Erling Haaland

[vuji_31]

Second today.

Domination is begun.

 

[Morten]

Please stay fit.

 

[Luftstalag14]

He still struggles when defenders crowded the box and there is little space, also his headers are still bad. But on counters and when there is a lot of space, his speed will beat most defenders and he will score.

It depends on how Pep and City tweak their games to suit him.

 

[vuji_31]

Well everyone struggles when there is 20 players in the box.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Well everyone struggles when there is 20 players in the box.

Just saying he is more suited to the likes of Dortmund and Marid than the likes of City and Barca.

 

[fergus90]

He still struggles when defenders crowded the box and there is little space, also his headers are still bad. But on counters and when there is a lot of space, his speed will beat most defenders and he will score.

It depends on how Pep and City tweak their games to suit him.

When teams have to open up and chase the game he's going to be an absolute nightmare for defensives though.

 

[Morten]

He still struggles when defenders crowded the box and there is little space, also his headers are still bad. But on counters and when there is a lot of space, his speed will beat most defenders and he will score.

It depends on how Pep and City tweak their games to suit him.

He doesn't excel against tight defenses, but even though West Ham parked the bus, he did manage to create a penalty with his pace regardless.

 

[Leong157]

His speed is insane considering his size.

 

[Laplacian]

2 goals already for the King. My man.

 

[Zidane82]

Second today.

Domination is begun.

As predicted

He scores 40+ ( all competitions)

... if he avoids interest

 

[Zidane82]

He doesn't excel against tight defenses, but even though West Ham parked the bus, he did manage to create a penalty with his pace regardless.

He will score against anyone especially with all the great assisters around him

 

[Zidane82]

Dortmund... in a league that can't defend and is handing out spaces away like it's nothing.

Haaland has a lot to prove. Most of his goals, if not all, were in Bundesliga and CL groups. The quality of the opposition he faced was pretty weak and has gone up very quickly. He has to respond and prove he is a scorer at the top of the game.

So ?

 

[Zidane82]

That post reminds me of the time when Luca Toni was playing football
and people would post his goal tally to justify Barcelona going for him.
Would Luca Toni EVER fit to Barca's playstyle???

A goal tally alone says close to nothing.

Then, if you want more analysis:
When Haaland to Barca was hot (around February), I analyzed the vid with his 86 goals at Dortmund, one by one.
Most of them were tap-ins or easy 1-1. Not a single finish where he directs the ball in-between defenders' legs towards the corner of the net,
like Ansu does, or like Lewa does
You could also easily see watching all his 86 goals how he fits only a counter-attacking team, when he has acres of spaces in front of him to run into.

Thank God we dodged a serious bullet with him!

He must not have been listening to you ..

 

[FCMessi]

He earned the penalty.

Not like Neymar and CR7 who rob team mates of PKs for a living.

 

[Birdy]

He must not have been listening to you ..

You think anything from what was said about him changed??

Why?
Because he scored a goal that was all De Bruyne?? Or he converted a pen?
LOL

He is still super bad on the ball, and can't direct simple headers towards the back of the net for instance.

Watch Lewy's goal and 2 assists tonight, for instance.
He would never be able to do that in his entire football life...