Agree. I have the Dippers as a top side for another 24 months (and favourites for the title this season.) However, they are an aging team. Alisson is not an issue as GK's can play to 37-41 to a reasonable level, but their front three, Henderson, VVD (now he has had a ACL) and Thiago should start to show signs of decline. To be fair to the Dippers they do seem to play moneyball pretty well, but unless they can do another daylight robbery job on another team like they did Barca with Coutinho, I am unsure what happens to them post 2021/22.
Erling Haaland | Dortmund player
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Agree. I have the Dippers as a top side for another 24 months (and favourites for the title this season.) However, they are an aging team. Alisson is not an issue as GK's can play to 37-41 to a reasonable level, but their front three, Henderson, VVD (now he has had a ACL) and Thiago should start to show signs of decline. To be fair to the Dippers they do seem to play moneyball pretty well, but unless they can do another daylight robbery job on another team like they did Barca with Coutinho, I am unsure what happens to them post 2021/22.
Depressing watching him and Martial at the same time.
This fecking guy. What a player.
Hat-trick
Haaland is something else. A top, top center forward. Will define the next era after Messi/Ronaldo.
Hes so feckin good
Beast. Raiola is going to make tens of millions of him in agent fees.
4 goals now
Is he even going to step foot in the PL ? He could go on and replace Lewandowski for 10 years. We'll see if he's about trying himself in different leagues or just stomping the Bundesliga.
Either way he'll be the best paid striker in no time...
Either way he'll be the best paid striker in no time...
He's just ridicilous. What the feck.
Would have been a real error to block Martial’s development.
Just the 10 league goals and 15 in all comps vs Tony’s 0 and 2 respectively so far.
Just the 10 league goals and 15 in all comps vs Tony’s 0 and 2 respectively so far.
Incredible player. He'll go down as the best Norwegian player of all time before he's in his mid-twenties.
Let's face it, if we couldn't get Haaland when Dortmund was our competition, and having the distinct advantage of having not only a Norwegian manager, but one that's actually managed him, what chance have we go next year when he wants to leave? Ole's played a blinder here.
"Can't promise anything, Erling. You'd have to start from the bench next to Donny, to prove yourself. Mata's been here a while, and theres's young Daniel James who needs games too, so, you do you and if you want to join us let me know."
"Can't promise anything, Erling. You'd have to start from the bench next to Donny, to prove yourself. Mata's been here a while, and theres's young Daniel James who needs games too, so, you do you and if you want to join us let me know."
He already is. Hell, his the best player in the world now.
You know that Ole wasn't the issue, right? The player and his team knew Ole really wanted him, but got the impression that the club wasn't too keen. That, combined with our refusal to agree to a release clause meant they opted for Dortmund instead.
But sure, bad Ole rah!
I think it takes a little more time than this, but then again I value longevity more than most.
It's only a matter of time, though.
Why is he at Dortmund then? If not for the release clause, he'd be at a real big club now. Not Dortmund.
When Sir Alex had influence on a player that wasn't his, and he really really wanted him, he didn't usually let the club be the decisive point in whether or not an impression was made. Sir Alex took it upon himself to insist upon personal interaction with the player. It's not a case of "bad Ole rah". Don't create a false narrative.
No, this is the epitome of bad Ole rah!
It’s just so sad and disappointing we didn’t get him. Possibly the best player in the world right now. One of the best at the very least.
We need to do whatever it takes to get him to sign at the next available opportunity.
He is literally unplayable. Worth 150 million or more, easily.
He is literally unplayable. Worth 150 million or more, easily.
There’s another one playing right now. Mbappé as well had over 100 career goals at age 20.
To think that there's people in this thread, one in particular, who have questioned Haalands technique and attributes....beggers belief.
The guy is unbelievable, an out and out goalscorer and the real deal.
The guy is unbelievable, an out and out goalscorer and the real deal.
Fantastic player
However, it needs to be said that the defending and goalkeeping for his first 3 today was shocking.
However, it needs to be said that the defending and goalkeeping for his first 3 today was shocking.
Why on earth would he join us, other than a for a huge wage, which is probably not his determining factor when choosing his next club.
He won't be developed as a player. He won't be in the most up to date surroundings. His chances of winning medals are very uncertain. He will have no guarantee of European football. He will be in a squad which doesn't exactly fill you with excitement.
And that's ignoring any potential afters from his Dad's experience against us.
It will never happen.
Wellbeck would have had 100 goals by age 20 if he'd played in France
Yawn.
Of course, that’s why there’s so many from Ligue 1 with that record. We hand them out like toys in happy meals. Nothing like the impenetrable defenses of the Bundesliga.
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Sir Alex had unprecedented power in his role at the time. Power that managers since then haven't had.
His Dortmund contract have a release clause?
Summer 2022, it's set at 75M euro. It was a very smart move and why he went to Dortmund in the first place, almost any big club can come up with that and he'll have plenty to pick from.
He really is too good. Surely every top club in Europe is "preparing" a bid.
As soon as Dortmund decides to sell him or a bid comes in they can't refuse then they have Youssoufa Moukoko ready to come in as a replacement.
You don’t know our history it seems. How players like Ronaldinho, Shearer, Robben, Hazard etc etc slipped from Fergusons grasp. Which is fair enough, it just sounds better if you don’t talk like you’re school headmaster. You do know Solskjær has had ‘personal interaction with the player’ as well I hope.
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Overtaken Mbappe for me, scary prospect.
Really glad we didn't block Martial's development by signing him..
Really glad we didn't block Martial's development by signing him..
When he is available in future, we should break the bank for him, if there's a chance.
We fecked up.
We need to rectify the situation by throwing 100m and 25m to Raiola and get him this summer. Get rid of Martial and Pogba, these players are NOT good enough. Revamp the team.
If ole can't convince him, sack him.
It's time to start being ruthless.
We need to rectify the situation by throwing 100m and 25m to Raiola and get him this summer. Get rid of Martial and Pogba, these players are NOT good enough. Revamp the team.
If ole can't convince him, sack him.
It's time to start being ruthless.
Needs to be #1 priority, simple as that. He chose Dortmund as a better path for his career, and you can’t exactly say he was wrong. Bellingham has done the same. We should be a realistic option, despite the negativity on the caf, we’re a team in the up. But if other big clubs are in for him, it could be difficult, we cannot promise the biggest prizes. He’d be coming on the basis he takes us there. I’d much rather we went for him over Sancho though.
I agree completely. So many judgements that now look stupid with hindsight have been made after this length of time.
One of my reservations is about how he'd manage having to methodically break teams down. A huge number of his goals are very similar in that they're from runs in behind.
I think it was the release clause. If he did badly with us that wouldn't matter. If he did very well, would likely lose him unless we can pay him oodles of money to make him re-do his contract. Actually, we should have taken the clause. We would have negotiated a new contract with massive financial I centives without the clause if he was scoring hattrick for us all the time.