When young Erling Haaland entered the Premier League scene in 2022, it was after a spectacular signing round, where the world’s biggest clubs were played against each other to offer the best working conditions at the best conditions. Expectations for the young striker were unbelievably high. Haaland surpassed them! The English media and Premier League legends (read: Roy Keane) have done everything possible to talk down Haaland, even though the Norwegian has continued to hammer in goals in a City shirt at a furiously high record pace in the world’s toughest league. Now English Goal believes the discussion about Haaland as “only” a goalscorer must be put to rest.
The English media has previously been part of the “chorus of complaints” when Haaland has “walked around” on the pitch waiting for his goal chance, but after the last few months, Haaland has also “reversed” the Goal editorial staff.
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Here you have an excerpt from the article “Not a League Two player anymore! How Erling Haaland has taken his all-round game to new levels for Man City”
“Pep Guardiola said that you should always be careful when criticizing strikers like Erling Haaland. All it takes, the Manchester City coach explained, is for him to score again and “shut his mouth”. Lately, however, Haaland has “shut up” without scoring. Over the past year, he has become the complete striker, even more intimidating to opponents than he was before, and an even greater asset to City’s hopes of winning guadruple.”
“Gone are the days when Haaland mostly lurked around his opponent’s penalty area and only focused on finding the back of the net, relying heavily on his teammates like Kevin De Bruyne to feed him or pounce on loose balls. He is now as likely to score a goal as he is to score one. Haaland has provided three assists in his last four Premier League games, while only Bruno Fernandes has more assists in the Premier League this season. Haaland’s seven assists put him slightly below his best ever, which came in 2022-23, and there are still 11 league games left.”
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“His cross to Nico O’Reilly that provided City’s second goal in Saturday’s win over Newcastle caused a stir for many, as it was the kind of move you would expect Bernardo Silva or Rayan Cherki to make. It turned out to be the winning goal that keeps City “breathing down the neck of Arsenal at the top of the table, but it was just one of the many important moves Haaland made in the match.”
Four months before Norway is going to the World Cup, it is nice to hear confirmation from the English media that “our man” has expanded the repertoire.
