I don't think anyone denies that Jamie Vardy was a good/great striker. Aubameyang is another one.
I would fancy Haaland to get at least 2 against Bournemouth. Palace can be a bit of a bogie side for Liverpool.
That was my thinking too TBH
Just don't blame me when Salah scores a hat-trick
That's my biggest worry with him. How to keep that huge frame injury free in a sport where there is as much running as football.
Haaland is already better than Vardy ever was, and will only improve. a 27 year old Vardy was scoring 5 goals in all competitions in 36 matches. His career high is 24 goals in all competitions, and he's only hit 20 once in the last 4 seasons.
Agreed but Haaland has an exceptional burst of speed over a few yards which is usually all he'll need given City's usual slow, patient build up.
I’d say it’s a matter of distance; shorter ones: 30m; 50m; 60m, it’s Mbappè, but once the distance opens up: 100m; 150m and definitely by 200m, Haaland would come out on top.
There are very few players in Europe of Haaland's quality. There's certainly none outside of Europe. If they were as good as him they'd be playing in Europe.
I reckon that is a fair shout yes.
That's fair. Simple question of biomechanics of a shorter versus a taller athlete. Mbappe's acceleration curve is sharper over 10-40m. He's built more like your typical 60m specialist, and gets to his top speed quicker with a quicker cadence. Meanwhile Haaland at 6ft 4' is closer to the leggy build of a typical 200m runner,. There is a caveat though. Haaland has extreme power which enables him to explode over 5 yards or so. He's blessed with the genetics to hold the under-6 world record for the standing long jump, which reflects @Gentleman Jim's point about his dynamism in small spaces, eg in finding gaps in the box.
Alf-Inge must have been shooting him up with roids and HGH since before he could walk.
I'd think so too.
I have wondered how long such a big body can withstand the rigours of all those explosive movements. His knees and calves in particular having double and triple force jolted through them.
Yeah he has a acceleration of a small guy for some reason. I'd say over the first 10 yards he leaves guys like Sane behind which is crazy.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he was quite broken by that age; most truly rapid players are done by that age or have emphatically modified their game; if not knees, then generally hamstrings destroy them and on the odd occasion, it’ll be the back that can no longer function.
Listened to his post match interview. His english is pretty much "norwegian level", even a bit better speedwise. The rest of it is due to his norwegian dialect, a bit Salzburg/ BVB, and his general short cut way of expressing himself. If you youtube "jærsk dialekt" you'll find the roots of his accent.
I'm surprised his acceleration would be underrated, the guy has freakish speed for his size, and with that mass moving, it's just a wrecking ball to contend with for defenders. The obvious concern is how his body will hold up with these acceleration, he's already had issues, but that's really the only thing that will stop him from being the best CF in the world someday soon, unless another freak prodigy steps up in the next few years which wouldn't surprise me given the talent that's coming out.
I am familiar with his Norwegian dialect, but still don´t think it translates to the way he speaks English.
Good point about Shearer. The second goal he scores here is just the first to come to mind because it was against us, but 6 years later and he probably wouldn't be scoring too many goals like this one. He changed his game so he could still get goals but they were usually of a different type.
There's no "norwegian way" of speaking english. This fellow is laconic and doesn't love interviews, which probably is the biggest influence.
Not with the right training regime. Pretty sure he will find the right balance on the agility/strength ratio to keep his body away from muscle stress injuries.
Have you looked. You seem to have all information on this.
Many great players never came to Europe.
Haaland is just like a high speed tank.
Any of them play anywhere near 2022?
Quite sure if there was anyone comparable to Haaland he would have been found by now
As usual wasn't involved in the build up. Foden really should have squared the ball for a simple tap in but chose to shoot. Showed his strength in assisting the first goal after a one-two with Gundo. Missed a decent chance just before he was subd off, miscued the shot. Had another half chance in the first half from an over the top ball from Cancelo, could have scored if he controlled the ball. Seemed a tad frustrated at times at KDB and Mahrez not looking for him. You can say his presence occupies the CBs so there is more space for the others. An average performance from the Big man.
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