Laurencio
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Imagine where we'd be with this lad. Damn shame we couldn't get him.
Yes, it's a shame only Ole wanted him when he played for Salzburg. As crazy as it may sound i think he'd fit in better at United - and that's not a dig at City's play style.Imagine where we'd be with this lad. Damn shame we couldn't get him.
What a ridiculous statement and clearly undermining the genius of R9 and what he did single handedly. You clearly are in such awe of Haaland i won’t be surprised if you call him better than Pele the next time he scores a hattrick.I kinda feel Haaland would have had Ronaldo's success if he replaced R9 in all his teams
You are right. Before, being good at CB was a craft, today you won’t find much difference between a shite CB and a good CB. You see the fullbacks today in every team, all about how good you are attacking wise, to hell with being a good defender. Trent is a prime example of this. Then you see only a handful of world class DM’s. Defending overall has gone to pot. It’s all about system now and everyone working together to make it successful offensively and defensively.Is football getting easier for attackers? I remember watching football in the early 2000’s and thinking that 20 goals was an excellent season for a striker. That only seems to be decent nowadays with players like Kane, Haaland, Salah etc hitting mid to high 20’s easily. I know some players hit big tally’s in the 90’s (Fowler, Shearer, Cole) but it seems more of a regular occurrence nowadays. Maybe it’s just me imagining it?
Not taking anything away from Haaland by the way. He’s incredible.
Not that crazy when considering that R9 moved to 3 European clubs that not have CL for about 5 years (CL old version reserved for the champions). Next he's injured a lot. Dark art, tough challenge was much more tolerable in those years too. Dark arts went unnoticed.Crazy to think that R9 only scored 14 CL goals in his career. Haaland is already on 33
It is. Just an example.Is football getting easier for attackers? I remember watching football in the early 2000’s and thinking that 20 goals was an excellent season for a striker. That only seems to be decent nowadays with players like Kane, Haaland, Salah etc hitting mid to high 20’s easily. I know some players hit big tally’s in the 90’s (Fowler, Shearer, Cole) but it seems more of a regular occurrence nowadays. Maybe it’s just me imagining it?
Not taking anything away from Haaland by the way. He’s incredible.
Ronaldo Nazario was a really different kind of player. He was not only a finisher but also a wonderful dribbler.I kinda feel Haaland would have had Ronaldo's success if he replaced R9 in all his teams
As with most sports, the game changes to suit attacking players, and mostly for entertainment purposes. Basketball added the 3 point and shot-clock to make games more exciting. The NRL in Australia changed its rules to speed up the play and as a result, scoring average total points per game has increased over the years. I imagine at the grass roots levels, coaches would focus more on attacking and how to score goals, as opposed to how to stop kids from scoring. I'd hate to be a kid playing in a team that focuses on defending. It makes sense. 3-3's are "classics" and no one remembers 0-0's.Is football getting easier for attackers? I remember watching football in the early 2000’s and thinking that 20 goals was an excellent season for a striker. That only seems to be decent nowadays with players like Kane, Haaland, Salah etc hitting mid to high 20’s easily. I know some players hit big tally’s in the 90’s (Fowler, Shearer, Cole) but it seems more of a regular occurrence nowadays. Maybe it’s just me imagining it?
Not taking anything away from Haaland by the way. He’s incredible.
So true. That's the best analogy of him I've seen to date.He's like the player you make in fifa when you're 12 and make them 6 foot 6 and 99 pace and shot and just do lobbed through balls and score loads.
The gap between the strongest teams and the average ones has increased massively over the years.... And of course the referring now favors the attackers... With current standards, both Ronaldo and Van Basten would have played deep into their 30s and destroyed many more records.Is football getting easier for attackers? I remember watching football in the early 2000’s and thinking that 20 goals was an excellent season for a striker. That only seems to be decent nowadays with players like Kane, Haaland, Salah etc hitting mid to high 20’s easily. I know some players hit big tally’s in the 90’s (Fowler, Shearer, Cole) but it seems more of a regular occurrence nowadays. Maybe it’s just me imagining it?
Not taking anything away from Haaland by the way. He’s incredible.
I can pretty much guarantee he did not. His elder brother, not a professional footballer, has the same height and the same facial structure. I guess his father also has this squarish face.Did Haaland use HGH or anabolic steroids? His facial features look like he roided out. Not even sure if that stuff is banned anymore? He seems to have had quite the prodigious growth spurt to get up to 6’5” when his dad was only 6’1”.
Yeah well there are plenty of other players who have stat padded without any fitness problems. I can understand not wanting to risk it of courseAnyone questioning why Pep would take off Haaland needs to go look at the career of Derrick Rose for the Chicago Bulls! Why play a player when a game is already won?
What about the poster who said take away his penalties and his doubles and his hat tricks and his record isn’t great ???What a freak
Will break each and every goal record when he's done. Love the copium in this thread though
Lads he'll be one of the best ever in football lets not kid ourselves.
Shows the significance of Glazers ownership. All those dividends over the years could have attributed to a signing in the window. Weghorst is that bad that even the ridiculous deal Athletic wanted for Felix would have been worth it.City have Haaland, we have Weghorst. Ibrahimovic was right about what he said.
Did you actually watch R9 play? He was a much better footballer and there is a reason why at that time (not just nostalgia now) he is considered one of the greatest everI kinda feel Haaland would have had Ronaldo's success if he replaced R9 in all his teams
Wait, could Ole have signed him? Could we have signed him? Why hasn't anyone brought this up before?Absolute monster of a striker. If only the club had listened to Ole back then.
hehe a lot of people have I know. Its still annoying as feckWait, could Ole have signed him? Could we have signed him? Why hasn't anyone brought this up before?
Ability wise, yes. Records wise, yes.What a freak
Will break each and every goal record when he's done. Love the copium in this thread though
Lads he'll be one of the best ever in football lets not kid ourselves.
banned for continuous WUMMING.Where's that weirdo who was obsessive in his hatred of Haaland, and assured us Alvarez would be taking his spot any day now?
What a ridiculous statement and clearly undermining the genius of R9 and what he did single handedly. You clearly are in such awe of Haaland i won’t be surprised if you call him better than Pele the next time he scores a hattrick.
I was around back in those days and traditional 9's had a lot of success. Vieri, Inzaghi, Salas, Zamorano, Kluivert, Batistuta, Delvechio, Bierhoff, Signori, Shevchenko.Did you actually watch R9 play? He was a much better footballer and there is a reason why at that time (not just nostalgia now) he is considered one of the greatest ever
Halaand is an absolute machine and one I would kill to have at United. He knows what's he's good at and just does it. I know he scores fairly regularly but if he could create more goals himself it would be devastating. Right now I think people rightfully fear Halaand but must think if they shut off some supply (hard to do) then he won't do much
When he also scores even more regularly like a goal a game than scoring a few in batches, it will be horrible. City would walk into any game already 1-0 up
He shouldn't win it at all.He gets his fair share of quality service, but he's shown before he can score unlikely goals. As someone said before, he's Vieri on steriods. 39 goals already and its only mid march. I know Messi is favourite for the Ballon D'or due to the WC, but Haaland really should be a contender for nr. 1. He's scoring a silly amount of goals in the "hardest league in the world" and all that. If he takes them far in the CL as well he should won it imo.
He isn't, but he's obviously amazing.City have Haaland, we have Weghorst. Ibrahimovic was right about what he said.
Haaland is the best player in the world at present. And he will only get better. Just insane. Plenty of copium in this thread, though.
I dont think the WC should be like the oscars. It shouldn't be sentimental or because of a narrative, but the best individual performer over a season.He shouldn't win it at all.
Messi has it pretty much sealed because of the WC.
I've always felt the switch from two strikers to one increased the numbers.Is football getting easier for attackers? I remember watching football in the early 2000’s and thinking that 20 goals was an excellent season for a striker. That only seems to be decent nowadays with players like Kane, Haaland, Salah etc hitting mid to high 20’s easily. I know some players hit big tally’s in the 90’s (Fowler, Shearer, Cole) but it seems more of a regular occurrence nowadays. Maybe it’s just me imagining it?
Not taking anything away from Haaland by the way. He’s incredible.
I stand by it. He's a goal scoring poacher and nothing else. He rarely creates his own chances and mainly scores if he gets the service.You look like a right mug now.
there's nothing joyful about this game, more like a weird circus act you can't help looking atThe guy is awesome. I rearly care about non United players but this guy is just a joy to watch