I was saying to my friend how he really needs to offer more in these games, but hey whatever we say, he changed the game with that lovely cushioned header so fair play.
Haaland at City
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Will he emulate Henry's record of never scoring in a final?
Surprised how quiet he was today. Saliba handled him well.
He’s been awful recently. Perhaps he’s just turned into a normal human.
He's been a bit wank for a while now.
He's already got 2 in the German Cup final.
And Henry scored in the Confederations Cup final. I was more referring to the finals that anyone gives a shit about.
So you were wrong twice. Doesn't back up your argument.
You think I posted my initial comment without knowing that Henry scored in the Confederations Cup final, and then fact-checked myself a minute later?
Chill out and enjoy the trophy presentation. I still think Haaland is a ghost in finals for City, but that shouldn't bother you 10 minutes after you've secured a trophy.
9 year contract, wasn’t it?
It’s less about finals and more because outside of goals he’s hardly a PL level footballer.You think I posted my initial comment without knowing that Henry scored in the Confederations Cup final, and then fact-checked myself a minute later?
Chill out and enjoy the trophy presentation. I still think Haaland is a ghost in finals for City, but that shouldn't bother you 10 minutes after you've secured a trophy.
Looks really shite. At the start of the season he looked to have developed his game
I'm only takin the piss. He is a ghost in cup finals at least at City.You think I posted my initial comment without knowing that Henry scored in the Confederations Cup final, and then fact-checked myself a minute later?
Chill out and enjoy the trophy presentation. I still think Haaland is a ghost in finals for City, but that shouldn't bother you 10 minutes after you've secured a trophy.
I don't really care about the league cup honestly. Dismissing the German cup as smaller than the League Cup is a weird one though.
I'm just hopeful this causes Arsenal to panic a little, genuinely don't care about the league cup, it's nice but not meaningful unless it comes with a major trophy too.
He can be crap till the summer, then light up the WC. That's quite alright imo.
I'm willing to bet that more people globally tuned in to watch today's final than any of the German Cup finals over the last 5 years. No one outside of Germany cares much for the German Cup because, as a previous caf title has stated - German football is turd.
Haaland and Gyokeres put in two of the all time worst striker performances in a cup final today.
Two absolute donkeys. Haaland is a goalscoring machine but when he's bad he's absolutely horrendous.
Two absolute donkeys. Haaland is a goalscoring machine but when he's bad he's absolutely horrendous.
And no one in England really cares about the league cup. I mean it's called Mickey Mouse cup relentlessly for years. It probably gets more views simply because its English football. The idea it's more prestigious or bigger game is nonsense. If Haaland had scored a hattrick today, it wouldn't have changed his big game standing at all and I get the feeling some criticising him in here would be dropping the opposite opinion.
Yeah, that’s the weird bit. Was playing so well, then it all stopped and he reverted back to the type.
Speak for yourself. Our last League Cup final win was a class day out. There's usually a better atmosphere at League Cup finals than FA Cup finals because fewer tickets go to corporate Johnnys. Though I obviously prefer winning the FA Cup, the League Cup is a decent trophy to win and it often sets the tone for the feeling at the club for the remainder of the season when you win it.
What I would say about the 'Mickey Mouse trophy' label is that it is perceived as a bit of an inconvenience in the earlier rounds due to fixture congestion. But from the semi finals onwards, I and every football fan I know, starts caring about winning the League Cup. I can't imagine not caring about the final if United were in it. I just wouldn't go as far as Newcastle would go with organising a trophy parade for it.
Haaland did more defensively than offensively today for City.
He never seems to have much of an impact in finals does he?
Be Haaland, score 30 goals between the period of August and November, be patchy for the run-in until the end of the season, do nothing in major cup games, end season. Repeat
To be fair to Haaland, fairly honest not to make a meal out of Gabriel's mini headbutt. Other players would have got him sent off.
I respect Haaland for that.
He’s a man, unlike that baby Gabriel - cheating, pathetic player.
Huge goal and one of his best performances in a while. Should put the doesn't score in big games critics on cooldown for a bit. 5 in his last 5 vs Arsenal or something.
"If I fell on the floor, which I won't do unless absolutely attacked" - You can be annoyed by the robot, but you can't knock that. Good on him staying on his feet, but it actively encourages play acting and why it's needed to sell the red card, shame.
He doesn't throw himself to the floor, which is good, but he also doesn't even make a hand to face motion to just feel the area and indicate there'd been contact. A bit foolish in hindsight tbh.
I don’t think he played well, but he was still closing done at the end and working hard, and he got the big goal. Fair play to him.
I think he's been really poor since new year but that is a massive goal.
Agreed and don't. I don't like and can't sit here and say he should be doing it just to gain something.... that's not just the refs job, but he has a team in place to know that was a red card offence with VAR, they just let it slide.
But yes - the whole thing shows why stuff like Neymar rolling around like a nutter will never go away.
I think a part of it has been that 4-2-2-2 Pep has been using against teams with wingbacks. He isn’t suited to it at all and just has to play a role and occupy defenders in it.
But to his credit, he does it with no fuss, while other big players would be complaining about his it effected their tallies and stats.
He’s piss poor at football but I suppose he got his goal
Come on lad, I know he plays for City but he’s a freak with his athleticism, strength and speed for his size. Just playing for the wrong team.
Yeah tbf to him on the pitch he plays the game as it should be. No issue with him as a footballer.
Yes he’s great at all of that. But outside of goals he’s not a PL standard player.
He's 4th on the assist table. Approaching all-time PL great is more like it.
Yeah he's piss poor at football, that's why he's playing in the Premier League
In a poor season with loads of players right behind him. He’s got 7, Xhakas got 5.
Does he score lots of goals… yes. That’s about it tbh.
What standard though because strikers generally aren't supposed to be as good on the ball as midfielders but are better at finishing, that's how it always was until the false 9 phenomenon. You weren't looking at Shearer and Cole and thinking what a great passer and dribbler. City could win 3 out of 4 leagues since he arrived in the league, scoring close to a goal a game, so that's him doing his part of the job very effectively.
His battling with Gabriel and Saliba is honestly great to watch.