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Marty will have him for breakfastYeah and we face him on Oct 2,jesus
Marty will have him for breakfastYeah and we face him on Oct 2,jesus
Least with Henry we were never close to signing whereas this could well be down to Nicky Butt by the sounds of it. No wonder he left the club after letting this slip through fingers.Reminds me of when I used to hate/love thierry henry.
You can't help but admire them. feck sake.
He has to be in midfield for that gameMarty will have him for breakfast
He won't. Look at the size of him, he'll suffer with injuries much more than Messi and Ronaldo did.Agreed and Haaland has higher outputs at his age than Messi, Ronaldo did but then again Ronaldo and Messi were incredible to watch. Haaland I think has a very good chance of beating their goal records though since he's a striker and Messi / Ronaldo were wingers up until they hit the age of 30ish.
I'm going to check out the odds, but they must be shite by now.He’s the best player in the world isn’t he? Me and my roomies always bet on him to score and then spend the money going out drinking, it’s a free money glitch in real life
I would've thought you liked that, given you've signed up to a United forum.Makes a nice change from everything being about United or Liverpool, which was all they wrote about english football before Haaland
This just isn't true at all!To think that he wouldn't join us us, partly because our ex-manager couldn't guarantee him as starter (in favor of the mighty Martial).
Butt is a bum.And I just read an article about OGS contacting United about him long before he joined Salzburg - specifically, he told Butt to sign him ASAP. Either Butt declined or the higher-ups did .
False.To think that he wouldn't join us us, partly because our ex-manager couldn't guarantee him as starter (in favor of the mighty Martial).
Why?He has to be in midfield for that game
What?To think that he wouldn't join us us, partly because our ex-manager couldn't guarantee him as starter (in favor of the mighty Martial).
Both goals should have been saved but Haaland showed great technique for the goal and goalscorers will always get a little luck along the wayAs great as Haaland is, I’m not sure the goal was as great as it looks. He did great to get his foot on it like he did but the GK was shocking. It literally went through him.
Thought the same.Zlatan-esque.
Most of his goals have come inside the 6 yard box. I’m trying to think of any since the start of the season that haven’t.
With the way City play that's no great surprise.Most of his goals have come inside the 6 yard box. I’m trying to think of any since the start of the season that haven’t.
To be fair, it is a Haaland watch thread. It would be even more weird if people posted in here when he’s not playing.Why does this thread become active everyone he scores? The obsession is a bit weird. Guy scores goal > need to post in halaand thread
There are so many legit reasons for taking a dump on us or Ole. Why pull something out of your arse for it?To think that he wouldn't join us us, partly because our ex-manager couldn't guarantee him as starter (in favor of the mighty Martial).
That's why I don't get all the doom and gloom. So far, he has shown to be a limited one trick pony. There's no variety in his finishes. He can't change the game on his own. As long as he doesn't start firing deadly long-range shots, we should be able to deal with him.Most of his goals have come inside the 6 yard box. I’m trying to think of any since the start of the season that haven’t.
you don't get bonus points for scoring outside the box.Most of his goals have come inside the 6 yard box. I’m trying to think of any since the start of the season that haven’t.
But is that because he's a poacher or that he's simply lethal in the box? If he were a 'mere' poacher, he'd be difficult to stop, but there'd still be a blueprint and a run of procedures to execute.Most of his goals have come inside the 6 yard box. I’m trying to think of any since the start of the season that haven’t.
Yes I don’t disagree. It was brilliant ability to even get to hit the ball like he did. But it should never be a goal. Dortmund just needed to play a goalkeeper tonight and they would have won.Both goals should have been saved but Haaland showed great technique for the goal and goalscorers will always get a little luck along the way
You mean the same manager who dumped Martial at the first sign of Ronaldo? Let’s not be silly.To think that he wouldn't join us us, partly because our ex-manager couldn't guarantee him as starter (in favor of the mighty Martial).
I mean it doesn't mean we have to 'watch' it like we have a hard on for him.To be fair, it is a Haaland watch thread. It would be even more weird if people posted in here when he’s not playing.
The drooling is even more embarrassing. Don't think anybody has tears. City have been out of league for ages now.The amount of tears in this thread every time he scores is pretty embarrassing.
There's plenty of "uhhh it hurts so much we didn't get him " type posts in here.The drooling is even more embarrassing. Don't think anybody has tears. City have been out of league for ages now.
Tbf, it's difficult to watch him and not have a hard on for him. He's mental. I do avoid watching City and Pool as much as possible to help with thisI mean it doesn't mean we have to 'watch' it like we have a hard on for him.
Thanks for this - I posted previously that his striker instincts or behaviour remind me of van Nistelrooy the most. This touch & goal map adds to that for me.
Agreed - he's probably the perfect striker for Pep's way of playing currently.With the way City play that's no great surprise.
That's why I don't get all the doom and gloom. So far, he has shown to be a limited one trick pony. There's no variety in his finishes. He can't change the game on his own. As long as he doesn't start firing deadly long-range shots, we should be able to deal with him.
To be honest, I'd say it's harder to find space and time being this close to the goal line. It's why strikers who can find that yard/half yard of space are highly sought after. And if he's clearing up the chances in the box, occupying defenders, it only means there's space for runners from midfield and the likes of Bernardo Silva, de Bruyne etc.you don't get bonus points for scoring outside the box.
Boehly will probably suggest that soon enough mind
I wouldn't say he's a poacher, and I wouldn't say he's a new type of forward either. He's got the physical presence of a old fashioned number 9, with the predatory instincts of the likes of van Nistelrooy. With the likes of Man City's midfield, he'll have plenty of chances per game to capitalise.But is that because he's a poacher or that he's simply lethal in the box? If he were a 'mere' poacher, he'd be difficult to stop, but there'd still be a blueprint and a run of procedures to execute.
His runs, movement and intrinsic knowledge of how to drag defenders to where he wants them falls in line with a completely different archetype of forward, and for me, it's equally problematic when it comes to stopping him, particularly so when defenders know he has the drop on them athletically, which means they have to be counter-intuitive and take half-step, anticipatory movements because they have no chance from a standing start in either pace or strength especially when it's allied to such explosiveness and freakish agility.
There's a hell of a lot of nuance that goes into what he does in and outside the box and I think a lot of it is being missed or ignored. A true nightmare of a forward, one who, more than likely, will have his body fail on him before any set of tactics or freak defenders come alone that can match him outright do.
100%. someone that good that close to the net is incredibly valuable.To be honest, I'd say it's harder to find space and time being this close to the goal line. It's why strikers who can find that yard/half yard of space are highly sought after. And if he's clearing up the chances in the box, occupying defenders, it only means there's space for runners from midfield and the likes of Bernardo Silva, de Bruyne etc.