Debating the criticism of Erling Haaland 👀 An average player doesn’t score 52 goals - Shaka 

All of a "sudden" everyone is recognizing Håland's faults. On his way to a 2nd consequetive Golden Boot

These people are delusional Haaland has the best minutes per goal ratio of any player to compete in the champions league scoring on an average of every 64 minutes, fastest player to 10,20 and 30 Champion league goals most of these broken before joining city, Quickest and youngest player to reach 50 goals in Bundesliga history, broke the epl top scoring record for 1 season in his first season Ronaldo: Minutes per goal or assist at 21 was 156. Messi: Minutes per goal or assist at 21 was 103. At 22 Messi had 92 goals and 46 assists in 200 games while Haaland had 187 goals and 44 assists in 236 games He offers a lot more the tap ins and if scoring them was so easy every striker would do it Haaland has played most of his career in weaker teams compared to Barca and Man United playing with the like of Durtmund until he joined city This dude can reach any heights

This happened to salah, but to have 29 goals bro with 13 games left in the whole season, he can still end up with 40.

His overall gameplay can do work but people seems to be forgetting the guy is still a kid. Benz wasn't doing the link up at Haaland age neither was Kane. He'll get better

People have a subconscious bias against Haaland because his game is more effective than showy. That’s all there is to it. were he dribbling around everyone, and the subject of a bunch of cool “technical elegance” highlight comps, rather than just leading the uefa cup winners in scoring, he’d be the toast of the town. But since all he does is make smart runs, body grown men and score a ton of goals, while that may win games (and domestic leagues [and continental leagues]), it does not empower the nerds on the internet watching to feel like sophisticates. So he’s “one-dimensional”.

All this Haaland talk seems a little petty for me. I'm pretty sure any other player with those kind of numbers playing in the Prem there wouldnt even be a conversation around his abilities. I mean what is happening,

City have never really played to his strengths..

the media will sure build you up to tear you down. Haaland is the best pure striker in the world. It’s him, mbappe & vini as the best in the world

Scoring goals has never been an issue for Haaland we know that, but as a player you don’t see a lot out of him. Last season he had 50+ goals in his debut season at Manchester City, this season he has 29 goals in all competitions top scorer in the Premier League despite being injured and he’s still on pace to score 40+ goals even though his recent form is concerning. He’s a victim of his own success with people now calling him a “one season wonder” and he’s seen as overrated. Ok he’s a little overrated because people are acting as if he’s more than just a good goalscorer when the reality is that’s all he’ll ever be. Even if you’re a striker that scores a lot of goals that automatically doesn’t make you a great player especially when you don’t contribute to other factors of the game. One of the reasons why he doesn’t have a Ballon Dor to his name is because he’s had too many high profile games for Manchester City where he has 0 goals and 0 assists and limited touches of the ball and the games are exposing his weaknesses that everyone is noticing right now. Sometimes it’s not his fault that the attackers don’t create enough for him in certain games and that’s where Pep’s system doesn’t help him because if Kevin De Bruyne isn’t at his best, who’s feeding Haaland the ball. He’s a pure striker and that’s the only way he can thrive. He’s a player that you can’t write off because Erling Haaland will find a way to bounce back and we’re all criticizing him and my opinion on him is how excellent of a goalscorer he is, but sometimes as a player he can be very poor and he has to improve on that despite the role of a striker being very different.

People had said this when he first turned up in the Premier league. But when he was scoring like that, nobody really cared. Agree that if his goals dry up, the voices are (justifiably) louder. Harry Kane did add that to his game so perhaps he can

I do not know what people want from Haaland? He is not a dribbler, not a good passer within tight spaces,... Overall, he is not a mid-fileder. These facts have been know from DAY1 (and even back to 5 yrs ago). He has been brought in to City to convert CREATED(!) goal opportunities and he has been doing that quite perfectly since DAY1 (2-3 misses here and there happen to everybody). The main problem is that there are fewer and fewer CREATED(!) goal opportunities. This is not quite issue with Haaland. Not at all. This is about City's struggling mid-field in the attacking phase. Well, maybe struggling is too strong word... still a good mid-field, but nothing magical anymore. They should not even expect many goals since they create fewer opportunities these days. It does not matter if this is for Haaland, Foden, Alvarez or other players (Silva, Grealish). Create more and Haaland will convert his part.

Keane didn't say Haaland is an average player. He simply said his all round play is weak and he is the best goal scorer in the world.

People need to relise that they are not man city coach, if the coach want Haaland to stick to his position and not drop to be involved as a number 10, or false 9 the who are you to decide what Haaland should be doing. Haaland is young, scoring goals because he is a true number 9, top striker. There is nothing wrong with him. Right now teams want a good number 9's but they are rare, tell me 1 player who is a pure number 9 and is better at it than Haaland?, don't even mention Mbappe as he is not a pure number 9. Harry Kane stats now are similar to Haaland if not just a difference of 1 or 2 but Haaland plays in a competitive league. A number 9 is judged by goals, if u want passes you check a CDM, IF YOU WANT ASSISTS GO TO CAM. Thats why even Arteta doesn't know what to do with Jesus and Nketia the 9's who can't do their job, Arsenal is even better playing Havertz Infront than those failed two

Erling Haaland has the most goals in the Premier League this season, yet a lot of people think that he’s not having a good season. I don’t want to slander him, but I’m happy that people actually watch the games and know the limitations he has as a footballer when he’s not scoring.

His technique was called average. Not his talent as a player

I don't think France coach watches Arsenal games😂

City have to be the only team who can have the top goal scorer in the league get criticized for being a poor player. This is insane.

Beware Villa,that is all I have to say,because Haaland might just score a hat trick ,just to shut the pundits up.They are also forgetting that Haaland has been injured out,for a few months

Haaland is a scoring machine but talk about link up play, he's still very average compared to top strikers like Suarez, Harry, Benzema, Osimhen and Lewandowski

Missing comment imo...He is in the toughest league in the world, and they had a season to work him out....Now, with injuries he is second thinking where last year he just blew others aside...Jurgen will understand that...a split second second is all a defender needs to alter trajectory, or slightly interfere in a strikers movement......

Norway has Odegaard, Nusa, and Bobb aswell. Not only up to Haaland

I love his speed, lay-off passes, athleticism n power. But they knew he still yet not an all round elite footballer, then why pushing him to win Ballon D'or desperately..."Close the shop" Craig Burley

How was Kanes link up play at 23?

Deschamps doesn't like to play the best centre backs, just like Laporte back when he was at the peak of defensive football

Last season, Mark Ogden said that Man City made a mistake by buying Erling, that he had made them worse and that Kane would have been better. All these other clowns on ESPN FC nodded along. It's not about sporting performance.

Haaland is 23 yo…this is nonsense.

Halaand deserve more respect for what he has done and still do. Atage 23 as a strike he doing his job really good already. How many can handle 5-6 defender or got that attention like him? You want him to score more and more goals without seeing he is the only one that got all defender on him. And not mention MC miderfield this year strugler a lot and need to improve too.

This is better than other conversations. Thank you for a positive IQ conversation on this

He’s good and he’ll only get better. Also he’s playing on a team that doesn’t play to his strengths. His movement of the ball is HORRID. But when he learns that, he’ll be a complete player. 52 goals? Ya that’s no accident

Haaland is only good against weak opponents, as long as you lock off the service to him in key areas, he can't do anything, another Van Nistelrooy, but bigger n stronger

Aside from this being his second season, teams have learned how to neutralize him. Addrd to that Haaland is still a young player learning the game AND as importantly his game is shaped by Pep. This latter point is the overarching in my opinion and biggest factor.

Am I the only one who feels city players dont feed him anything at all this season. I dont know for what reason I see him making the runs but nobody passes him the ball

Average striker doesn't score 52 goals, average all round player can, if he's genius striker at the same time.

Saliba and gabriel huh? I dont want to hear the exuses next season

Then say mbappe should defend lol but Haaland don't have to do anything but sit in box

Roy keane was a great player, who sometimes isn’t a great commentator. Some of his remarks make him look really stupid.

What did FODEN DO?

There is a reason why top teams did not go after haaland only sold for 50 million.

For me Julian Alvarez should be a regular starter 😉 give the Wonder kid a chance 💯🥇😉💥👍

A striker lack of service can def affect their form. Haaland is still the top goal scorer despite that lol if he was in madrid his stats would be tripled lowkey.

Haaland is still the highets goalscorer in the league on pace to win the golden boot for a second time lol.

Dude is probably having a downtime, he might change gears suddenly and start scoring as he clearly has the skill.

I am below avg amateur player and will score 52 goals if I am a striker for this city team and all of those players play for me to score:D

when the likes of Henry and Zlatan want to criticize haaland, then we will sit down and listen

Playing against the best 2 centre backs in the league 😂😂😂 .against arsenal. Vd kept him quiet on his own and didn't need help .he dose nothing against big defences. Its a header here or a shot here I don't see him doing what salha does leaving 4 defender's on their arses with skill or against Chelsea players around him curling it In top corner. 2 seasons now Hartland I don't see any of his goals up for goals of the season.

erling h is 23 not 32 kane and benzimar 35 why does he have to drop back this is not spurs behind him kdb best in the world bernardo foden grealish rodrie

Average player, Elite goal scorer

He wont make it into Bayern team, also at Barca their style is better suited to Lewandowski

Guy says Arsenal have the two best center backs

Oh he was at Madrid he would be scoring 60 plus goals every season . They will play to his strengths. City don’t do that

Haaland is very is to counter

So Messi did deserve the balón d oro last year

Rate harry Kane very highly.. no DOUBT that he’s better than Harlan

All 50 of Haaland's goals were tap-ins. 😂😂

Hallard is not good for City system.

Haaland is the best Keane is jealous of city 🏙️

Still choosing Mbappe over haaland

People acting like the gunners don’t have the best defense in the league with rice , saliba and Gabriel …… not to mention Arsenal whole team was set back basically parking the bus the first half . Halland was operating with 0 space and his wingers foden and Silva went missing… it’s not surprising halland didn’t do much y’all especially with the way pep restricts his movements.

Halaand is an average player ...Good squad

Halaand can not even control the ball

yeah, just stay in his lane...score goals

He's been sussed out

Craig is so biased , had this been lukaku or a Chelsea player he would’ve ton them apart.

That's when you know you are Him! When your form is bad and still top scorer!😂😅😅🤣 PREMIUM TEARS

This is a stupid conversation.

Halaand is Lukaku with more goals...

Haaland is overrated, so whatever Saliba and Gabriel did can't be considered as out of the world. Stopping Haaland is easier, more difficult is to prevent KDB to produce tap ins. That's where Arsenal's mid field was exceptional in the last game.

If Halaand didn't play at City his numbers would be 15 to 20 goals a season, say even at Arsenal Thats why he choose City, hes not stupid

Shaun Goater (the only true Man City legend) would have scored 50 Goals in that team

This guys says Haalard should win ballon d or

Gabriel is good but "arguably the best center back in the premier league" he is not. Top 5 this season though

thing is tho an average player doesn’t play for City 😂

when you're in a made up team by a sheikh, of course you're gonna be criticized. Won the treble like nobodies business when every other team in europe were and still struggling after covid lol. So yeah, if you did 50 goals last season, then people would expect 60 this season playing for this team of mercenaries. Also they would expect him to perform and be the match winner on important games. No point scoring 30 goal in useless duels.

Put Kane in this City team, they'd have maximum points right now. Trust and Believe, the Kane curse can't touch City.

Haaland is boring to watch

For me he is a foul player ! Watch pushing !!

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, Man City are the best team in the world. Any striker can look like a world beater with de bruyne gundogan mahrez etc spoonfeeding chances non stop. Even Patrick bamford would look like pele in that city team, haaland misses so many chances but he gets away with it because city create chance non stop, Kane would’ve easily scored more goals in that city team. Would haaland score 30 league goals with oliver skipp in midfield. Roy Keane was right the whole time

Erling Haaland is not even an elite finisher, in this team any half decent striker can score a bunch of goals 😂

Give me prime Drogba any day.

Pundits saying stupid stuff to get reactions clicks and create controversy. I wouldn’t take seriously what they say.