Also when you look at haaland you know he's Norwegian. Only 2 people I know who you can just look at and say that guy is Norwegian. The first one is Norway nick the Madrid fan and this guy.

Great post giving your thoughts Thimmy and makes sense.

I knew more of Haaland than Ødegaard than Haaland (latter I took notice when he came to La Real) and along with me I do not think anyone can say that Haaland screamed talent because at most we've noticed him due to his goals and not the other thing he does, even if albeit impressive.

Both are bound to end up having very good careers even if Ødegaard's trajectory is far more delicate and nuanced.

About time Scandinavia gets a player who can match up to Ibra.

I think Ibra is in a league of his own, in terms of pure entertainment and commercial value. He has such a creative and unique side to the way he plays, and I've always been impressed by how technically skillful he is - especially, for someone of his height. Haaland has a similar, yet contrasting quality in being olympic-level fast and being mobile over shorter distances, as well as having quick reflexes, despite his size. He's not a flair and trickery- type of player, but more of a well-rounded one who does the basics better than most.

I do enjoy watching him use brute force to bulldoze his way past his markers. I've never seen anyone else do that on a relatively consistent basis, quite the way he does it. But again, that's a very basic quality that he excels at. He has his own, quirky running style and general style of play that's quite unique to him, but he doesn't strike me as an entertainer or someone who distinguishes himself with a unique set of skills. He might one day reach a similar level of professional accomplishment as Ibra, for all I know, but in terms of cult status and commercial swagger, I don't know if there will ever be another, Scandinavian footballer quite like Zlatan. That combination of ability and charm don't come around very often

Halaand might not be a very skilful player but I'd rather have someone who nails a 100% of the most important thing at a world class level than a player who just does so many things averagely or just at an above average level.

What I'm most impressed by is that the things halaand does are things that can't be thought by anybody, they're mainly instinctive. BTW I've seen halaand score harder goals with a stronger set of skillset than the supposed more skillful players his age tbh.

Halaand is like a less skillful Cristiano in his prime.. You were always a goal up starting with them and he's just 19.
All He has to do now is work on whatever it is that needs improvement in his game.

My prediction is that halaand ends up as a more generational player than anybody his age range.. This I just my prediction.

Unique wrote:Also when you look at haaland you know he's Norwegian. Only 2 people I know who you can just look at and say that guy is Norwegian. The first one is Norway nick the Madrid fan and this guy.

Tbh i thought he was swedish initially

Also did you know he wasnt born in Europe? his birthplace is listed as Leeds, Great Britain

Myesyats wrote:

Unique wrote:Also when you look at haaland you know he's Norwegian. Only 2 people I know who you can just look at and say that guy is Norwegian. The first one is Norway nick the Madrid fan and this guy.

Tbh i thought he was swedish initially

Also did you know he wasnt born in Europe? his birthplace is listed as Leeds, Great Britain

well thats why he is ugly. his mother was a local lass and looked like a bulldog chewing a wasp.

No on that you are right Thimmy as there is no comparison on the topic of pure raw skill let alone creativity but by that I meant the general Nordic countries have lacked a superstar in the making for a long time.


On that note I am hoping Haaland remains in Dortmund if his development is valued because we know the risk of such young nascent talents making the jump to a top club, all too soon.

Hope he smashes Paris in the second leg.

Arquitecto wrote:No on that you are right Thimmy as there is no comparison on the topic of pure raw skill let alone creativity but by that I meant the general Nordic countries have lacked a superstar in the making for a long time.

He definitely will.. you can bank on that.


On that note I am hoping Haaland remains in Dortmund if his development is valued because we know the risk of such young nascent talents making the jump to a top club, all too soon.

Hope he smashes Paris in the second leg.

2 goals and an assist today. All high-class performances. Can’t find extended highlights anywhere, yet. I was particularly impressed with how he caught up to, and out-ran an Ireland player who was 5-6 meters ahead of him, before he provided the assist.

An unbelievable start to the game in Belfast...!!

Erling Haaland scores the 3rd goal in 7 minutes and it's a thing of beauty pic.twitter.com/zUvVkgWrr7

— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) September 7, 2020

It's not easy to side foot with such power and accuracy lol. Incredible technique.

RealGunner wrote:It's not easy to side foot with such power and accuracy lol. Incredible technique.

He did it twice lol. The commentator said that Haaland shoots as hard with the side foot, as most players shoot with the laces

his shot packs a punch, papa Perez do your thing ffs

what a fucking goal

this guy has it all

He is really ugly, but what a good finisher

Haven't seen that type of 99 shot power since Adriano at Inter.

Crazy technique

Mr Nick09 wrote:his shot packs a punch, papa Perez do your thing ffs

Him or mbappe?

Myesyats wrote:Crazy technique

Mr Nick09 wrote:his shot packs a punch, papa Perez do your thing ffs

Him or mbappe?

Both!

what kind of Madrid fan do you think i am, ffs

Being serious though, i had this conversation with the madrid boys in our section. Mbappe is a long term objective of the club, but his signing would meas the end of one of our kids. Mbappe is not a target number 9 so imo, if you sign him, you still need a number 9.

If we dont go after both we are daft.

Mr Nick09 wrote:

Myesyats wrote:Crazy technique

Mr Nick09 wrote:his shot packs a punch, papa Perez do your thing ffs

Him or mbappe?

Both!

what kind of Madrid fan do you think i am, ffs

Being serious though, i had this conversation with the madrid boys in our section. Mbappe is a long term objective of the club, but his signing would meas the end of one of our kids. Mbappe is not a target number 9 so imo, if you sign him, you still need a number 9.

If we dont go after both we are daft.

There's no way, how much would it cost to get both? Realistically I'm talking about next summer. Mbappe the ninja turtle is more marketable than ugly Hochland so I'm sure Perez prefers the frenchie.

Haaland has a release clause at 70 mil and Mbappe’s contract is ending summer 2022 and he is not renewing. As of next summer it’s not that crazy unless PSG wants to lose him for free.

And Real is gonna get Mbappe after all and dominate for the next decade, while Barca can only look on with envy after Messi goes if next summer too, feck.

BarcaLearning wrote:And Real is gonna get Mbappe after all and dominate for the next decade, while Barca can only look on with envy after Messi goes if next summer too, feck.

Dont worry, it will take 2,3 or 4 years (not more inshallah) but we will rebuild and our future start will reveal itself.

Football works in cycles remember,
when Kroos, Modric, Marcelo and Ramos retire,
which is soon,
Madrid will not look the same either.

BarcaLearning wrote:And Real is gonna get Mbappe after all and dominate for the next decade, while Barca can only look on with envy after Messi goes if next summer too, feck.

Well we have a natural messi replacement in our youth rank if you are interested

Mr Nick09 wrote:Haaland has a release clause at 70 mil and Mbappe’s contract is ending summer 2022 and he is not renewing. As of next summer it’s not that crazy unless PSG wants to lose him for free.

Haaland is destined for either Man United or Juventus in 2022

Madrid have no chance of getting him