In England, it is even unheard of. Against Manchester United on Sunday, he scored a hat-trick. One again. The third since his arrival in the Kingdom. And a ridiculous stat, already, by the way: the Norwegian has reached this mark after only 8 appearances in the Premier League where Michael Owen, a prodigy among prodigies in his time, had waited 48 matches to achieve such a performance.
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“He’s just unplayable“, advanced Gary Neville, consultant for Sky Sports. A sentiment shared by Peter Schmeichel for the BBC. “The most important part for a goalscorer is patience. […] The Cristiano Ronaldos, the Filippo Inzaghis, they can disappear and all of a sudden they strike. But when you see Haaland, it’s yet another guy. He scores goals like Zlatan but also goals like Ronaldo. In fact, it brings together all types of scorers. That’s why he’s so dangerous“.
Always more complete
His hat-trick proved that his panoply was becoming more and more complete: a furious helmet kick from a corner, a starvation tackle on a five-star serve from De Bruyne and a one-touch recovery from a cross from Foden. Move along, nothing to see. Here he is already at 17 goals, in all competitions. And the month of October has barely started.
“The numbers speak for themselvesexplained Pep Guardiola after the recital of his striker. He’s done those things before he got here, it’s not just us. But we always try to help him in our environment. Here, we always have the impression that he is hungry and that he wants to compete. Honestly, the numbers are scary“.
So much so that the Kingdom already imagines him as the future top scorer in the Premier League. A consultant for the BBC, Robbie had almost wielded humor when he recently estimated that Haaland could reach 51 goals in the Premier League this season. Since Sunday, the irony is less marked.
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“Finally, it’s not ridiculoussaid Chris Sutton. If he stays in shape all year round, it’s not infeasible“. Mo Salah’s record in 2017-2018, with 32 goals in 38 matches, already seems in danger. At this time of the year, the Egyptian had scored “only” 4 pawns. Haaland already has ten in advance…
But it is above all Alan Shearer’s record that has been mentioned by everyone since Sunday. While Harry Kane (188 goals) looked like the ideal candidate to dethrone the former Newcastle symbol from his position as the Premier League’s historic top scorer (260 goals), Hurricane Haaland put things into perspective.
“Honestly, if he stays here any longer, Shearer’s record is gonna fall.my term Sutton. I’m not sure Kane can reach that total. But this guy has absolutely everything“.
Erling Braut Haaland (Manchester City)
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