Erling Haaland

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Think Messi should win it. I am not even that much of a Messi fan anymore(still GOAT) but think in retrospect that World Cup performance was insane. He “carried” that team as much as people claim Maradona did. But if Haaland takes it I won’t be too upset.
 

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Poor Erling, even after 2 goals he is criticized in half time from the perfectionist Pep :pep:
Holy crap ngl this shows the greatness of Pep. Haaland could just have ignored him but actually engages the argument in a calm way. Players respect him and he respects them. Pep being part of the group.
 

Blackened

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The second goal was magnificent. Still not the biggest fan of this fella. I do think that the PL (and CL) teams will do a better job keeping him more quiet this season. In spite of his goalscoring instinct, he is indeed very one-dimensional.
 

iniestaGOAT

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The second goal was magnificent. Still not the biggest fan of this fella. I do think that the PL (and CL) teams will do a better job keeping him more quiet this season. In spite of his goalscoring instinct, he is indeed very one-dimensional.

All the mid teams in CL shut him down easily

PL can't because they just suck. They are overhyoed by casuals.
 

Blackened

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All the mid teams in CL shut him down easily

PL can't because they just suck. They are overhyoed by casuals.
Yes. He has to run past defender and get the ball, thats his game. If he has the ball and he is facing a defender face-to-face, Haaland wont be able to do much. Will be interesting if City and Bayern face this season. It wont be that one sided anymore, I can guarantee. Tuchel has had time to insert his mark, Bayern has now Kane + that Korean fella. Is he any good? Fast? Was Serie A defender of the season. Not sure if that means that much though...
 

Yannik

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Yes. He has to run past defender and get the ball, thats his game. If he has the ball and he is facing a defender face-to-face, Haaland wont be able to do much. Will be interesting if City and Bayern face this season.

Yeah but just because you know that in theory, doesn't mean you can apply it in practice. Shutting down a player that dribbles is easier than shutting down a pass to a player that makes a great run. To isolate Haaland you have to crack down on the rest of the team. Easier said that done.
 

Blackened

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he can have the golden shoe ..... ballon d'or supposed to be for the best player overall despite how many goals he scored ..... guys like zidane figo rivaldo ronaldinho would never win it if they played in this era i guess


Messi should've won it in 16-18 but they
An excellent post.
 

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