Erling Haaland as we know has been making waves with his impressive scoring. His family has a background in playing football, especially for Manchester City. Alfie Haaland, who is Erling’s father, used to play for Manchester City until 2003.
The saying goes that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, however among the Haalands, it is the football that doesn’t score far from the family tree. Furthermore, his cousin, Albert Haaland is also starting to have a stronger footing in football.
The Facebook post that mentioned these comparisons stated that last year the three top scorers were Mohammed Salah, Son Heung-Minboth with 23 goals, and Cristiano Ronaldo with 18. However, they did state that it has been only 11 games and Erling Haaland has scored 17 goals, reaching Ronaldo’s 2021 record,
The comments against Erling Haaland were brutal
One netizen stated that if Haaland was a “man” he would be able to score against Liverpool. A bit much coming from a social media commenter. “If you can’t score a free kick, you are below average,” stated a netizen against Haaland.
Another person stated that he can score well, but he still needs assistance from his teammates in order to score. Many have not realised that the player is only at a young age of 22-years-old, for obvious reasons, he still has a lot to learn.
“Don’t compare him with Mo Salah and Ronaldo,” remarked another netizen. They further added that Haaland gets free goals without “sweating.” Many of these commenters are not giving a chance to the young Norwegian footballer.
Twitter poll comparing Haaland and Mbappe
Who’s better ?
Retweet for Like for
Kylian Mbappe Erling Haaland pic.twitter.com/hKCwjMhFLN— appie (@appie_cfc) October 12, 2022
On Twitter, there are others who are itching to compare two different footballers to each other. According to the statistics, Erling Haaland received more votes from the tweet, as the original poster stated “like” if you feel Erling Haaland is the better player and “retweet” if you feel Mbappe is better.
Salty Mbappe fans rushed to the tweet defending his honour. Most of the comments were similar to the Facebook comments against the Norwegian. A netizen stated that Mbappe is ahead of Haaland in all aspects of football.
However, football fans on Twitter can sometimes be more empathic towards players and there were numerous comments defending Erling. One of them stated “he is better when it comes to effectiveness, he scores like a cash cow.”
🔵 @ErlingHaaland redefining Man City pic.twitter.com/iuHUPczpOh
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 22, 2022
The Premier League is also promoting the Norwegian player. They stated that Erling Haaland is redefining Manchester City. His fans defended him in the comments stating “he did it in Norway, Austria, Germany and now England. There were no KDBs or Fodens. He simply knows his thing. The rest of the club’s task is to learn how to deal with him.”
There are others that also stated he will inspire a new generation of footballers in the future with his scoring abilities. Others had the opportunity to slander Ronaldo saying that the Erling has replaced the Portuguese player.
To be a footballer is not an easy task, you would need to perfect your playing abilities on the field, coupled with the drama that may unfold. Furthermore, you would also be in the spotlight as what other normal celebrities are in. Due to these reasons, you will be criticised no matter what you do.
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