Haa(r)land sets a mega record

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Has the championship in England been decided? Manchester City passed Arsenal in the top game on Wednesday evening and won 4-1. While the Citizens are still in second place, they are only two points behind in two fewer games. In the form in which they present themselves now, it is difficult to imagine that they will let go of that.

Someone who makes an important contribution to this is Erling Haaland (22). The Norwegian goal machine is responsible for the fourth goal and thus scores its 33rd goal of the season. No player in the Premier League has scored as often for Haaland. The previous record holder was Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah (30) with 32 goals in the 2017/18 season.

Score a goal in Viking mode

Haaland’s hit is not only talked about because of that, but also because of his hair. They are tied together for 93 minutes. The balance? Four shots, no goal. Then he takes out the hair tie and two minutes later wets it. “I knew Arsenal was in trouble when I saw Haaland’s hair fluttering,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

Another: “Haaland said, ‘Let me play Rapunzel’ and then scored. There is magic in this hair and no one can convince me otherwise.” The Norwegian inspires on the internet. “He loosened his hair, switched to Viking mode and scored. What a guy, that Haaland!” read another tweet.

Either way, Haaland’s performance is remarkable. He only needed 29 games for the 33 goals. Because he missed two of the 31 games so far due to an injury. He failed to score nine times and scored four hat-tricks. In addition, without his goals, ManCity would have won nine fewer games and failed to draw three times.

Perfect pickup for long balls

Achievements with which Haaland silences his critics. For example, Didi Hamann (49). The former Bayern player tweeted in January: “Man City were a better team without Haaland, even if he scores 40 goals this season.” Jamie Carragher (45) also shared his opinion. “Manchester City are a different, weaker team with Haaland,” said the former Liverpool player.

Now the two must also see that ManCity with Haaland is at least a number better than without. After all, he scored a total of 49 goals from 43 league games this season. Also because it allows the Citizens to play in a new way. Before his deployment, long balls were disallowed as an attacking means. But now his teammates have the best possible customer in him and they send him on the offensive again and again.

The Citizens are likely to put the spotlight on Haaland again and again in the remaining games. Because one thing is certain: the record of 33 goals in a Premier League season has not yet been set in stone. (bir)

Source : Blick