He doesn’t seem able to beat everyone.
Erling Haaland’s formidable Premier League debut was further enhanced when the Manchester City forward scored his 35th league goal against West Ham. In doing so, he broke Alan Shearer’s record, which he held for 28 years. After that match, the Norwegian teammates lined up in a sort of corridor to pay tribute to the goalscorer’s outstanding feat to the applause of the fans.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Netherlands, by their nature of goalscorers, seem to have been created to update and set new records that no one will be able to surpass for many years to come. And the footballer is unlikely to stop at the already set goals even before the end of this season, although Manchester City still have eight games left to play at best if the “citizens” reach the Champions League final. It is in this tournament that Holland can update its record.
Most Champions League goals in a single season
The striker admits he would give his goals for the “treble” that Manchester City shines this season. And as the club moves towards this historic milestone, the same forward can become the Champions League top scorer in a season.
The current record was set by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2013/14 season, when the Portuguese scored 17 Champions League goals in one season. Then his Real Madrid reached the final, where Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot against Atlético Madrid, and Creamy won 4-1 after extra time.
Haaland now has 12 goals to his credit, but does anyone doubt the Norwegian has a chance to catch up and overtake Ronaldo? Much will depend on how Manchester City perform in the semi-final against Real Madrid themselves, who will also struggle to keep this milestone for their former player. At best, Haaland will have three games to score five goals or more.
The figure doesn’t seem unrealistic when you consider Haaland’s scoring rate, as well as his recent “enjoyment” with Leipzig, against whom he scored five goals in an hour. Previously, only Lionel Messi and Luis Adriano managed to score five per match in the Champions League. Of course, “Real” is far from “Leipzig”, but it knows failures. Yes, and the Netherlands don’t have to score all the balls in the Madrid gates. It will be enough to pass them and somehow score a goal or two.
In this case, in the final, “City” will be waiting for “Milan” or “Inter”. Their defenders are unlikely to be able to adequately withstand Haaland’s onslaught on the way to victory in the Champions League and this outstanding result.
Most hat-tricks in a Premier League season
The Norwegian, who joined Manchester City last summer for £51m, has already scored four hat-tricks this season. Premier League. He scored three goals against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Wolverhampton. This rather exotic record can be conquered even at such a breakneck pace. And it also belongs to Alan Shearer, who scored five hat-tricks in the 1995/96 season.
To recover and once again overcome Shearer, Haaland has five games in the Premier League. The finish doesn’t look too difficult, as City are in such form that an opponent of any level can lose a lot of balls to them. Ahead of the game with Everton, Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford. They don’t look like solid walls.
The latest to come close to Shearer’s hat-trick record was Harry Kane, who had a spectacular 2016/17 season at Tottenham. He then scored four hat-tricks.
conquest of space
There is also a very ancient record, which seems unattainable at present, but under favorable circumstances may submit to Holland. It has endured since the 1927/28 season. Then Everton legend Dixie Dean scored 63 goals in one season. That’s when all of his goals for the club at the top level are taken into consideration.
To catch up with Dean, Haaland needs to score 12 more goals. On this he will have eight or seven games. In principle, purely mathematically, the pace of Norwegian is such that you can count on it. But the level of resistance in the remaining matches will be extremely strong. There are two games with Real Madrid, the FA Cup final with Manchester United. So it’s too early to encroach on this incredible record.
But at least they remembered him thanks to Holland, when they watched the attacker’s crazy pace. Usually they didn’t even talk about Dean’s memories, because many records from the early era of football, which are almost a hundred years old, seem so distant and happened in a different reality that it is somehow strange to compare them with modern hits and with the modern game . However, Holland made believe in the reality of such a scenario.
However, Dean has one more result that the Netherlands will surely not submit to this season. The fact is that of his 63 goals that season, Dixie scored 60 in the Premier League alone. And now he goes from the current 35 goals to 60 in the remaining four games Premier League – this is already from the category of fantasy. By the way, about the unreality of the records of those times. Dean scored his 60 goals in 39 league games.
Now this looks like something straight out of backyard football. But nothing prevents Holland from setting a goal for next season, because in this they practically “passed the game”. And his performance sometimes really makes one think that everything is happening not at the highest level, but somewhere in the courtyard, where a great professional has come to show novice footballers a master class.
