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Roy Keane could see a potential Raiola client from decades away.
Combine this with his outlandish lifestyle, promotion of conspiracy theories on his Instagram, and sub-par participation in the Norway National Team's Qatar-protests, and I am just left numb.
Combine this with his outlandish lifestyle, promotion of conspiracy theories on his Instagram, and sub-par participation in the Norway National Team's Qatar-protests, and I am just left numb.
What kind of theories has he been promoting?
The leg pain you're referring to wasn't from the sustained rehab, but from being kicked repeatedly in the ankles vs Armenia 3 weeks ago.Recently read that even after the rehab Haaland is struggling with leg pain and complaining about it regularly. But he doesn’t want another rehab stint so apparently he's taking painkillers and playing through the pain. He has also asked Dortmund to not announce his injuries anymore.
This is so dumb when you see that Dortmund have nothing to play for at this stage of the season. This is probably his entourage and greedy agent's idea so that he doesn't become less attractive to big clubs and they can still pocket that fat commission.
Playing through injuries can have a massive impact on him long term and can literally cut off several years from his playing career.
Have watched a lot of Haaland.
He's an amazing amazing goalscorer. Absolutely no doubt. Probably the best goalscorer after RL9 right now.
But his overall game is indeed unimpressive(not terrible though, sometimes he looks fine). He just lacks that technique, touch, awareness and finesse strikers like Benz and RL9 have and always had. So, one of the possible cases is, even if Haaland has a decent tally for himself at City, he can make the linkup in the final third somewhat disjoint and less smooth.
Gonna get slaughtered for saying this but in terms of player profile Haaland is just a better and less comical version of Lukaku; ofcourse an even better finisher. I really don't see him drastically changing his game to be a Pep striker. Plus, if you sign him for those wages Pep would have to play him every game. This can actually get toxic at some point if Pep doesn't really succeed in moulding him into a striker-prototype he needs for his meticulously planned system to succeed.
I'm not even taking into consideration that Haaland's injury record is a major concern here.
Really think Haaland would suit a Madrid, United, Chelsea, etc better. City are just way too mechanical and strictly choreographed for a player like him.
No, he's a bad fit for that style on paper as of now. Needs space to make runs in behind. That's his modus operandi. For Norway and Dortmund he has tons of space to run in behind generally. For City he'll be against low blocks jam-packed with players around him every week.
Eh? We've offered Pogo the same to renewed. Not to mention the obscene wages the likes of Sancho are on, who aren't even half the player Haaland is.Good for them , different stratosphere to us.
Let's hope he becomes a misfit like Zlatan or more injury prone because City will be next to impossible to stop if he's fit and fully in form
Which is why I was desperate for City to get Kane last summer, oh well knew they'll dominate football for the next 5 years even without Haaland but now they on god mode if this was a game.
Haaland's all round game still needs polishing TBF but yeah his potential is through the roofHe won't. Zlatan's style makes him far more prone to not fitting into certain play styles but Haaland will be banging it in for fun in that city side.
Can only imagine what his agent and fatger want in addition to wages.
This is actually interesting, the players that you have mentioned in the above post were all good players and were quite popular. How come there were no clubs involved or showed interest in signing them or like you mentioned, being involved in bidding wars, I mean United go for a player and tabloids keep including x y z clubs to link with those players but in city's case they are generally quite ahead of the race to sign the player they want. Any insight on this?If it happens, this will be the first time City have successfully gone all in for the super high profile player. We weren’t in protracted bidding wars for Dias, Bernardo, Walker, Rodri, Toure, Silva etc and De Bruyne was branded an “ex-Chelsea flop” when City paid £60m for him.
Since Pep arrived (and before that - after the initial silliness with Kaka etc), City have generally focused on recruiting players who don’t have huge “brands” or egos. The Grealish signing changed that, but I don’t think it’s fair to compare us with the consistent signings of R9, Zidane, Beckham, Owen, Bale etc yet.
Absolutely, also the low block teams that we have here. Will be interesting to see how he handles the physicality of the league and the pace at which the league is played.Will be very interesting to see how Haaland adapts to Guardiola football. Seeing as he is a very individualistic player. Joining a team that play as a collective will be a challenge.
Also be good to see him up against PL defenders. He may turn out to be as good as very one says or we will discover as we have with Sancho and Werner that Bundesliga teams leave themselves far too open for counters on transitions and that when going up a level in league quality, the performances haven't matched the output in the Bundesliga.
Yeh I’d agree. Feels like Kane is the absolutely perfect Pep strikerHaaland's all round game still needs polishing TBF but yeah his potential is through the roof
I'd have been a lot more worried if they got Kane though he has everything needed to succeed as a Pep No9 and I mean everything
Kane would be a much better fit for sure.Yeh I’d agree. Feels like Kane is the absolutely perfect Pep striker
Aye. Amazing what you can achieve by cheating the system and illegally inflating sponsorship deals getting your oil state owners to back you with unlimited funding to sportwash their reputation. Proper fair play. Incredible stuff.
Alvarez will get loads of game time if Halland is as injury prone as mentionedAlso, with Haaland going to City now, who is likely to play all the time when fit, where does that leave Julian Alvarez, seems like a pointless signing unless they offload some of their other talent
He could well score 40 league goals next season. This will make them close to unstoppable.
City are gonna win every trophy for the next decade and Haaland will consistently get 60+ in all competitions. At least that's what I heard on here.Not a chance.
30 million to his dad cause what he's his dad. Fekin madness.
Doesnt even deserve an answerSo is it a dumb question? Why not us?