Erling Haaland

[Morten]

Haaland vs Nunez is so forced rivalry lol.

Thats basically Liverpool vs City in a nutshell, i mean, the teams can't stop saying nice things about each other.

Footballing rivalry i guess, but there isn't really any emtions or passion involved.

I guess Pep let the mask slip a bit this time though, sayin everyone wanted Liverpool to win.

 

[Andresito]

 

[topt]

God only knows how much was the real total fee for Haaland; money to his father and so on....

 

[Blackened]

Will be a fantastic Premier League season ahead, no doubts. Pep has had issues with big, out-and-out strikers in the past. Ibra, Etoo, Gomez, Mandzukic, even Aguero at one point was close to leaving City and even when he stayed and changed his game, Pep never truely liked him. Lewandowski is the only one Pep liked. Will Haalands raw pace and direct style fit to Pep's ambitions?

 

[jamrock]

The fact that Iiverpool keep such a stick wags structure is something that I really admire.

They're draw back to it, in the sense that most of their top players eventually leave if a team like Barcelona/Madrid come in as those clubs are seen as the next step in most footballers careers, that fact that they will also get better wages just makes the move even easier.

But from a financial & the long term success of the club as a business, I respect it.

 

[topt]

Will be a fantastic Premier League season ahead, no doubts. Pep has had issues with big, out-and-out strikers in the past. Ibra, Etoo, Gomez, Mandzukic, even Aguero at one point was close to leaving City and even when he stayed and changed his game, Pep never truely liked him. Lewandowski is the only one Pep liked. Will Haalands raw pace and direct style fit to Pep's ambitions?

even Lewa didnt play all the time, he was benched when we played false 9

 

[Respekt_III]

God only knows how much was the real total fee for Haaland; money to his father and so on....

Would assume its the commission @ 17m in that "report"

How accurate are these? seem to not alight with other values being posted?

"*based on various media reports"

basically numbers used at the discretion of who ever did that "analysis"

 

[Andresito]

Would assume its the commission @ 17m in that "report"

How accurate are these? seem to not alight with other values being posted?

"*based on various media reports"

basically numbers used at the discretion of who ever did that "analysis"

@SwissRamble is usually very thorough when it comes to economical analysis in football. Would say it's pretty accurate, even if not 100% perhaps.

 

[Temptation]

If Pep fits him in seamlessly, City will walk the league not just win it.

 

[Morten]

If Pep fits him in seamlessly, City will walk the league not just win it.

City is used to getting mid 90s points, there is only so much you can improve on that.

 

[Temptation]

City is used to getting mid 90s points, there is only so much you can improve on that.

Think we'll get a lil less this time so they might get the league more easily.

 

[Respekt_III]

@SwissRamble is usually very thorough when it comes to economical analysis in football. Would say it's pretty accurate, even if not 100% perhaps.

The basis of that 'economical' analysis is based off newspapers - yet he chose values that werent widley reported because? lol.
Secondly you are meant to analyse the data then then form a conclusion, he by his own admission went to prove his conclusion by analysing the data lol. You just need to look at the fact he used 43m pounds for the commissions and agent fee when its been widely reported to be 40m euros which is 34m pounds. His transfer fee is also widley rumoured to be 51m pounds not 52m but i guess every million helps.

But hey people don't question anything in the news so expecting people to actually be critical of accuracy of data, how it's collated and analysed and not take it at face value is expecting way too much.

eg https://theathletic.com/3308080/2022/05/13/manchester-city-34m-agent-fees-haaland-deal-thing-past/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgar...-may-be-the-last-of-its-kind/?sh=285974134d9f

 

[Porque]

Even so, the data is more favourable to Haaland than Darwin. You are paying 25% more for a more proven player over a number of top flight seasons.

If both were resold today, Haaland would get offers of 100m and Darwin Nunez would not. So, perspective.

 

[Birdy]

City is used to getting mid 90s points, there is only so much you can improve on that.

But there is much you can mess up, right?

I predict Haaland to flop, at least in his first year(s) at City...
Would pad his stats with goals against the So'tons, the Villas, the Bournemouths and the like,

but in top6 derbys or crucial CL derbys, City will lose portion of control they exert on the game, will get less possession, will be more prone at the back,
and would get easier frustrated against good parked buses.

We will see if I will be correct or not, but if it's the former I don't see City anywhere close to clinging CL under that approach

 

[fergus90]

But there is much you can mess up, right?

I predict Haaland to flop, at least in his first year(s) at City...
Would pad his stats with goals against the So'tons, the Villas, the Bournemouths and the like,

but in top6 derbys or crucial CL derbys, City will lose portion of control they exert on the game, will get less possession, will be more prone at the back,
and would get easier frustrated against good parked buses.

We will see if I will be correct or not, but if it's the former I don't see City anywhere close to clinging CL under that approach

You cannot be lumping former European Champions with tin pot clubs like Bournemouth. Plus Diego Carlos is going to pocket him.