Nobody Respects Erling Haaland 

People acting like city brought Haaland to play like Messi. His job is to score goals and he's doing it

The truth is haaland is very good at his main job, scoring goals. At the opposite end of the spectrum, u have Gabriel Jesus that is good with link ups and has good technical skill. He does everything well apart from his main job as a striker

I still remember the time, when a good striker was a good striker, because he scored goals. Now people want a good striker to be a playmaker, crosser, first defender, ball holder, dribbler and an upfront ball distributor, ofc next to being a clinical finisher inside and outside of the box...let the guy just score goals and be happy, man.

Honestly I prefer a striker that just scored goals rather than a striker who doesn't score but makes 100 useless passes

Even though all the criticism, the fact that this guy has 25 league goals in the most competitive league in the world and is still being criticized just shows you how he's exceptional

Haaland scoring 50+ goals, breaking the all time EPL scoring record and winning the treble in his DEBUT EPL season at 22 years old is one of the greatest footballing feats in history. Then he went and got most goals and g/a's in his second season. I respect that very much.

I think the disrespect to Håland is a microcosm of the fact that nobody respects Manchester City. He’s a freak goal scorer who could do this for any team in the world and he should be respected as such. I think the one argument that you could use against him is that his lack of involvement in big games points to how elite teams might be figuring him out, but it’s much too early to fully make a judgement like that

Just look at the impact he has when on the field. Gvardiols first goal on saturday against Fulham shows it. Haaland was at the back post and had two defenders on him. Suddenly it was full opening for Gvardiol because the defender was more concerned with Haaland. He is often indirectly involved in a lot of goals for City that is not recognized and appreciated.

Haaland came in and became the last piece of the puzzle for Pep to win the UCL. People were talking all the time how City do not need another playmaker in the 9 position. They had enough with De Bruyne, Gundogan, Sterling, Mahrez etc. They got a number 9 who's good at scoring goals and they're still moaning. The funniest thing is - what they said about City two seasons ago, they're saying now about Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus. These pundits should not be listened to and their only goak is to generate clicks, likes, by calling a a treble winner a league two striker. Haaland is brilliant at what he does and that's scoring goals. With him City won their first ever UCL amd secured a treble. What else do you want?

Ronaldo has spent most of his career under criticism. Famously at United he was labelled the problem despite being their top scorer. in reality, football is a game of emotions

The fact that he won 2 golden boots in a row in the most competitive league on earth shows he's doing his job and he always has 2 defenders guarding him. He's one of the physically strongest strikers in the league and one of the fastest

He scores lots of goals and win lots of games. Sounds like a play I’d want on my team, any day

Haaland is a phenomenal footballer, he is so deadly in front of goal teams are forced to double mark him because if they don't he is almost guaranteed to score, he is exceptionally fast, incredibly strong, he is also a danger in the air, his positional sense is also one of the best in the world. Just because he isn't spraying passes across the pitch doesn't make him a bad player.

It's actually a ridiculous discussion. Look at his stats in Dortmund - 86 goals in 89 games, in an average team, in Norway, 27 goals in 31 games in an under average team, and now fucking 88 goals in 95 games - 61 of them in the premier league in 64 games. Not to mention his 41 goals in 39 champions league games. All that of a period of almost 4 years, constantly scoring and delivering and the people start to talk about whats not good...wow

Ronaldo and Messi spoiled us

Haaland has youth on his side, only 23 years old and regarded as on of the best pure goal scorers in the world. He can only get better and improve the weaknesses in his game. Reminds me a lot of what Havertz has been dealing with since leaving Leverkusen. Both very tall players, look awkward on the ball but have their own unique qualities and strengths.

Media can say whatever they want but the truth Haaland always needs a personal defender to stop him, and he’s the best at scoring goals

They say he's not involved in the build up ,I say build up is for mid fielders and defenders strikers is for scoring goals and haaland does that more then every player in the EPL.

Haaland gets nothing but 100% respect from me.

Haaland deserve more respect. He break so many reacords. He help all his team score so much but still got so much toxic comments that he don't deserve. Let the boy do his wirk, he follow what Pep said so be so rude to him? Peoples forghet so fast and so ungrateful.

Honestly, the main reason why Haaland is viewed as an average player is because this generation was shown the two greatest players in the history of the game. They put in stats so insane, they put in performances so godly that when Haaland does his thing which is 36 goals in 22 - 23 in his first season at city it just feels mid, compared to the goats that playfully drops 60+ goals per season.

Halland is Underrated

Messi and Ronaldo basically destroyed the idea that the striker should be the source of goals in a team, instead putting focus on the wings. That’s why pundits think that a striker that “just scores goals” is bad, because nowadays a striker is a position not for for goals, but link up play, assists and pressure up top.

I love him as he is. People forget legendary scorers like Inzaghi & van Nistelrooy. Those guys didn’t touch the ball much in buildup play either.

He is 23 years old and will get better, but he is a goalscorer and his goal record wherever he has played is the best in the world, bar none, and he will break the PL goal record by a mile! I luv that people are slagging him off, from hearing his interviews, this just fuels his fire, so people beware!

Haaland as a pure striker is so lethal. Just imagine if Haaland could dribble like Neymar, or do fancy step over like Cristiano, or body feint like Messi. It would be a nightmare. (Thank god, god nerfed him in the dribbling area).

The thing is English media only want English player to succeed. They want to downplay any other player with different nationality. Example are Haaland and Rodri. Rodri didn’t even getting nominated for EPL Player of the year is another example.

Haaland has literally had a bad season by his standards and has still scored 27 goals. Imagine if he could actually dribble and pass the way these pundits expect him to. He would be the greatest striker ever.

I feel as though people are confusing a high scoring striker without high technical ability and passing is not as good as a striker with that vs a high scoring striker without high technical ability and passing is bad. For that reason I feel strikers like Lautaro Martínez, Harry Kane, and Oli Watkins are better this season but that does not mean Haaland is not world class. His contributions are critical in City being so dominant. His presence alone in causing a threat and luring defenders creates many goals other City players score. He fits perfectly into the City system because he does the best at finishing chances created by his midfielders that other strikers would not be as good at.

people always find small and stupid reasons to make people look bad for no reason. To all the people hating on him , try scoring 50+ goals a season at the highest level of European football. dude is like 23 years old, if hes already scoring that many goals without being apart of the build up , now imagine in maybe 1 - 3 years, what happens when he develops the proper technical skills like his first touch? if he can physically pull that off and perform constantly at the top level, I really want to hear what people would say about him then.

Great video! Next season Haaland will be back with something to prove.

We should also consider Guardiola’s system, his team model requires stripping players of their individual play for playing hyper specific roles in his well refined tactical machine, Haaland isn’t the only player that moved to City and became a “one trick pony”

I mean, he was a very different player at Dortmund. Even Zlatan was shit when at Barca, (became so), this all Pep's philosophy, made for technical dwarfs.

Messi and Ronaldo have really messed up with everyone's mind. The expectation is too high now . Being the best goalscorer in the world and also being ridiculously good in other aspects of the game is bare minimum to be the best player in the world..

Thank you for the video. Haaland is one of the greatest player PL as ever season no doubt.

He’s missed like 50 open chances,the most in the league. While people give Nunez and Jackson heat for missing half the chances Haaland gets.

Came here after Haaland scored two goals vs spurs to probably win them the title

This is not a great name for a channel. LOL.

i've watched haaland in bvb and city, not regularly, but i think its enough to see the different city is a club dictate by guardiola every player's movement is set by him that's why haaland was so different compared to his period in bvb but, let's be honest every football fans in the world will welcoming haaland in their team, including me

Mind you, in a bad season where he's referred to as a "league 2 player", he has outscored every prem player with ease

It’s because he ghosts in big matches not because of the type of player he is

Just remember that most of the people criticising him are not professional footballers, or were never good enough to play at Haalands level

Definitely an exceptional player and let's not forget he's only 23 so there's a lot of potential to become even more lethal.

No matter what you're still my current favourite No 9. Keep shining Haaland!

We never bought him to create chances and what not, we just need him to finish it, he is our missing piece, we won the treble with him, we paid him to do a job, and he's been excellent at it. I will admit he has missed quite a few easy goals this season but 25 goals even after being injured isn't that bad is it 😉

Almost reminds me of how Ronaldo was treated but more so towards his later years, he just became viewed strictly as a goal scorer, outside of that viewed as a liability regardless of the goal and assists he would accumulate but unfortunately haaland is facing this earlier on let’s see how he deals with it ik he’s on the verge of a second epl golden boot but it doesn’t seem to be enough

great video and analysis!

Okay, so would you prefer to have Erling Haaland who is a great goalscorer but not the best link up play, or Gabriel Jesus who is good with link up play and not the most prolific goalscorer? I'll take Haaland any day of the week... people are just hating on a great player

This was said about Ronaldo too...the whole world has gone crazy 😂😂

Sad that people are upset about how he scores, as a poacher. He isn't the only player to get the ball or chances to score, yet he scores when he does. I don't think anyone thought he was going to run a gauntlet of defenders like Messi. Its not like he became this player all of a sudden. He plays just like he did with Dortmund. He is awesome at it. Keep it up kid, don't listen to the jelly or the haters. Mbappe and him will be the next duo and the old folk are getting upset about that. I'm 54 and see it that way. Personally not a fan of their teams, but enjoy watching a good game and they deliver.

It's no surprise really. He set the bar so high for himself. His performance will always be compared to his record season and if he is never able to replicate that level of success, the narrative around him will be that he never reached his full potential.

Man City won the Champions League after signing Haaland.

Obviously not exactly the same, but this reminds me of when people were saying the Detroit Lions were better without Calvin Johnson. Most of "sports media" say stupid things on purpose, which sure doesn't help the mouth breathers in the general public. Instead of looking deeper than the basic stat line, and even considering the question of, "Why has this amazing player seem to have fallen off," (Megatron and Haaland consuming the attention of the the entire defense for example), they just talk about how they suck. It's maddening. Anyway, great video, Ped!

Haaland is the target. If you play against ManCity, it is necessary to, first, take Haaland out of the game. Then they have 5 other threats that you can't target specifically. Furthermore, taking Haaland out, creates space for the other players. Even if he can't play with his team, he certainly disrupts the enemy defense, just by being there. Plus, the way Haaland plays is rather unspectacular. He is fast, big, strong, and is good at shooting. Thats why he scores a lot of his chances. People tend to forget how many chances even the best strikers miss out on. Haaland doesn't fail a lot, but also isn't someone that creates a chance out of nothing.

He has been a bit lax at city best of the service but he's definitely the best striker of this generation by a country mile.

Those pundits criticizing him are jealous.

everybody who played football knows a striker like Haaland opens up so much space especially n transitionplay.

He is a classic striker..he doesn't need a lot of touches

People don't respect a pure 9. He does the job and that's all he needs to do, he doesn't need to dribble everyone, Messi has poisoned everyones brain that you NEED to dominate a game to win a game.

He‘s currently still the top scorer of this season’s premiere league - in his “worst“ or most unspectacular season. That being said, he definitely has to improve, if he wants to become one of the greats. One phenomenal season isn’t enough anymore after what legacy Cristiano and Messi have left.

Halaand reminds me of Shearer. Shearer knows he and Halaand only need one chance and it's a winner. Both using their strengths to the maximum.

This was very helpful.

When he arrived: He is ass When he scored goals: He is amazing! When he has a dry games: He is ass He is a striker, he doesn't need to do everything else, his job is to score goals. And he is one of the very best at that. People chirp way too much and compare him to others, he is Haaland and he plays like he want to and does very well doing it. Don't listen to people on tv or from the media, they have no fucking clue or a proper idea of what they think and mean. They say shit they don't mean, they say shit for view and don't mean half the shit they say. Make up your own opinion and don't care for others opinion

Great video Riyad Mahrez

Dang, tough crowd out there. I think the guy is a nightmare for a defense.

People are getting mad at Haaland for doing his job. People say he scores tap ins , But in reality, he scores with his left , right foot and head. Pep wants him to be a finisher / someone who can finish chances as he has elite shooting and physique to fend of defenders. In the box, his finishing is second to none as shown in his debut season . he is a generational talent as seen by his pure goal scoring ability. Although , he can improve in many ways ( dribbling, passing) he does his job to score goals exceptionally well and he does not deserve all this unecessary slander - put some respect on his name - his job is not easy- don't act as if anyone can do it because they can't.

I mean, lets be honest here, the big factor for a striker like Haaland is his conversion rate, and if we compare it to other top level strikers like Kane or mbappe, even Salah, it leaves something to be desired. It needs to be ON POINT. Kane and Mbappe are able to playmake as well as score goals, that makes them useful in other areas and Salah is good at opening up play, but Haaland? Off the ball he is not as useful, thus his finish ability needs to be absoloutly on point. I have watched his games this season and he has simply missed so many sitters It has made me wonder if he is truly worth the price city paid for him. The amount of chances city have given him that conversion rate should be higher. Last season he was phenominal, that cannot bedenied, but is that a sign of a good season or a good player? I have my doubts personally. Now I am not saying he is *bad* because i don't think that, he is not a bad striker, but he is in comparison to what people believe he is and compared to other top strikers right now. A tier, not S tier. Another great vid though, thank you. Can't wait to see you cover the Euros.

I really want to like Haaland, I just haven't ever seen him play well, and I try to only base my opinions on what I see myself. Apart from drawing defenders, I haven't seen it. For such a big man he fit inside Rudiger's pocket very nicely. I've only seen 6 games plus highlights the past year. It seems I tuned in at the wrong moment with his injuries... but I'll keep watching and hoping I see what you're talking about.

People like luis suarez and firmino and benzema have made the standard high up in regards to being a striker or center forward. Harry kane as well and pretty much and striker that can link up as bad ass as scoring goals 😅

i will take him any day. he is a goal scorer, and he does that well.

I hate halland he just stays in the box

It's not that people disrespect him, but it seems like that because he was overrated in the beginning and now that people are taking a better look at him it seems like disrespect. But yeah, some are too harsh, but a lot of them makes sense in my opinion.

I agree with the point that he doesn't make his presence known against good teams a lot of the times, but in respect of the other criticism. I think people don't count for the fact that Pep is an absolute control freak. Yes, Erling can improve things about his game, of course he can. But if Pep did want him to do a lot of the things people claim he doesn't do, he would be doing them. Jack had an amazing 2022-23 season and Pep literally immediately replaced him, because Doku was bringing something to the table Jack wasn't. So if Pep wanted Erling to do more on the pitch, he would be doing it.

Why is everyone bullying this guy he seems very good at football

You osso not respects Halland

imagine Inzaghi but 6'5, strong, agile and fast, he is always in the right position, getting goals himself or helping his teammates to get goals, yes, no technique, but still a generational player

All these failed footballers critisising him,what do you want striker to play defense playmaking and goalkeeping

Haaland is a normal player that plays in a great team who is needy of a striker. That's the fact.

Bit of a shame really. He's been top goalscorer 2 seasons in a row in a team that won a treble as well. If you swapped him with Darwin Nunez Liverpool would probably be champions.

the fact that Haaland turned his weak spots into his strengths reminded me of ronaldo. Until i remembered ronaldo took his weaknesses and turned them into strengths, while keeping his previous attributes, which is something haaland failed to do. This is something that shows just how insane prime ronaldo was , and why he is the GOAT🔥🔥

It doesn't matter if he doesn't score in any match, so long as someone else does. It's a team game, so if he's being double teamed, it opens up chances for his teammates. He remains the biggest threat to any defence in the league.

I keep forgetting he is only 20 years old and the next 10 years he has plenty time ahead keep playing haaland you're an interesting striker

He's definitely not the best footballer, but he's the best striker.

And people say he's better than Zlatan.

hes an old school striker who plays as the last guy to touch the ball in offensive moves. he could be seen as a luxury as he isnt in most build ups. his strengths are his speed and power, he can manhandle defenders. he is very dangerous. Man city players may see him as a luxury. i think there is friction in the dressing room about his commitment to build up play. i reckon they are now trying to play without him but even then his presence creates opportunities for other players. defenders cannot leave him unguarded. my criticism is that he is starting to miss alot of chances. that could be down to a lack of confidence especially if players are critical of his team play.

He’s a very talented player. I wish Europeans would not be so harsh on their players. That are all trying their best.

Halland is still overrated. He still has no skill like Kane or Ronaldo or Mbappe or Messi. He can’t create any chances. What makes him good is his finishing and that is it. He has such a good team that just feeds him the ball where he can just easily score. If he were on a different team there’s no way he could do anything significant since no one boule be able to feed him balls. Overall he is a really good finisher but lacks skill

I swear people forget how skillfully was haland in dortmund, pep forced him to be a tap in merchant, same thint he did to aguero.

Reminds me of Miroslav Klose. Sometimes all you need is the striker instinct, but nowadays people want 11 players on the pitch that have Messi or Cristiano DNA in them, which would be boring af to watch those matches then.

Put haaland on a lower half of the table team they might become a high mid tier team. Put haaland on any of the top six the might become contenders. He does have an issue with pressure against high caliber clubs tho

Premier leagues top scorer for 2 seasons out of 2........touch of a god, strong as a bull and a lovely man.

Very good player. A real asset!

I think he just joined the wrong club (no disrespect to city or anything) but its just that city don't play to haaland's strengths like using his pace and physicality since they are more focused on other areas like technical ability so thats why his average technical abilities seem to stand out a lot, put him in a Liverpool side and everyone will forget all about his lack of technical ability

I'll put it this way... As a City fan I wouldn't swap Erling Haaland for any other striker in the world.. He's that good!! 😁👍

Love Haaland

Haaland is an amazing goal scorer, and he will keep proving his haters wrong

Haaland humiliates his entire League and they can't stand that. Clear as that. All the losers can't stand him

Good kid, works hard, I don't get the hate. He is what he is and that brings a bunch of goals. Some do it with flair and some do not. If the ball is in the net no worries.

from a liverpool fan he doest get enough respect beacause hes the best people envy him

Funny thing is those who criticize him are not city supporter cz they are jealous that he is lethal goalscorer and monster finisher. City fans love him and Pep loves him and he starts every game for city that shows his level and caliber as striker. he is one of a kind. to all haters, keep your average strikers to you and have your "game involvement". Erling haaland with injury and 10 games less played can kick your striker's ass and win golden boot every f**ing season