Erling Haaland

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Hart of the Matter said:
Was only ever luke warm on this deal but last night convinced me.
Not sure what other people were watching but his link up play, lay offs and running through on goal were all very impressive. No one else has shown Dias his arse this season. Get him in.
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I thought he looked an absolute beast of a player. If we can afford him we should be in for him.
 
Would love to be a mate of Fodens right now as he will 100% have had a conversation with Haaland about where he wants to play in the not to distant.
Thirty five years difference in mine and Phil’s age so it would be highly unlikely .
 
Made Dias look like an Eric Garcia. Guy is just mammoth.

A real old school, bullying striker - the type they don't make many of these days. On the end of Phil and Kev I can't imagine the heights he'd reach.
 
We were laughing at that shot from behind, where he bullied Dias off the ball. The sheer size of him, and Dias doesn't look small! Even how wide he is, he was like 2 Dias's wide.

The comms had it right at the start when they said we should be signing him because he is a once in a generation player, and they are right. We should move heaven and earth to get him in. It won't even be fair the amount of goals he would score here.
 
I could see what the Dortmund fans are saying. Despite his numbers, it still looks like he has another level to get to.
Lad has a great link-up ability in him, the ones that said he's not a Pep player clearly never watched him before. He's actually alot like Lewandowski.

Really really fantastic player. Would fear any team that manages to get him. Hopefully it's us.
 
Interestingly after seeing his game last night I think he would improve massively under Pep.

He seems to instinctively take up good positions when his team don’t have the ball and looks a danger for interceptions; however his pressing is almost half hearted and not directed.

He did also get very frustrated last night and drop into the middle of midfield giving them a problem with no target up top.

A real beast of a player, but I think he will look at replays, look at how our forwards play and realise how much he could improve with pep - hopefully that makes his mind up that it’s not just about the money.

Amazing talent though and very scary to play against.


PS - as for him out muscling Dias he didn’t. Dias was off balance due to Harlaands speed and Dias not being able to match it on the turn.
 
nu774ll said:
Anyone else notice how we went out of his way to not run on the city crest coming out of the tunnel, defo a top City fan and dropping subtle hints ;)

Will make us unstoppable!
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Sorry but I think that's confirmation bias. You could just as easily read that as superstition or that he wanted to avoid the obvious photo, where he's stood in the centre of a massive Man City badge, being splashed on the sports pages of every newspaper in Europe.
 
Dobsy said:
Sorry but I think that's confirmation bias. You could just as easily read that as superstition or that he wanted to avoid the obvious photo, where he's stood in the centre of a massive Man City badge, being splashed on the sports pages of every newspaper in Europe.
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Well only if you want to think negatively
 
Dobsy said:
Sorry but I think that's confirmation bias. You could just as easily read that as superstition or that he wanted to avoid the obvious photo, where he's stood in the centre of a massive Man City badge, being splashed on the sports pages of every newspaper in Europe.
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Trying to understand the logic in which walking around the badge draws less attention than stepping on it like his teammates.
Also talked to a Dortmund fan about it. If it’s a “superstition”, it’s a new one...
 
Guscruz said:
Trying to understand the logic in which walking around the badge draws less attention than stepping on it like his teammates.
Also talked to a Dortmund fan about it. If it’s a “superstition”, it’s a new one...
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it can easily be a superstition. I 100% buy that. Footballers are crazy superstitious. Easily checked, does he do it in in other games where badges are on the ground.

Coincidental, I find that less easy to beleive. He looks like he deliberately navigated it.

For fear of not being photographed standing on the badge and that photo misused in the media to link him to a move, not buying that one bit. That is anti-confirmation bias and devils advocate taken to absurd.

Respect for the club his dad played for, and he watched some of as a kid, that seems most logical.


Doesn't mean he wants to or is coming here, but it doesnt mean highlighting it is daft and meaningless either. It is just a comment and opinion on a gesture that happened.
 
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