately as I don’t live in Europe, but I have seen him on tv too many times to count, in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the UCL obviously, and actually even playing for Norway
 
Guscruz said:
I’ve never seen him play at a live game unfortunately as I don’t live in Europe, but I have seen him on tv too many times to count, in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the UCL obviously, and actually even playing for Norway
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Fair enough. Must say me watching the Bundesliga is extremely limited, mostly UCL TV games against English sides, especially us.
 
I don't believe Haaland is the finished article yet, he's only 20 so I will not judge his current play, and will have a lot to learn from Pep if he does join us. He is the big fish in Dortmund's pond, so probably is on concentrating on the scoring side of his game, but his priorities will change in a squad like ours.

I would be very surprised if he would consider Bayern, it appears his advisers are planning a path for him, and I believe his next move will be out of Germany. Yes Bayern could speak to him, but I doubt they would be prepared to pay the 75 million, if they ever were able to convince him to stay.
 
colesy said:
I don't believe Haaland is the finished article yet, he's only 20 so I will not judge his current play, and will have a lot to learn from Pep if he does join us. He is the big fish in Dortmund's pond, so probably is on concentrating on the scoring side of his game, but his priorities will change in a squad like ours.

I would be very surprised if he would consider Bayern, it appears his advisers are planning a path for him, and I believe his next move will be out of Germany. Yes Bayern could speak to him, but I doubt they would be prepared to pay the 75 million, if they ever were able to convince him to stay.
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They paid almost as much as that for Lucas Hernandez a few years ago. I think he would thrive at the point of their attack with the service from their wingers and long balls from Kimmich.
 
Fode N The Hole said:
They paid almost as much as that for Lucas Hernandez a few years ago. I think he would thrive at the point of their attack with the service from their wingers and long balls from Kimmich.
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The truth is Haaland has outgrown the Bundesliga. Bayern, for all their success, don't generate remotely the same fanfare as a Madrid, Barca, United etc. I don't see that move happening personally.
 
I stumbled across this tweet just now:



This is exactly why a proper (and clinical) striker like Haaland would have made a difference in the game last Sunday, and why there is no such thing as “he’a not a Pep player”; systems are built on solutions mostly.
 
Charlesfarsbar said:
Sorry, this doesn’t make any sense

you buy players that fit the way you want to play not the other way round

this sort of thinking is what was going on at the rags since Fergie left, which is why they’ve been nowhere near for eight years

anyway its only my opinion , time will tell
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Ah right players are stuck in there ways never to change.
 
Guscruz said:
I stumbled across this tweet just now:



This is exactly why a proper (and clinical) striker like Haaland would have made a difference in the game last Sunday, and why there is no such thing as “he’a not a Pep player”; systems are built on solutions mostly.
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Indeed.

Weird how we live in a world where Messi and Haaland aren't good enough for City. I despair sometimes at what constitutes 'opinion' on here!

Personally I think that both Pep and Haaland will be licking their lips at working with each other. I'll be staggered if we don't sign him. I think it's as nailed on as Pep was to come to City post Bayern.
 
Wretched Vengeance said:
Whoever added the words to that video, can't spell the manager's name correctly.
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Someone needs to be sacked for this pure lack of respect shown to Ollie Sockjizzer.

On a sidenote, I've noticed Martin Tyler really struggles to say it and usually pauses or stops before he says the full name.
 
BillyShears said:
Indeed.

Weird how we live in a world where Messi and Haaland aren't good enough for City. I despair sometimes at what constitutes 'opinion' on here!

Personally I think that both Pep and Haaland will be licking their lips at working with each other. I'll be staggered if we don't sign him. I think it's as nailed on as Pep was to come to City post Bayern.
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I hope so
We need a clinical striker
 
colesy said:
I don't believe Haaland is the finished article yet, he's only 20 so I will not judge his current play, and will have a lot to learn from Pep if he does join us. He is the big fish in Dortmund's pond, so probably is on concentrating on the scoring side of his game, but his priorities will change in a squad like ours.

I would be very surprised if he would consider Bayern, it appears his advisers are planning a path for him, and I believe his next move will be out of Germany. Yes Bayern could speak to him, but I doubt they would be prepared to pay the 75 million, if they ever were able to convince him to stay.
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Why would he not consider Bayern out of interest? They will pay him more than Dortmund, he's guaranteed league titles and a good shot at the CL every season. Plus he might like living in Germany.
 
BillyShears said:
Indeed.

Weird how we live in a world where Messi and Haaland aren't good enough for City. I despair sometimes at what constitutes 'opinion' on here!

Personally I think that both Pep and Haaland will be licking their lips at working with each other. I'll be staggered if we don't sign him. I think it's as nailed on as Pep was to come to City post Bayern.
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To be fair I don't think anyone is saying they aren't good. Some people are saying (particularly Messi) they aren't right. Big difference between not being right and not being good enough.
 
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