Erling Haaland has made a phenomenal start to life with Manchester City. The expectations were high but he is even surpassing them. He has scored 17 goals and provided three assists in 11 games. It's hard to believe there was even some criticism after he failed to score in the Community Shield at the start of the campaign. How he has responded.
Haaland's latest appearance brought a hat-trick in Sunday's 3-0 win over Manchester United in the derby. Asked after that win if he had the same sensations with the Norway striker that he had when he was in charge of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola explained the difference.
"Maybe the difference is that Erling needs all his teammates, while Messi could do it on his own," the City coach said.
Far from being a slight on the incredible Haaland, what Pep was doing was praising a player he has always described as the best he has ever seen or coached.
flourishdee
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Messi still the best, Haaland is more of a tap-in player. He can never be compared to Messi.
D10S_LM10
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Messi 🐐🇦🇷 is all rounder while Halland is typical number 9.
TripNoiGh
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Ronaldo's heat map this season 🔥
Telv98
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Halland is good but Messi was better... Just as the coach said, the man could beat four or five defenders to deliver
YvesMasirika
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some people hearing this
BizMark20
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Messi is most complete player
N0_N0NsENSE
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This is why there's Messi and the rest 😍💙🔥
Nuadeklpsy
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halaand is definitely the next generation player who will bang goals upon goals. he must be praised for what he is doing. but for Messi to be everywhere, in every department of football and soon clocking 800 career goals, man, it's a different category all together
dJules03
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Tihdknorty
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It's a fiction to compared Haaland with messi. Messi Level is Far more Away Better than from Erling. Messi is a player maker of his entire team, provide assist, score Goal, control the Game, he is absolutely all rounder except defensive skills. Erling is a dependent player unlike Messi who is independent of his own. E Haaland is ONKY waiting 4 som1 to net the ball. I'm not a fan of Messi but is absolute truth.
Tjake
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There we go again. Goals goals goals while Messi still outscores him even as a playmaker😂. Like I said, come out of thar cave cos Messi won't hurt CR5 in other fields that much😭😂 Most goals? B4 CR5 Josep Bican had the highest number of goals (805). And he's now second to CR5, above Messi, Pele, Ronaldo and other greats. De Bruyne is now one of the favorites for next year ballon dor even though he has scored only 1 goal this season. Football is more than goals and the better you swallow that truth pill, the lesser the pain of Benchnaldo getting rejected 😂
You know Messi and Indian player Sunil Chhetri are chasing each other for mist goals for their respective country
flourishdee
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they play different numbers u fool
Hello mister, that you hate Messi doesn't mean you have to call me a fool. I give my opinion and you give yours simple. Say to others what you want others to say to you. Get that???
Tewaimntyz
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Messi still the best, Haaland is more of a tap-in player. He can never be compared to Messi.
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That is exactly what Pep Guardiola said…
AlameenMalami
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Messi’s replacement in football?404 not found 🐐
Pequos23
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He shots he scores and more over he assist his team mates despite the fact his role is to provide goals and most especially he can do everything to win a game on his own ☺️
lapurga10
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Messi's fans are really annoying..the article don't say Haaland is best and here you are saying Messi is best, tap-in and incomparable blah blah blah..everyone don't think and act like you people..stop this nonsense and we don't even think Messi is best..there's someone better than him but we don't bring his name up in each and every posts..try to control yourself
show me a player better than Messi and i will show yu a flying cow
Tjake
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Messi still the best, Haaland is more of a tap-in player. He can never be compared to Messi.
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Messi's fans are really annoying..the article don't say Haaland is best and here you are saying Messi is best, tap-in and incomparable blah blah blah..everyone don't think and act like you people..stop this nonsense and we don't even think Messi is best..there's someone better than him but we don't bring his name up in each and every posts..try to control yourself
veecmpsuz
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Messi still the best, Haaland is more of a tap-in player. He can never be compared to Messi.
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Even after he scores a hat trick AND makes two great assists they call him a tap in merchant. 🙄
BarcaBlood365
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Can he score high bicycle kicks and header consistently?
Lol that’s all you got? Go to sleep