Haaland the superstar

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Just been watching tunnel cam and the reverence the kids show, the excitement to see him, the looks of awe in their eyes is quite wonderful to see. Kids grow up wanting to be footballers, how many in the playgrounds of the UK are now Erling, copying his goal celebrations and wanting to be him. We have been fortunate over the years to see some greats play for our beloved club, I grew up in awe of Colin Bell, if i was a kid today i really think i would want to be Haaland. He has charisma, he is cool, he is a rock star in a City shirt.

Is he therefore our first genuine superstar?

By that I mean a player that transcends club loyalty, he is genuinely adored for being him by fans of other teams. I met a couple of lads earlier this season who had no love of City but where at the Etihad to see Haaland in the flesh. He is outrageous in his scoring feats, every stat is off the scale.

Is he really in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo?

Or is it possible he will eventually be seen as greater as them?
 
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I'm nearly 50 yet this lad makes me feel like i'm a kid watching football for the first time.
The elation i feel when he puts the ball in the net is something different, nothing will match the aguero moment but this runs it a close second.
Haaland has got the fans in the palm of his hand, the buzz he's created is tangible.
 
Rascal said:
Just been watching tunnel cam and the reverence the kids show, the excitement to see him, the looks of awe in their eyes is quite wonderful to see. Kids grow up wanting to be footballers, how many in the playgrounds of the UK are now Erling, copying his goal celebrations and wanting to be him. We have been fortunate over the years to see some greats play for our beloved club, I grew up in awe of Colin Bell, if i was a kid today i really think i would want to be Haaland. He has charisma, he is cool, he is a rock star in a City shirt.

Is he therefore our first genuine superstar?

By that I mean a player that transcends club loyalty, he is genuinely adored for being him by fans of other teams. I met a couple of lads earlier this season who had no love of City but where at the Etihad to see Haaland in the flesh. He is outrageous in his scoring feats, every stat is off the scale.

Is he really in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo?

Or is it possible he will eventually be seen as greater as them?
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When I was at the Chelsea at home FA Cup game in Jan I sat in a different seat and was just behind our bench, Haaland was a sub, when he got up for his first jog after half time it was unreal how literally hundreds of people (including plenty of tourists which was pretty obvious…) all immediately stood up and got their phones out to take photos and videos even though the ball was down the other end they had zero interest in the game at that point.

Different gravy this boy.
 
Messi and Ronaldo have had longevity, in the fact that they were at the top for sooo long. When they were 22, they were just starting out, and not hitting anywhere like the same numbers as Halaand. And they weren't as famous as Halaand is now when they were the same age. Haaland has come out of the traps like a greyhound at full pace, but I doubt from his size that he will be as quick when he is pushing 30, so he will have to adapt his game and score different types of goals, free kicks, shots from outside the box, or become a heading specialist, using his height. Only time will tell, but it is only early days when you consider Messi just lifted the world cup at the age of 35.
 
Rascal said:
Just been watching tunnel cam and the reverence the kids show, the excitement to see him, the looks of awe in their eyes is quite wonderful to see. Kids grow up wanting to be footballers, how many in the playgrounds of the UK are now Erling, copying his goal celebrations and wanting to be him. We have been fortunate over the years to see some greats play for our beloved club, I grew up in awe of Colin Bell, if i was a kid today i really think i would want to be Haaland. He has charisma, he is cool, he is a rock star in a City shirt.

Is he therefore our first genuine superstar?

By that I mean a player that transcends club loyalty, he is genuinely adored for being him by fans of other teams. I met a couple of lads earlier this season who had no love of City but where at the Etihad to see Haaland in the flesh. He is outrageous in his scoring feats, every stat is off the scale.

Is he really in the same bracket as Messi and Ronaldo?

Or is it possible he will eventually be seen as greater as them?
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Sorry to piss on your chips Rascal,but our first genuine superstar actually played for City approximately 100-120 years ago.
Step forward the original "Welsh Wizard" -
Billy Meredith !!!
 
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