C'mon fella, let's keep it real on here...or like they say where I'm from "are you fuckin' nuts or what?"...
Erling Haaland
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It's just my take on him. I've said it before and been slated. I've also said if he does come, I hope that he proves me completely wrong and lights it up. I just don't see 'it' more often that not when I watch him- and at this point I've watched him quite a bit. Certainly not to make him the biggest earner in the entire league.
I posted this about a week ago on here...it was a response to Haaland playing against a low block...read what I say about not using inverted wide men up top, especially Sterling...then watch today's game...you'll understand that I know "just a little bit"...Haaland is a generational talent plain and simple...a huge, strong pure finisher with an intense hunger to score...you can have an opinion, but its not one of the those debatable topics...I would put you in a minority of well below 1%...there is not a team on the planet who would not take him aboard...
"I understand what you are saying but what you are overlooking is the difficulty we face having to be perfect in the box with basically all our entries being on the ground...with a striker of Haaland's stature you add the element of a legitimate aerial threat...we don't get the type of stoppage time goal Kane got against us by him simply rising over a defender and finishing...we tend to score well crafted goals but not many "sudden" goals resulting from the work of a natural poacher...also earlier in the year pep went away from using inverted wingers, a lefty on the right and a righty on the left and we got on a roll,,,its so much more difficult breaking down low blocks when your outside men have to consistently turn inside into the block of defenders to get on their dominant foot...Mahrez is the only consistent exception which goes to show just how great of a season he has had...Sterling is no longer consistently effective off the left because his pace and space are negated by these deep lying blocks...on the right he can take on the outside defender beat him to the endline and then make a pass into the box or carry along the endline which is so much more difficult to defend against...Its why Foden does so much damage against a low block when he plays on the left...I would hope Pep goes back to using a righty on the right and a lefty on the left against the low blocks, with the exception of Mahrez who seems to be effective regardless..."
"I understand what you are saying but what you are overlooking is the difficulty we face having to be perfect in the box with basically all our entries being on the ground...with a striker of Haaland's stature you add the element of a legitimate aerial threat...we don't get the type of stoppage time goal Kane got against us by him simply rising over a defender and finishing...we tend to score well crafted goals but not many "sudden" goals resulting from the work of a natural poacher...also earlier in the year pep went away from using inverted wingers, a lefty on the right and a righty on the left and we got on a roll,,,its so much more difficult breaking down low blocks when your outside men have to consistently turn inside into the block of defenders to get on their dominant foot...Mahrez is the only consistent exception which goes to show just how great of a season he has had...Sterling is no longer consistently effective off the left because his pace and space are negated by these deep lying blocks...on the right he can take on the outside defender beat him to the endline and then make a pass into the box or carry along the endline which is so much more difficult to defend against...Its why Foden does so much damage against a low block when he plays on the left...I would hope Pep goes back to using a righty on the right and a lefty on the left against the low blocks, with the exception of Mahrez who seems to be effective regardless..."
Is Haaland good enough? Unequivocally YES!!!!!!!
Stop rubbing it then, you’ll go blind don’t you know
samuelyeboah
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You have not watched a lot of haaland if you're comparing him to lukaku mate I absolutely guarantee you that
When we played them, every time the ball went near him you could see everyone was concerned. Both their goals were assists from him. He will terrify this league.
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There was one moment where the ball was played up to him he took it perfectly out of his feet and Diaz bounced off him and ended up on the floor. He has got some strength to bully defenders.
The only concerns I have about Haaland are keeping him fit. If he stays fit he will score a bucket load with Kev, Sterling and Mahrez feeding him.
If we do get him I would imagine the opposing teams will shit the bed even more the signing is just rumour atm .
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you simply have an agenda against him mate don't know what to tell you. every game where he's played very well you're on here claiming he's played like shit, there is no convincing you.
Centurions
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Bloody hell, there's some strange 'opinions' popped up on here.
DenisLawBackHeel74
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Can’t wait for him to join. He’ll score 15-20 goals a season just making runs on the 18yd box. Not to mention it will take both CB’s to mark him effectively......he’s going to be immense for us.
He’ll have 15-20 before Christmas !!
I think this is a great point. The attention he'll require will open up an extra yard for others. I don't think Sergio's decline and Raheem's reduced impact are unrelated. An on point striker gets the best out of him, and that's just one player.
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I recall the CL game the other season....I don’t think I’ve ever seen Diaz get bullied but in one encounter it took Stones and Diaz to fend Haaland off.
A beast.
eastlandsblue
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And this is the reason Alvarez needs to stay at the club, and not loaned out
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People saying they have more confidence in the signing of Kane over Haaland, claiming he's more suited to our team or better for us somehow, wow...
That's adorable possibly if a 4 year old is innocently saying that cos he likes some goals he scored but from an adult that is complete drivel, that's like saying Blackburn should've signed Steve Bull over Alan Shearer, it's like hearing someone say they think Colin Calderwood looked a better player for Spurs at centreback than a young Sol Campbell, or like saying Chris Powell is better than Ashley Cole for England back in 2001 while proclaiming he is just an overrated Arsenal kid... "get Powell back in the team" none of those are even slightly correct.
I'm pointing out the difference in class here because it's the very same I'm not even exaggerating, if you honestly believe Kane is a better option than Haaland for us, or will be more of a danger to opponents and more of a help to teammates... then you must believed some or all of the above examples to have been true for their time, Haaland is way above Kane in terms of levels or what he'd offer us.
Either, A: you're trolling. B: you're Arry Kane trying to convince us all you're a better option. Or, C: your judgement of football is so incomprehensibly poor at this time at least, that you should honestly take a break before you think to yourself what was I thinking.
Maybe your brain has gone into overdrive we all have brain farts at times and you're clearly having one bigtime, or maybe it's simply cos you clearly know nowt about football.
Whatever the case you need some advice, so here it is...
That's adorable possibly if a 4 year old is innocently saying that cos he likes some goals he scored but from an adult that is complete drivel, that's like saying Blackburn should've signed Steve Bull over Alan Shearer, it's like hearing someone say they think Colin Calderwood looked a better player for Spurs at centreback than a young Sol Campbell, or like saying Chris Powell is better than Ashley Cole for England back in 2001 while proclaiming he is just an overrated Arsenal kid... "get Powell back in the team" none of those are even slightly correct.
I'm pointing out the difference in class here because it's the very same I'm not even exaggerating, if you honestly believe Kane is a better option than Haaland for us, or will be more of a danger to opponents and more of a help to teammates... then you must believed some or all of the above examples to have been true for their time, Haaland is way above Kane in terms of levels or what he'd offer us.
Either, A: you're trolling. B: you're Arry Kane trying to convince us all you're a better option. Or, C: your judgement of football is so incomprehensibly poor at this time at least, that you should honestly take a break before you think to yourself what was I thinking.
Maybe your brain has gone into overdrive we all have brain farts at times and you're clearly having one bigtime, or maybe it's simply cos you clearly know nowt about football.
Whatever the case you need some advice, so here it is...
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