He scored more goals in a month than Kane scored in all August of his career.
Erling has broken and repeated a series of records Premier League
Two consecutive hat-tricks saw Haaland finish the first month of his England career with nine goals from five games. Harry Kane throughout his career Premier League scored 8 goals in 26 games in August. The Englishman often started the season with a scratch, but it is significant that one of the league’s top scorers of the last decade lost to the 22-year-old rookie after a couple of games. Holland first in history Premier League scored nine goals in five opening games.
Agüero, the division’s top foreign scorer, started with eight goals in that stretch. And then there was Mickey Quinn, the Coventry striker who scored 10 goals in his first six games. Premier League. This is a record the Norwegian can beat against Aston Villa at the weekend. The pace cannot be slowed down, because next time around there will be the fights of Haaland’s favorite tournament: the Champions League. Meanwhile, Erling revels in glory and recognition in the English league.
He has made hat-tricks in two straight games, only six forwards in history Premier League there is a series Les Ferdinand, Wright, Henry, Drogba, Rooney and twice Kane have scored so many and so fast. Before the season started, there were doubts that Haaland would be able to read Premier League, if there will be strong differences with the Bundesliga, where he lived well, and the goals rained down one after the other. There is an answer. In five games, Erling scored Premier League the same number as Andriy Shevchenko, who did not fit the rhythm of Chelsea, in 48 games of the English top division.
It’s time to remember that Haaland’s transfer cost Manchester City € 60 million. The amount can increase if bonuses are prescribed – there was information, but up to a maximum of 75 million euros. Some 49 million euros in commissions to Haaland’s agents and relatives have also been reported, but even so the total is less than what the market values the Norwegian’s talents. Incidentally, bonus data is often difficult to verify, a trade secret. This is not a transfer amount that was written in the contract with Borussia Dortmund. In any case, the attacker immediately started calculating the millions invested.
Haaland has scored more goals than 15 clubs Premier League
For example, more than Newcastle. Manchester City are not yet the goalscorers in the new top 5 of the season, because they are there PSG – scored 21 goals with Neymar’s efforts, but there is a difference between Parisians, Bayern and Manchester City, who have traditionally paved the way for goals. Now Guardiola’s team does not create very high quality chances. Yesterday Haaland scored the first of three goals on the first touch. Erling only had 16 touches of the ball yesterday. In comparison, Gundogan has 127. Alvarez also had 40 touches and all the substitutes overtook the Norwegian.
For Haaland, the Manchester City manager stepped on his own song. But out of 16 touches of the ball, you’re in the penalty area, five – right in front of the goal, three hits – three goals. It was the same with Crystal Palace. Even just 16 touches of the ball, even a total of three hits – three goals. Does this mean that Erling was just lucky? More likely no than yes. It is clear that you cannot keep the whole season with such a ratio of shots to goals: 9 goals after 11 shots. But the concentration with which the Norwegian chooses a position, the cunning with which he fights and the ruthlessness when he hits on goal are impressive.
Holland outlined his danger. Even when other Manchester City players develop an attack without the Norwegian’s participation, the defenders follow his movements, because they know you will miss for a second, and then you will see how the blond Viking celebrates another goal. A “perfect storm” is a situation that has occurred after the addition of so many unfavorable factors that the resonance effect is activated: the damage increases many times. Manchester City lacked Erling Haaland to create the perfect storm on the doorstep of others. Guardiola had it all: Canselu, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden and De Bruyne. The evil finisher was gone.
Aim for a seasonal record in Premier League – 35 heads
Smell the penalty area like no other – Guardiola has successfully described Haaland’s core quality. “This is Erling” is such a reaction to the question of physics and performance. But don’t forget that Manchester City now have two talented and dangerous strikers. Julián Alvarez scored twice against Nottingham Forest, who the manager described as a Norwegian not sure of himself. good people he should be lucky – Guardiola’s thinking on the Argentine in a new country, in another continent. The whole team sympathizes with Alvarez, the Spider-Man fan has proven to be a good guy.
Holland is more brazen, but not bad either. Now Guardiola has two people with abnormal scoring instincts, and in total only 77 million euros have been spent on their transfers so far. Hiring Alvarez for 17 million euros is like getting a free diamond bag. And keep in mind that if Holland looks world Cup-2022 on TV, then Julian is preparing desperately. Argentina with Scaloni dreams of repeating the goal of the national team with Maradona in the lead. Alvarez will improve his form for the winter, he needs to wedge himself in the company of Messi, Lautaro and other forwards of the “silver” team.
And Erling wants to set records. Premier League and Manchester City suited him perfectly, the adaptation went smoothly. If Erling avoids serious injuries – his knees remain his weak point, he has grown too fast and gained weight and Manchester City keep the pace, so in the first season he can break the record. Premier League. Not only Salah’s achievement in the number of goals in a league when he became 38 round-32 goals, but also the joint record of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. The English strikers have scored 34 goals in two consecutive seasons in 42 seasons, but have played for less powerful teams.
It makes sense to praise a man who has scored 9 goals in 5 games, but look at his teammates. At Borussia Dortmund, Haaland had to work further away from the goal line, spend energy, run. Not always marked by a couple of meters. Bernardo Silva, Foden, Gundogan and Alvarez are doing everything to make Erling collect records. And it is still the old man that De Bruyne has not clarified. And because it’s hard to compete with Haaland’s natural data – defenders have sometimes injured themselves trying to break the rules against the Norwegian, we don’t envy City’s future rivals in advance.
Mbappe stayed in comfortable France, where he rests on a yacht in the company of models, he did not challenge La Liga. And the Netherlands, also in Salzburg, decided that his Norwegian girlfriend prevented him from developing in football, the young people broke up. Work ethic is what Guardiola identified among the newcomers Erling and Julián. Two young boys are well aware that they are among the favorites Premier League and the Champions. Everything will be in their life later, and now Alvarez needs to nibble on game time and Holland surprise with efficiency. It was Erling who was missing from Manchester City, he gave the perfect start.
