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Nordic Ghost Yeti (Scandi Carroll) | Haaland at City
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Far too early in this case to make any such definitive statements.
Haaland is a much better poacher, but the point stands IMO. He doesn't have it in his locker to be more than a poacher. Very useful in a lot of ways, but will also limit your team a lot more than a striker like Kane, Lewandowski or Benzema would.
He's just not entertaining to watch, like whatsoever.
He's in a similar position to what Mario Gomez was in at Bayern. In two seasons Gomez scored 80 goals including 21 in the UCL, yet Bayern didn't win a trophy with him and realized when he was injured that they played better with Mandzukic.
Haaland will continue piling in goals at an elite level but City will soon wonder whether they are better with him or with another type of striker.
Haha just saw this. Sorry for saying the same thing
Though I would still say he was an elite striker back then. He was banging them in for Germany during those seasons as well.
Haaland will continue piling in goals at an elite level but City will soon wonder whether they are better with him or with another type of striker.
Haha just saw this. Sorry for saying the same thing
Though I would still say he was an elite striker back then. He was banging them in for Germany during those seasons as well.Needs to find some form and offer more when the chips are down.
Maybe I've got this wrong, but when I think of a poacher, they don't typically have the pace of haaland, they hang around in the box and it dictates a certain style of play. Haaland is fast enough to chase through balls and beat defenders, he's not that involved in general play but I don't think he fits the general definition of a poacher either
he seems more focused on contact than the ball at times, it’s quite funny to watch him sticking his arse out in anticipation of the defender closing in
He's this weird mix of Fernando Torres and a brick shit house. He has Torres like ability to run onto a ball or outpace defenders, even kinda makes similar runs when running in behind. But he also has the big tank CF thing going on to. Has absolutely no interest in anything other than being in the right place at the right time though which I feel he'll have to adapt under Pep.
When you have someone who is as lethal as he is when he gets chances, id say it’s the managers fault not coming up with a playing style that gets him more involved.
Not as intense as in recent years. Go watch a compilation of City goals from 2017-18... a lot of them have Sterling/Sane running into empty space on one side of the pitch. They simply don't see that level of space anymore, which is why Sterling's usefulness to the team started declining, and B. Silva/Mahrez became more integral.
Of course Arsenal are having joy this season on the wings. Let's see if the same applies 2 years from now.
He is much bigger, much quicker and more mobile than others.. but still a poacher. Although absolutely brilliant one, people say this like it is some kind of derogatory term.
You don't actually know that. Let's see where they are at the end of the season.
Haaland scores truckloads at an age where everyone else is playing playstation but it wouldn't be a football forum to find hordes of people downplaying his abilities.
City are still favorites to win the title and Haaland has all but racked up his topscorer title already. It might be true he is more suited for games with lots of space to work in but it isn't holding him back whatsoever. He scores when he pleases.
City are still favorites to win the title and Haaland has all but racked up his topscorer title already. It might be true he is more suited for games with lots of space to work in but it isn't holding him back whatsoever. He scores when he pleases.
Why didn't he score on Saturday?
Probably after the game
His assist rate is just as good as those guys you mention. Honestly, this talk about "limiting the team" is rather strange in my opinion. When you have someone scoring that much, and additionally forces a couple defenders being glued to you, it's up to the team as a whole to benefit from the space created.
Alvarez will fit nicely in.
It's halfway of the first season with this set-up. Thei're going to figure it out, defense included.
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Most poachers were lightening quick Rush Linekar Owen(to an extent) even Chicarito.
I was thinking more of like of inzhagi or van nistelrooy, I didnt really see the others play but with chicarito I don't really remember him using his pace to get on the end of through balls much
Chicharito had a quick burst of acceleration rather than pure sprinting speed.
23 league goals already and its a certainty that he'll shatter the all time Premier league record for goals in a season. What will be interesting to see is whether he'll break Shearer's all time g+a record in a season of 47.
Either way, he's making the Premier League look like a pub league.
Either way, he's making the Premier League look like a pub league.
Scoreling Hattrickland
He definitely will as long as he avoids injuries. Let's not forget he is only 22. Scary.
He will absolutely destroy these lesser teams, but did they need someone to do that? They regularly did it anyway with goals distributed around the team.
I think the better teams are slowly finding ways to neutralize him and City are less affective in bigger games because of it.
I think the better teams are slowly finding ways to neutralize him and City are less affective in bigger games because of it.
Disgusting player. He’s sensational against these shit teams. Cleans them up.
I stand by my prediction. He will never get to 70 league goals this season
Him scoring against a smaller team doesn’t change the points made from the match against United
Haaland is scoring against everyone. Even when he is on the "lesser" team.
He has more goals than games for Norway.
And he scored against everyone in the Champions league when he played for Dortmund and Salzburg.
He has more goals than games for Norway.
And he scored against everyone in the Champions league when he played for Dortmund and Salzburg.
Subbed off after 60 minutes. Pep must be furious with his performance.
The game at Ethiad against United must be buried in our collective memories
Monster.
Only games where he failed to score counts of course
I want to see him do it in non farmers league now.
He's also failed to qualify for anything with Norway, didn't make Dortmund any better than they were with Paco Alcacer leading the line, and is currently making City a worse side than any other of their recent iterations despite being in line to score about 700 tap ins and penalties for the season.
No single player makes an entire team worse. This argument makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Only scored one goal today that you could say was mainly him (the header) other two were a penalty and a mistake by the keeper. He does seem to make it a habit of scoring though.
They do when you have to change your whole way of playing to accommodate them.
Failure to lure him to United when we could will remain Ole's biggest failing. I know this thread likes to revel in his off games, but he's up there with Mbappe as the heir apparent to the Messi Ronaldo era for a reason.
Haha. Yeah, if you watch Norway, you quickly realise he's primarily to blame for that. The achilles heel of that otherwise dominant side.