Erling Haaland

[Morten]

Aren't they expanding number of teams and matches in CL pretty soon?
The likes of Haaland and Mbappe probably would beat most records in current format by the time they retire, they will no doubt crush them now.

They have always expanded number of games though, CL had fewer games in the past if you go back a few decades.

 

[Vilarrubi]

Just seen highlights, that goal he got ruled out didn’t see much wrong with it. What a beast this guy is, he shrugged Diego Carlos off like he was nothing and he’s not exactly the weakest defender.

 

[Windhook]

Seeing his disappointed look sitting on the bench this Saturday after Bayern turned the game around from 0-2 to 3-2... He is not staying for another season at Dortmund, definitely.

 

[Yannik]

Aren't they expanding number of teams and matches in CL pretty soon?
The likes of Haaland and Mbappe probably would beat most records in current format by the time they retire, they will no doubt crush them now.

They have always expanded number of games though, CL had fewer games in the past if you go back a few decades.

CL had far more games in the late 90s and early 2000s than today. Nowadays CL has max 13 games by one team, back then it was 17.

 

[Morten]

CL had far more games in the late 90s and early 2000s than today.

Really? Surely they had fewer in the 90s?

Well, if you go back even further, they've must have had fewer games than today.

 

[Yannik]

Really? Surely they had fewer in the 90s?

Yes most players in the 90s had less games than those today. However players who actively played CL the late 90s and early 2000s had 4 more CL games each season, than players of today. 1998 and 2003 there was no Round of 16, but instead a second group stage.

• That meant teams played Group A/B/C/etc for 6 games.
• Then played a 2nd Group 1/2/3/etc for another 6 games.
• Then played Quarterfinal (2legs), Semifinal (2legs) and Final (one leg)

17 games in total. Back then all you had to do to play 12 CL games a season is to qualify from the first easier group stage.
Nowadays you have to at least reach the semifinal to get the chance to score in 12 games.

 

[Windhook]

Yes most players in the 90s had less games than those today. However players who actively played CL the late 90s and early 2000s had 4 more CL games each season, than players of today. 1998 and 2003 there was no Round of 16, but instead a second group stage.

• That meant teams played Group A/B/C/etc for 6 games.
• Then played a 2nd Group 1/2/3/etc for another 6 games.
• Then played Quarterfinal (2legs), Semifinal (2legs) and Final (one leg)

17 games in total. Back then all you had to do to play 12 CL games a season is to qualify from the first easier group stage.
Nowadays you have to at least reach the semifinal to get the chance to score in 12 games.

I think you are talking about the early 2000's CL seasons that were abandoned after 2003 or 2004.

 

[Yannik]

I think you are talking about the early 2000's CL seasons that were abandoned after 2003 or 2004.

Yes, between 1998 and 2003. So it affects players such as R9, Raul, Inzaghi, Del Piero, Klose, Shevchenko, Henry, Van Nistelroy, Rivaldo, Owen etc who played CL in those years. The likes of Mueller, van Basten, Puscas, Eusebio, Maradona etc did however play significantly fewer games than todays strikers.

 

[behindbrowneyes]

all players you mentioned had better technical ability. he is nothing like them.

The strength, powerful shot and physicality in duels of Zlatan, the pace and awareness of clever movement on the pitch of Henry and the finishing of Raul.

 

[Raketa10]

Get Garcia for free and splash everything we have on this guy! He would have scored 5 today!

 

[El Guaje]

Get Garcia for free and splash everything we have on this guy! He would have scored 5 today!

Right, tonights game showed how badly we need a top striker to lead the line.

Sell the bums, get Depay, Garcia, Wijnaldum and go all in on Haaland next summer.

 

[FC433]

^
+1 everything that we have should go to Haaland.

 

[te amo barca]

Just sell everyone and get him. Coutinho+Griez+Neto+Pjanic+Alena+Lenglet+Umtiti+Fernandes should yield 100-120m. Can add Dembele into the mix too.

 

[Bobo32]

Just sell everyone and get him. Coutinho+Griez+Neto+Pjanic+Alena+Lenglet+Umtiti+Fernandes should yield 100-120m. Can add Dembele into the mix too.

This would be so great. Even better would be to get Thiago as well.
I would be fine with just getting rid of exactly these players you list, and buying none.

 

[vuji_31]

Laporta make it.

100mil is small fee for him.

Generational talent. Who knows when player like this will come