Fair, especially in Benzema's case
Nordic Ghost Yeti | Haaland at City
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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This "24" year old boy says Haaland “don’t know how to play”
Is he not 24?
https://en.as.com/soccer/haalands-dad-throws-food-at-real-madrid-fans-escorted-out-of-stadium-v/
Haaland's dad being a jerk shocker.
Haaland's dad being a jerk shocker.
Of course he´s 24 just look at him!
It was the mannerisms that made me suspicious. I did a quick google and it said he was 24/25.
One word. Keane.
How many amazing goals does Haaland score? This guy will never light up the highlights reel. He cant dribble, he doesn't have a long shot, he is simply a penalty box merchant, albeit a very good one.
You could make a highlights package of Henry or Ronaldo dribbling past multiple defenders or scoring long range shots. But with Haaland, you just get headed shots form inside the 6 yard box or tap ins form cutbacks.
Will never win the Ballon Dor, because he has no style or grace.
You could make a highlights package of Henry or Ronaldo dribbling past multiple defenders or scoring long range shots. But with Haaland, you just get headed shots form inside the 6 yard box or tap ins form cutbacks.
Will never win the Ballon Dor, because he has no style or grace.
That doesn't matter, if he can keep up his historic production. The point you made would be valid if there were others who were as prolific as he is (or close to him) while offering more in terms of overall play. But nobody is even close to him at the moment, scoring wise.
He shattered the the post WW2 record for most goals in a season for an English club, as well as the all time premier league record.
Wrong, he's actually a very good, very good dribbler, just cause he's not small doesn't make his dribbling poor. He dribbles more like big Yaya and R9 used to (R9 had a slightly better touch but running style and how they combined power and pace were very similar in running technique with the ball). I swear people don't watch him at all before posting this nonsense.
This one is more apt
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I should clarify. He's not nearly as good but has a similar style. Haaland is though a very good dribbler. R9 was out of this world but the styles were alike.Blasphemy from a normally good poster
Really? Did you go so far in your research as to even attempt to google that? Because it really isn't hard to find ready-made highlight packages which shows that claim up for the nonsense it is.
Here's a couple to start you off:
Erling Haaland vs Northern ireland - YouTube
Haaland's THUNDEROUS Goal Vs PSG | 2020 | Champions League - YouTube
Now if only our striker realized that you just need to stay in the box and be a tap in merchant like Halaand.
Why didnt they think of it
Why didnt they think of it
Indeed. Astounding post from MG. He’s had a few acrobatic scissor kicks this season alone, that INSANE goal against Dortmund was absolute class… fair enough, it might not be the first thing you think about when Haaland’s mentioned, but to claim he’s all simple tap-ins and headers is absolutely blinkered.
He just won the FWA "PL player of the year" by the largest margin in the history of the PL (82% of the votes), but whatever....
If Messi goes to Saudi, he might win even the B d'or without winning the CL too. If City wins the CL he's nailed on for the B d'or.
One bad game and discussions erupt about how good or bad Haaland is. Incredible…
I don’t know many pure nr 9’s with such good technique and control over the ball. He manages to control the ball with a defender hanging in his neck.
The fact that Rudiger practically was attached to Haaland is testament to how good this young guy already is.
I don’t know many pure nr 9’s with such good technique and control over the ball. He manages to control the ball with a defender hanging in his neck.
The fact that Rudiger practically was attached to Haaland is testament to how good this young guy already is.
No he isn't, 0.35 dribbles completed per game
https://footystats.org/players/norway/erling-haaland .
He is an astonishingly good goalscorer.
But you can't deny that the vast majority of his goals are scored from within the area. This season for City, all but one goal came from inside the area, the same was true for his first full season with Dortmund (I haven’t seen the stats for his second season at Dortmund) https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bunde...lscoring-exploits-for-borussia-dortmund-16079
As a pure goalscorer, he is going to join or surpass Muller as amongst the best ever.
You don't think thats to do with how far forward he plays? and not his ability? The fact he plays right at the tip of a team who pin opponents into their own box?
Just because he doesn't do it often doesn't mean he can't? I mean theres literally clear proof in the video I posted but ignore if you must.
Almost like he's been asked to play a different role at City.
He completed 0.5 dribbles per game last season at Dortmund according to whoscored.com.
https://1xbet.whoscored.com/Regions...PlayerStatistics/Germany-Bundesliga-2021-2022
Do Dortmund pin opponents in the box?
Haaland couldn't be described as anything but a decent dribbler, Aguero was a good dribbler he showed this even in Argentina, regardless of how high he played, Benzema is a good dribbler something he showed even as a teen in France, there are a number of number 9's who could describe as good dribblers in the last ten years, Haaland isn't one of them in my opinion.
I can’t believe people are debating about his dribbling skills while he has 4 games left in a full Prem season and has scored more than the entire Chelsea squad, among 5 others. He’s a fecking mutant doing things none of us have ever seen before. Imagine if he takes a step forward next season like Grealish, Cancelo and the lot did in their 2nd season.
The vast majority of ANY prolific striker's goals are scored from within the area.
Silly thing is the guy has his whole career ahead of him. Players can learn from experiences even bad ones and kick on to a new level. Remember when Rooney and Ronaldo suffered at hands of A.C. Milan in 2005.
What's a yeti?
True. But his percentage is very very high, more near RVN than Henry or Aguero. Regardless, his ability to put the ball in the net would be an asset for any team. I don't understand the need to make up stuff about his dribbling or shooting when he doesn’t need those attributes. His efficiency is unparalleled.
Starting to sound like Arsene Wenger.
Until we begin to hold people responsible for transfer decisions, there will be no improvement. Someone dropped the ball and that’s why Haaland is not here. Many fans would say, “well Haaland never wanted to come here” but the information available suggests that it was more of a case of the higher-ups dragging their feet on the decision to sign the boy. Just imaging having Haaland on either side of Rashford and Antony?
We can blame others all we can for our predicaments but that wouldn’t solve the problem. Another transfer window looms…..
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Is that 4 haalands in total?
And I don't see the need to make up this tap-in merchant nonsense. You don't even actually have the percentages you talk about, it's all anecdotal. No one's making anything up about his shot or ability to take the ball past defenders, which is first rate. Whether he needs them or not.
It's difficult to judge a player's personality from interviews and youtube videos alone but he actually does seem like a humble kind of guy.
Fair comment. He seems like a total team guy. I thought the same at Dortmund as well actually, always went out of his way to give Sancho and others credit.
What’s the point anyway? He’ll move to his dad’s preferred club within a year or so anyway
You are angry as if you are a City fan or Norwegian.
I gave the stats.
0.35 dribbles completed per game season 2022/23
0.5 dribbles completed per game season 2021/22
1 goal from outside the area this season.
1 goal from outside the area his first complete season at Dortmund (2020/21). I don't have the stat for 2021/22.
44 out of his first 50 goals this season have been one touch goals.
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Inevitable.
1st touch that wasn't a defensive header.
Ronaldo’s overhead kick against Juventus was a one touch goal in the box.