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He's no Bilal Ilyas Jhandir
Penalty merchant. Do not want.
Penalty merchant. Do not want.
Penalty merchant. Do not want.
It's exactly what we do need.Penalty merchant. Do not want.
We were both kidding with the pen comments. Huge fan myself.I can't believe some of these posts calling him a "penalty merchant". Yes, he scores penalties (something we seem to have a hard time doing), but he does a lot more than that. The kid has now scored 7 goals in 4 Champions League matches, not to mention his 12 goals in 11 games in his domestic league this year. Of course, many will point out it's a subpar league but of course those same people will completely ignore his scoring record so far vs Liverpool and Napoli. Haters gonna hate...
I can't believe some of these posts calling him a "penalty merchant". Yes, he scores penalties (something we seem to have a hard time doing), but he does a lot more than that. The kid has now scored 7 goals in 4 Champions League matches, not to mention his 12 goals in 11 games in his domestic league this year. Of course, many will point out it's a subpar league but of course those same people will completely ignore his scoring record so far vs Liverpool and Napoli. Haters gonna hate...
We were both kidding with the pen comments. Huge fan myself.
I'm a Molde supporter who's been following Braut closely since he arrived at our club at age 16. I've watched just about every minute of senior football he has played in his career.
Even bought a subscription for Austrian Bundesliga to follow him there.
First the stats:
Since 2018 he has scored 56 goals, plus 13 assists in all competitions.
(Austrian league+cup, Norwegian league+ cup, Europa League qualification, Champions league, Norway, Norway u21/u20/u19).
About 4000 minutes played. Goal every 71 minutes. Goal or assist every 57 minutes.
This season alone he has scored 22, plus 6 assists for his club (Austrian league, cup and Champions League) in 1042 minutes.
Goal every 47. minute. Goal or assist every 37 minutes (!).
(transfermarkt.com/erling-haaland/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/418560)
Insane numbers, even if most of the goals are from smaller leagues. Especially considering these numbers where achieved while Braut was aged 17 to 19.
But lets forget about his stats, because his skills are just as impressive.
You've all seen his huge frame. 194 cm and strong as a bull. Koulibaly (the Napoli defender known for his physical strength) was out-muscled last week when RBS played Napoli.
Unreal strength for a kid that turned 19 a couple of months ago.
I saw someone in this thread claiming he's got decent speed. Wrong. He is lightning fast. (Check out his 36 km/h run: twitter.com/ChriboEn/status/1188552414355492864)
Combine his extreme pace with his superior strength, and you got an unstoppable freight train, tearing through the oppositions defense (as seen in the twitter link above).
Luckily for Braut, his movement is world class. His runs in behind the defense lines are always timed to perfection,
and combined with his pace and strengt, he has got himself a lethal combination.
His movement inside the box is also impressive. He finds the right position, and again, with his superior streng and size, is really difficult to defend against.
So: a low defensive line- he will outsmart you in the box. A high pressing defense- he will outrun you.
Finishing: Excellent. Was pretty wild in front of goal when he first arrived at Molde, but made huge progress under the guidance of Ole, and he's now got great composure.
Prefers the left foot, but also got a solid shot in his right foot.
Technical skills: He might look a bit clumsy with those long legs, but his technique is surprisingly efficient. Has made huge improvement since he arrived at Molde, when he looked very rough and had a Lukaku-ish first touch. Much better now. He is no Messi, but he keeps improving his technical skills, and it's not something that is holding his game back.
Heading: Surprisingly, given his height and strength, he is pretty average in the air. Timing issue. With his explosiveness, smart movement in the box and his size, he really should have the potential to be world class in the air, and I know its something he has been working a lot on to improve.
And hey, as a bonus for this United team: His penalties are great.
Surprised to see many of you guys labeling him a poacher. He can be that too, but belive me, his skill set and playing style goes far beyond a classic poacher.
He will be banging in goals for one of the giant clubs for the next 15 years. RB Salzburg is his stepping stone club, next club WILL BE one of the giants.
Solskjær is the magic ticket for getting Braut to Man Utd. He has talked a lot of his good relationship with Ole, and still calls Ole for advice. This means you actually have a good chance of signing him. But if you sit on the fence, he will be out of your league once the summer window has passed. You'll be beating your head against a wall for the next decade if you don't make en effort to sign him up. He is the real deal.
Well, that was my take on Braut. Here is good and accurate scout report, if you don't trust the words of a somewhat biased (?) Molde fan:
totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/erling-braut-haland-2019-20-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics
At this rate we might not be able to sign him by end of season. Top Europeans clubs will start a bidding war for him.
We'd have a good chance if we're interested. Of course so would other top European teams. I don't think it would be easy for him to be automatic starter for Barcelona (Suarez/Griezmann), Bayern (Lewandwski) or Madrid (Benzema/Jovic). Were the one big club whose number 9 is not really sorted. Martial is scoring at a good rate this season but Haaland being part of a two pronged strikeforce is ideal for both club and the players.At this rate we might not be able to sign him by end of season. Top Europeans clubs will start a bidding war for him.
I’m sorry but you can’t just have one foot as a striker and number 9 at the top club, especially in EPL. He doesn’t leave opponents guessing and would be figured by the defenders pretty quickly around here imo as he always turns to his left with his back to the goal in this video. You can have a preference but not to this extent and not a single quality finish with his right foot is rather concerning. We would be mad to pay 60m for this very young lad at this stage.
1 season at United and he'll get that success rate down to 50%He has scored 26 penalties in a row. Has only missed 1, at U16 level.
Who are you? The sarcasm police? White textWhich was made so blantantly clear by your use of emoji's and other indicators people use when they are being sarcastic...
Which was made so blantantly clear by your use of emoji's and other indicators people use when they are being sarcastic...
A little harsh there chief. There are a lot of stupid posts on this forum, some exactly like the ones we were parodying, that’s what makes it amusing, no?Or other people are grown adults with a reasonable understanding of how language works.
It seems there is an increasing number of posters with a sense of humour bypass who do not understand sarcasm at all.
Or hypeHuge potential
£86mand won't come cheap
Much of it written by youespecially with the hype surrounding him
Or hype
£86m
Much of it written by you
This is more of the big swinging dicks school of football which brought us Maguire for £80m. Remember him? The player we were told would score us 6 goals/season from corners.
Meanwhile - away from masturbation fantasies - back to the stats - Haaland makes just 19 passes per game with a pass completion rate of just 61% - which will get worse in the PL. He wins just ½ an arial per game despite his massive height of 195cm. He doesn't really tackle nor intercept - so no defending from the front.
Hwang actually reminds me of Firmino a lot!Bring him and Hwang in
Or other people are grown adults with a reasonable understanding of how language works.
It seems there is an increasing number of posters with a sense of humour bypass who do not understand sarcasm at all.
The things he’s great at, you can’t teach, and the things he’s not so great at will be coached to a higher level at a better team (yes even by our so called idiot coaches).
I’d have no hesitation spending £50m for him. He’s shown as much as Wan Bissaka if you include this seasons CL performances. He could be our no.9 for 10 yrs and I’d feel more comfortable with him playing through the middle than both “Rashy” and Martial.
think he could do with a clever player behind him though. He works really well with Hwang (who I rate just as highly).
Not a surprise, his penalty run up isn't obvious and his shooting is confident.He has now scored 26 penalties in a row. The last penalty he missed was at U16 level.
Not a surprise, his penalty run up isn't obvious and his shooting is confident.
Take his penalty last night, he ran up, did a fake to shoot in the left and then swapped to the right. The keeper went with the fake.
Compare it to how Rashford takes his. He looks, starts his run up, looks again, does a shuffle then shoots in the same corner. By that point the keeper is already moving and ready.
psyched him out clearly. That'll be a story for the grand children!Yeah, he's definitely found a technique that he's very confident in executing. Norwegian media interviewed the goalie who saved his pen back in the day, who said that he went up to Håland, said which way he was going to dive and asked him which way he was going to shoot. What happened was that Håland slipped and the ball trickled easily towards the goalie
psyched him out clearly. That'll be a story for the grand children!