Erling Haaland Is A Freak Of Nature...

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
  • At this point, nobody should be surprised at the things that Erling Haaland is doing.
    Week in and week out, he is delivering the goods for Manchester City at an unprecedented rate. We gotta talk about it.
    Transcript and sources: footballiconic.com/erling-haa...
    Twitter: / theofficial_fi
    Instagram: / chips009
    Background music: / pinkxo (Prod Pink)
    00:00 - Introduction
    01:48 - How Good Has Haaland Been so far
    03:37 - What Makes Him So Good?
    06:23 - Haaland x City: The Perfect fit
    08:31 - What does this mean for the league?
    Producer: Tinashe Chipako
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  • @siya___7776
    @siya___7776 Před rokem +2318

    I'm really interested in seeing who's gonna take the golden boot

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  Před rokem +531

      Easy W Granit Xhaka

    • @WamalaNastasic
      @WamalaNastasic Před rokem +9

      😭😂

    • @victormodestus5541
      @victormodestus5541 Před rokem +98

      😂😂 Are you serious about this question??
      Last year's Golden boot was 23
      Man already has 14 in 8 games!!!! 😂😭😭😭😭 Just a quarter into the league 😩💔💔

    • @stevestevenson6816
      @stevestevenson6816 Před rokem +98

      They might have to change it to the platinum or diamond boot this year boys

    • @stu5149
      @stu5149 Před rokem +50

      Harry maguire

  • @Truebro79
    @Truebro79 Před rokem +2802

    Its absolutely insane how one man and one team can absolutely destroy an entire league of fully professional footballers, he is a class act 👏

    • @maxtortarum4657
      @maxtortarum4657 Před rokem +11

      2nd time

    • @badasstasticusbadass4908
      @badasstasticusbadass4908 Před rokem +112

      Same thing happened back more than a decade ago with Messi, i guess this time, it will be the beggining of Haaland's dominance in football.

    • @animalmgsavage9346
      @animalmgsavage9346 Před rokem +10

      @@badasstasticusbadass4908 when all you score is tap-ins I would be a beast too 😂😂

    • @badasstasticusbadass4908
      @badasstasticusbadass4908 Před rokem

      @@animalmgsavage9346 Yeah... like... 14 goals so far and we aren't even at the half of the season, first the world was broken by some Argentinian midget, now this massive Viking comes out of nowhere after raiding the Bundesligue and now he is going to turn the Prem upside down.

    • @arpitthakur45
      @arpitthakur45 Před rokem +158

      @@animalmgsavage9346 hmm...why is city not paying u then?
      its easy to be confident sitting at home when you have zero experience of real world

  • @wrestleshute
    @wrestleshute Před rokem +1153

    check out Haaland's assist to Phil for his 3rd goal. Erling slipped on the pass and got right back up in case there was a defect. He wants to score every time down the pitch... but he enjoys his teammates goals as much as his own

    • @omariblake21
      @omariblake21 Před rokem +65

      There is one action where a United player clattered him and instead of rolling on the floor , he got up and ran towards the opposition goal. This goal gives me young Ronaldo r9 determination vibes. A player you have to break his legs in order to completely stop him.

    • @truxton1000
      @truxton1000 Před rokem +12

      Totally, most players will "fall" just by a touch, Haaland usually just ignore it and moves on even more determent.

    • @tatshmorningstar8811
      @tatshmorningstar8811 Před rokem +11

      Haaland plays with his heart too

    • @ingmarkronfeldt6174
      @ingmarkronfeldt6174 Před rokem

      One of the Norwegian downhill giants was shown to have extrem periferal vision at high speeds (you know, when you normally get tunnel seeing). Maybe there is something in the water there, or in the gene pool?

    • @truxton1000
      @truxton1000 Před rokem

      @@ingmarkronfeldt6174 I am sure this ability can be trained so he must be extremely good at it. You can see that by watching him when someone has the ball and he anticipate what happens next and move into that space before anyone even think about it.

  • @AbhishekChaudhary-uq4xo
    @AbhishekChaudhary-uq4xo Před rokem +900

    Haaland's biggest strengths imo are his spatial awareness, positioning (never seen the guy offside) and vision. He is always looking around for chances and when he gets he pounces on them like a beast. A generational player.

    • @crx1894
      @crx1894 Před rokem +80

      He’s only been offside twice this season in 8 games. Which is crazy because he plays “on the shoulder” so to speak. He’s always in prime position to be offside but he never is, shows how smart he is

    • @siphomnisi3842
      @siphomnisi3842 Před rokem +16

      @@crx1894 one of the players he based his style of play is Vardy tbf

    • @AdityaKumar-gm1cs
      @AdityaKumar-gm1cs Před rokem +10

      @@siphomnisi3842 Vardy is the closest I could think of. Spot on

    • @truxton1000
      @truxton1000 Před rokem +32

      Don't forget the fact that he actually hits the goal 8 or 9 out of 10 times, and not just the goal but outside of the reach of the keeper...! It's not easy and most players will often miss the goal totally when a hard cross comes in and you have to time how and when you hit the ball, he is unbelievable good at this, of course the other things you said so the combination leads to extreme results. The people that brush it off with "just tap-ins" have no clue.

    • @AbhishekChaudhary-uq4xo
      @AbhishekChaudhary-uq4xo Před rokem +13

      @@truxton1000 people use the same logic of tap ins to discredit Ronaldo. This itself breaks their logic.

  • @pianosopher
    @pianosopher Před rokem +1685

    It always seemed rediculous to me when they said he couldn't put up the same numbers in England

    • @baibhavrai2923
      @baibhavrai2923 Před rokem +242

      But putting better ones 😭

    • @txlmu
      @txlmu Před rokem +175

      He isn’t, he’s putting more

    • @superslayerguy
      @superslayerguy Před rokem +192

      Typical premier league fanboys

    • @tangbein
      @tangbein Před rokem +88

      Its because of how biased people are towards Premier League. In City he also has better team mates.

    • @diablejambe3460
      @diablejambe3460 Před rokem +107

      They said an old zlatan couldnt do it (so he did it), ronaldo came back at 36 and ended the year as the third highest scorer at 37 years old.
      Lewandowski was "only" scoring cuz he played in the bundesliga, now hes doing it in spain and its "oh but it aint the premier league".
      Not sure why fans of the premier league have this superiority complex and think most players must prove themselves there or else they really aint all that....
      It was beyond foolish to think haaland wasnt going to keep scoring in england.

  • @jordanschlansky4093
    @jordanschlansky4093 Před rokem +600

    Haaland's goals and such are all well and good. But he also seem like a really genuine and fun dude to be around, which earns my respect.

    • @TheSpartanS196
      @TheSpartanS196 Před rokem +3

      meh. I don't forget the dive without being touched at all at 99' in a fucking CHARITY FRIENDLY MATCH against Barça that allowed City to draw, counting on the absence of VAR during friendlies.
      How bad does your fair play have to be to fake a dive last minute to not lose a friendly match? bad sportsmanship

    • @TheSpartanS196
      @TheSpartanS196 Před rokem +2

      he's a monster with the ball of course, no one can deny that

    • @lafoonxiii5311
      @lafoonxiii5311 Před rokem +36

      @@TheSpartanS196 Take a look at the reactions all around, both directly after the play and after the match. Not one of the players cared. There were half hearted arguments from the Barca players for a second, but they got on with it. Pep and Xavi embraced after the match, all smiles. It's a charity match, the result doesn't matter. They didn't care, and neither should you. Lighten the fuck up.

    • @TheSpartanS196
      @TheSpartanS196 Před rokem +2

      @@lafoonxiii5311 that's not the point. Of course it doesn't matter. That's exactly why diving last minute is embarrassing. It would be actually more understandable if it was a champions league final, at least you have a reason to do so (even though, in a Champions league final, VAR would be there to nullify it).

    • @darcy5754
      @darcy5754 Před rokem +15

      @@TheSpartanS196 man let go, you'll be happier if you do ❤

  • @acedrake1698
    @acedrake1698 Před rokem +293

    I am a united fan and I continued to watched the whole game after my dad had walked away after 3-0 just to see haaland score and play more. He is undeniably going to be the best player in the world.

    • @Ab-ub3nk
      @Ab-ub3nk Před rokem +1

      He's best itw

    • @truxton1000
      @truxton1000 Před rokem +4

      Same, I am a united fan but just watching him and seeing him succeed in that way is amazing. United is anyway miles off City even without Haaland so not really a shock to see them lose as we are used to it now. Times will change though so we are waiting patiently.

    • @tomklie98
      @tomklie98 Před rokem +2

      Im not watching the pl, but some games of City just to see haaland play, hes incredible

    • @grapefruitsyrup8185
      @grapefruitsyrup8185 Před rokem +2

      U guys have CR7 but still lost. Shows how bad man u is

    • @grapefruitsyrup8185
      @grapefruitsyrup8185 Před rokem +1

      @@truxton1000 wait for what, theres already CR7, i dun understand how u guys so bad

  • @jonathanprime1507
    @jonathanprime1507 Před rokem +161

    Just puts into perspective how insane Messi's 91 goal season was.

    • @SwoleakhulTheBlind
      @SwoleakhulTheBlind Před rokem +17

      Godly season. I still think it’s not true and check again for the 40th time everytime someone brings it up. 73 just for Barcelona as well 🤯

    • @ilzuab8467
      @ilzuab8467 Před rokem +26

      Small correction, it wasn't a season, it was a calendar year. So it was the End of one Season, and the first part of another.

    • @channelname9468
      @channelname9468 Před rokem +11

      Well that’s actually his record in a calendar year and in all competitions, but it’s still completely insane though (just saying it’s an unfair comparison). Messi’s highest scoring goals in the league was 50 in 2012, which was 15 less than Haaland’s projected goals at the time if he had continued in his reign of terror; once again, not trying to take away from Messi, he’s the goat in my opinion, I’m just saying it’s a bad comparison lol

    • @wellingtononlybest
      @wellingtononlybest Před rokem +5

      This 12y old kids keep talking about messi in all videos get messi of your head for one day for god sake

  • @fahadabbasi289
    @fahadabbasi289 Před rokem +815

    He's definitely going to break the goal scoring record in the PL. Maybe even get 40+.

    • @ptptpt123
      @ptptpt123 Před rokem +78

      Maybe? No, 40 plus is a certainty.

    • @robbiecale3327
      @robbiecale3327 Před rokem +130

      @@ptptpt123 I still can't believe he's nearly at 20 goals and it's only 4 days into October, there aren't any words to describe what he's doing

    • @paul1234730
      @paul1234730 Před rokem +110

      @@ptptpt123 For real, he could "fall off" and only score half as much for the rest of the season and he'd still break 40

    • @marodonthemorone
      @marodonthemorone Před rokem +3

      bro it's premiere league not farmers league, no way he's getting more than 35

    • @silvesta5027
      @silvesta5027 Před rokem +71

      @@marodonthemorone Messi scored 50 in La Liga in one season (2010-11). I think plausible Haaland could get 35-40 in the prem

  • @DIDDYDIDTHATSHIT258
    @DIDDYDIDTHATSHIT258 Před rokem +354

    Haaland has been created in a lab. His father created and cultured him to be the greatest goal scorer in the history of the game. He has made very smart career moves, choosing to play for City instead of Madrid/ Barca to develop his game, and playing for Pep ( who his known for developing players i.e Messi, Sane, Sterling, Thiago) instead of joining Man u or Chelsea who ruin strikers. Forza Haaland

    • @pack2500
      @pack2500 Před rokem +36

      No way he's lab grown, we don't have the tech to make something this dominant

    • @monstergaminghd1083
      @monstergaminghd1083 Před rokem +3

      Yet he can't dribble or score free kicks. Tapin merchant

    • @ikbenadam
      @ikbenadam Před rokem +47

      @@monstergaminghd1083 oi we found the hater. Wanna see you karate kick a ball 2 meters in the air in to the net. .

    • @raducora7159
      @raducora7159 Před rokem +54

      @@monstergaminghd1083 His dribbling is way above average when compared to other players of similar height. As for the tap-ins...it's his own merit for the fact that he's able to read and receive passes better than 99.9% of strikers. Scoring tap-ins is not about shooting technique or fine skills, but about the intelligence of reading the game and being there at the right time.

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 Před rokem +10

      He took the captain America serum

  • @nazrulazahar1165
    @nazrulazahar1165 Před rokem +155

    The things i love about haaland is his humble and team player. He always tried to be at the right position at the right moment but when he didn’t at the right position he always looked for creating the chances or make assist. He always talk about teammates after the match.

    • @monstergaminghd1083
      @monstergaminghd1083 Před rokem +1

      Yet he doesn't gives alot of assists

    • @edwardking9359
      @edwardking9359 Před rokem +28

      @@monstergaminghd1083 why would he? he's there to finish chances, not create them. Yet he still has 3 assists in 8 premier league games, which puts him joint 4th in the league.

    • @tomklie98
      @tomklie98 Před rokem +5

      Thats why hes better than mbappe

    • @thenegotiator1630
      @thenegotiator1630 Před rokem +2

      @@edwardking9359 a guy with monster gaming as his username can't get that. The kid's prolly 12 or 13.

    • @phantacarrytemari
      @phantacarrytemari Před rokem

      @@tomklie98 mbappe is a fraud in a farmer uber eat league

  • @AudreyYun
    @AudreyYun Před rokem +100

    i've been telling people all along. ever since he was at salzburg and i saw him score against liverpool i thought "how lucky. he was in the perfect position to score." but then he kept doing it over and over again. his knowledge of positioning and movement is SPECIAL. i've never seen anything like this player before. not only that he's tall strong fast skilled it feels unfair for everyone else almost.

    • @rwalker0130
      @rwalker0130 Před rokem +6

      And the 100% effort, even on pressing, for a player that big and talented is crazy

    • @wnd9434
      @wnd9434 Před rokem +6

      He is like Usain bolt. At first runner coach didn't like Usain because he is tall they think because he is big tend to slow. But once he is tall and fast nothing can stop him

  • @ahmedzewail7601
    @ahmedzewail7601 Před rokem +414

    The man is a BEAST right now, imagine what he will do I like 2 years time.

    • @samnathan2709
      @samnathan2709 Před rokem +47

      He’s a beast no doubt. Doesn’t always work this way tho, maybe he’s peaking now.. just enjoy the ride

    • @cameronjones8641
      @cameronjones8641 Před rokem +9

      @@samnathan2709 That's what I thought. I don't think he can improve really, he just needs to manage fatigue, injury and his speed.

    • @RedRhythm_1
      @RedRhythm_1 Před rokem +6

      @@cameronjones8641 Because he's already kinda of at the top already tbh unless he scored over 50 - 60 not much can be improved

    • @uliseslopez4639
      @uliseslopez4639 Před rokem +4

      @@samnathan2709 thing is that's what we thought before and now in city he is becoming even better, he is assisting getting involved with playmaking things he didn't do before.

    • @everwhatguys
      @everwhatguys Před rokem +10

      People always fall for this logic. Most players don't get better with time. Look at Hazard look at Griezmann. You should just enjoy incredible form right now and not expect getting better and better all the time, not everyone is Messi or Ronaldo.

  • @kirilsarov915
    @kirilsarov915 Před rokem +182

    He reminds me of when I played FIFA's Player career mode on amateur as a ST and scored like 4-5 goals every game. I had no idea that this can actually be done in real life...

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  Před rokem +25

      😂 good comparison

    • @monstergaminghd1083
      @monstergaminghd1083 Před rokem +5

      Messi and Ronaldo have been doing this for ages, were you living under a rock?

    • @MrVinjex
      @MrVinjex Před rokem +10

      @@monstergaminghd1083 but mans is doing it at younger age. Look at Kane this season and he's honestly been in blistering form with 7 goals in 8 games. He's on track for a 30+ goal season and possibly equal or break the record. However Haaland has double that tally and is an "unfamiliar league and system" under a manager whose players are known to need a season to settle in. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi ruined football in all honesty and this guy's current form looks on track to put those mythical numbers to shame. Utterly ridiculous and in all honesty I don't know why they haven't banned him yet

    • @RKT310
      @RKT310 Před rokem +3

      @@MrVinjex Messi became the Goat at just age 23, he had already won 3 ballondors and also scored tons of goals and assists 🤯. Haaland is an exceptional player but the only way you can compare him to young Messi is Champions league.

    • @Abdullah-wi1iy
      @Abdullah-wi1iy Před rokem +1

      @@MrVinjex ruined?????

  • @EspenShampoo25
    @EspenShampoo25 Před rokem +14

    As a norwegian i appreciate the way you pronounce his name!

  • @tonyleukering8832
    @tonyleukering8832 Před rokem +70

    "Whose bright idea was it to let this monster into the Premier League?" -- Best line I've heard in a while.

  • @temjenwapang6243
    @temjenwapang6243 Před rokem +206

    It's so insane city scored the most goals last season without a striker. And with haaland , i am scared what the numbers will be at the end of the season . Dark times ahead

  • @lemonloafy
    @lemonloafy Před rokem +51

    I saw what he could do as a Dortmund fan. Now time to sit back, relax, and watch the Premier League become Erling's bitch.

    • @alfredlear4141
      @alfredlear4141 Před rokem

      😅🤣😅😅🤣😅😅🤣

    • @opinionatortv6457
      @opinionatortv6457 Před rokem

      That won't happen if he takes a bullet to the knee *wink* *wink*
      Dear feds,
      This is a joke

    • @tz5116
      @tz5116 Před rokem +2

      Vikings raiding England again. :)

  • @UTxTheArchangel
    @UTxTheArchangel Před rokem +22

    Haaland has that thing a lot of modern sports fans wanna see in star players in any sport....killer instinct...or Mamba mentality if you will. That mental thought to not care how early or how late a game is, no matter the score, you're still pushing 200% with effort. I remember when a viewer on my twitch stream asked me, Haaland or Mbappe and I told him Haaland. Because he has that ability to finish and do video game like shit. He could do it in any league, any country. And with his size...its hard to stop him from doing whatever he wants in an attacking position.

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 Před rokem

      Mbappe is also a drama queen

  • @not2busy
    @not2busy Před rokem +36

    I'm not saying this because I am a fan of Erling Haaland, but your video is one of the best I've seen out of all the ones I've watched thus far. Your presentation, pronunciation, delivery, storyline, whatever it's called, this looked very polished, effortless and entertaining. I couldn't just leave without saying that and subscribing. Looking forward to your other videos. Well done!

  • @gandalf_thegrey
    @gandalf_thegrey Před rokem +409

    So I'm from Germany, but not a BVB nor FCB fan (my favourite team plays 3rd League yay).
    And I did predicted that Haaland would break the Premier League. Everybody watching him week in, week out (meaning basically every German football fan) knew that he is a generational talent and has his feet firmly on the ground. He's there to *play football*
    The only reason the numbers @BVB are lower than at City is that the facilitating is significantly worse in Dortmund (it's less of Dortmund being bad and more of City being *that good* ). If he would have been a Bayern player he easily would has reached such numbers (if not higher).
    Haaland matches perfectly with City. They play to create chances in the box. He is an absolute clinical monster in the box. Can score with every part of his body. My father regularly compared him to Gerd Müller (who is colloquially known as "The guy who can score with his butt") in his drive towards the goal. Absolute madlad.

    • @CocoBanana199
      @CocoBanana199 Před rokem +1

      Waldhof Mannheim Fan?

    • @joshdunne8792
      @joshdunne8792 Před rokem +4

      Agreed, absolutely crazy. One thing I would add I'd say it's more that Haaland is amazing and City are amazing more than Haaland fitting City. Haaland is fast, clinical and direct. He often has very few touches, running into position and finishing. City fits Haaland because they are a chance creating machine, but City want a fluid quick front line playing 50 passes as they build up to a goal. Haaland doesn't necessarily fit City, Haaland is just that good at scoring goals that you have to sign him if you can

    • @rafaelwoitzuck3186
      @rafaelwoitzuck3186 Před rokem +3

      @@joshdunne8792 I'm not so sure. Pep tried to bring in Zlatan to Barca (this failed), then he had Lewandowski at Bayern (which worked pretty decent) and now he has Haaland at City. Haaland is good but he can't do everything. But put him into a team which can do pretty much everything he can't and his strengths will shine

    • @Bullitthiphop
      @Bullitthiphop Před rokem

      Perfectly summed up

    • @gandalf_thegrey
      @gandalf_thegrey Před rokem +6

      @@CocoBanana199 MSV.
      Leider :(

  • @gandalf_thegrey
    @gandalf_thegrey Před rokem +100

    "Yeah, not bad"
    "Fair enough. I feel the same brother"
    This is SUCH a Scandinavian conversation

  • @animekage1876
    @animekage1876 Před rokem +2

    TBH KDB's crosses aren't that inaccurate anymore if you check, haaland's goals are him usually him mimicking the bundesliga's logo..... on the ground too. But man has put all of his haters quiet by passing every test especially against Dortmund and Man UTD. He finally got his revenge against Man UTD. Can't wait to see him against liverpool.

  • @isitchicken
    @isitchicken Před rokem +6

    His movement inside the box is incredible. When shots come in, other attackers and defenders are static but Haaland is continually moving. He and city are also a great match as they have such creative players and he offers the perfect outlet.

  • @Legend-zo9bc
    @Legend-zo9bc Před rokem +28

    He is going to do to the EPL what Messi and Ronaldo did to La Liga for the next 10 years. As a United fan all I can do is applaud the guy/ I can't cry anymore about my own club, done it for the last 10 years. Just hold ya hands up and say fair play this kid is gonna dominate for the next decade. Guys a beast.

  • @Adiavovaofficial
    @Adiavovaofficial Před rokem +137

    Tinashe, you're made for this!
    Love your "edutainment" approach and your
    personality. A slot on a TV show, sharing your
    analysis is pending 😌🥂💯

  • @narrow3601
    @narrow3601 Před rokem +4

    Ok but damn can I just say what an incredible time it has been just seeing your journey, man! I remember when I just discovered your channel like close to two years ago now and you were just at like what 5k 8k? Now you’ve got 178 thousand people waiting for your next upload each day! Congrats my guy!

  • @56Tyskie
    @56Tyskie Před rokem +11

    lol yeah hes a beast. I loved his rivalry with Lewandowski in the Bundesliga. Haaland and Lewy are showing their skills in their new leagues! Bundesliga quality

    • @cmenomore8119
      @cmenomore8119 Před rokem +1

      Much Bundesliag quality around him with DeBruyne Gündogan and Akanji

  • @koffeebeanz
    @koffeebeanz Před rokem +153

    Awesome vid, City are scary. Would love to see a breakdown of Jack Grealish, before and after his move to City.

    • @silvesta5027
      @silvesta5027 Před rokem +10

      Watch Tifo irl’s analysis of Jack Grealish if you haven’t. It’s really good and does exactly that, comparing his role at Villa to his role at City, and the underlying stats. Worth a watch :O

    • @koffeebeanz
      @koffeebeanz Před rokem

      @@silvesta5027 not a huge fan of tifo they can be hit or miss with their opinions but I'll deffo give it a watch

    • @silvesta5027
      @silvesta5027 Před rokem

      @@koffeebeanzTrue, they're not perfect and their top 6 and English bias can be a little annoying at times. But their tactical analysis on individual players is great!

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  Před rokem +7

      Seen that one as well, it really is good!👌🏿

    • @wulozhero6684
      @wulozhero6684 Před rokem

      Irish Guy has done a few vids about Grealish 😉

  • @edwardofernandez9048
    @edwardofernandez9048 Před rokem +2

    I really like these types of videos, there’s still so munch to see of different teams and leagues this season however highlighting certain outstanding players it gives me hopes up there’s still a generation to come full of Ronaldos, Messis.

  • @Slippy6582
    @Slippy6582 Před rokem +3

    I saw another very informative video about Haaland, his biggest strength seems to be his "scanning" of the other players, especially the defenders. He is looking and analysing his surroundings twice as much as the second best player in this category. That is the reason he ALWAYS knows, where to stand, when to sprint etc. You have very good and valid points too... Greetings from Germany, even though i am not an Dortmund-Fan i miss him in the Bundesliga

  • @matthewsnyder7935
    @matthewsnyder7935 Před rokem +11

    I remember commenting on Rory Jennings video when he said he won't meet expectations, would be lucky to score 15. My point was that he has no weaknesses. He's fast, tall, powerful and an excellent finisher. And those are his least terrifying attributes. The most scary bit about Haaland is his desire, belief and effort. You can see it on his face. He's oozing quality and he's disappointed that he's not better. He's not satisfied with being the best, he wants to be better than he is. In most cases, an attacking player comes to the epl and has to learn to be successful against the great teams/defenders in this league. In this case, the rest of the league is discovering that they can't do anything to contain him.
    As an Arsenal fan, I hope that we can choke out the supply. I think that's the only way to limit his goal threat. I'm not hopeful, though.

    • @SJPace1776
      @SJPace1776 Před rokem

      I watched that and spit out my drink. There's "hot takes" and just absurdly ignorant ones. Haaland is a phenom and when you have a club like Manchester City he just feeds off that service. He is going to terrorize the English league for years to come.

  • @dovakiin6619
    @dovakiin6619 Před rokem +47

    Erling's career is on a fastlane and i hope nothing like adriano happens to him👏 this guy is a gift to the football world

    • @agoodchow
      @agoodchow Před rokem

      Adriano is one-dimensional in his play. This Haaland is talented in many ways

  • @thelittlesignpost
    @thelittlesignpost Před rokem +2

    You covered a lot of detail here, the stats are stunning! As a City supporter since 1966, I think we deserve this moment as recompense for all the heartbreak over our history! It's been an up-and-down life, but now, we are on the up-and-up! Let us enjoy it while we can! I think they will be needing to make many golden boots!

  • @stevestevenson6816
    @stevestevenson6816 Před rokem +9

    Kind of remarkable that he could probably leave the premiership right now and still be in the goat convo. As a united fan, i'm ashamed to admit i have secretly wished someone would Roy Keane him before the derby, but as a football fan i can't wait to see all the amazing things he does (to other teams). another top shelf offering m8.

  • @heidetermeg427
    @heidetermeg427 Před rokem +11

    I said it when he signed: "It's over". There's no coming back from this.

  • @Bager_RBN
    @Bager_RBN Před rokem +40

    Back when Solskjær had just gotten the manager job at ManU, every single sports headline in Norway was all about him. His name was more commonly in the media than the prime minister was for six months. Norwegians like it when we have someone doing well in sports.
    Unsurprisingly, that same thing is happening with Haaland now. He's just everywhere in the Norwegian media now. And since he's more likely to keep his job and win trophies than Ole (RIP ;( ) it's probably gonna stay that way for a while.

    • @tangbein
      @tangbein Před rokem +2

      Haaland has been big in the Norwegian media for quite some time. Remember last half year of 2019 when he had his International break through with Salzburg. That half year was on par with Solskjaer and Odegaard in terms of media coverage. Though you can argue he is even bigger now.

    • @sarumamthewhite2954
      @sarumamthewhite2954 Před rokem +2

      He deserves all the attention he is getting.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 Před rokem

      @@tangbein he had a big bang breakthrough overnight

    • @agoodchow
      @agoodchow Před rokem +2

      I was curious why Haaland did not come with sky high price tag . Any one knows ?
      Also teams were not fight over for him with blank cheque ready ?

    • @edwardking9359
      @edwardking9359 Před rokem +3

      @@agoodchow Release clause in his contract, former agent Mino Raiola set it there because both player and agent agreed that dortmund wouldn't be his final club, and he'd want to move to a bigger one. The release clause came into effect earlier this year and was activated by City, and the fact that his dad played for city in the past made him want to move there.

  • @yawhan6828
    @yawhan6828 Před rokem +4

    I love your unbiased thoughtful opinions and carefully crafted videos. Keep it up!

  • @bricktop.
    @bricktop. Před rokem +20

    I believe having played just 10 games, Haaland only needs 9 goals to equal last season's golden boot tally. That's beyond insane.

  • @CodeCryborgz
    @CodeCryborgz Před rokem +18

    Love the video! Haaland is a monster. Honestly havent seen a striker quite like him I cant wait to see more from the man machine

  • @hurrdurrimagrunt
    @hurrdurrimagrunt Před rokem +7

    There's been a lot of Haaland content as of late, and this has been my favourite! Dark times, indeed.

  • @kylejewiss659
    @kylejewiss659 Před rokem +2

    Love how far your videos have come mate. They were always good, but I love the progress

  • @RickFishUK
    @RickFishUK Před rokem

    Great vid and great format. More like this plz!

  • @edwardoflynn7094
    @edwardoflynn7094 Před rokem +3

    Loving the constant uploads bro keep it up m8

  • @Badabumpow
    @Badabumpow Před rokem +7

    I've fallen in love with your content dude.
    Your style and format, are *chefs kiss*😙👌

  • @watermelooneboi8465
    @watermelooneboi8465 Před rokem

    Great format of video, please do more of these!

  • @FlaggermusMann_
    @FlaggermusMann_ Před rokem +4

    I just moved to Norway from America and have been getting into premier league and football in general for the first time. (Basketball has always been my sport) My wife who is Norwegian has been a Man United fan her whole life and we even go out to a United pub every game to watch. It was honestly so interesting watching that United vs City game in a pub full of Norwegians who are die hard United fans but also have so much national pride in Haaland. I am so happy that I moved here when I did and to have an even greater reason to get into football.

  • @Ben-sf8vb
    @Ben-sf8vb Před rokem +13

    Haaland is insane

  • @RoyHodgsonBurner
    @RoyHodgsonBurner Před rokem +18

    I’m so glad you weren’t the only one who saw how fast he tried to recover the ball that went out of play off a heavy touch

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic  Před rokem +1

      For some reason that moment really stuck out to me. A shame I couldn't find a still image of it. From memory, he sprinted like half the box for an essentially dead ball!

  • @japphan
    @japphan Před rokem +1

    First video I see of you.
    Comprehensive, entertaining, informative, witty, well presented.
    I can see the hard work behind it, even though the presentation looks effortless.
    You, sir, are a star.

  • @khaagos
    @khaagos Před rokem

    I love this kind of vids. Keep doing them!

  • @michaelyau4163
    @michaelyau4163 Před rokem +19

    He is a monster. In one game, the defender took him down, midfield, the next thing he is already up, running towards the goal post. Guess what, he scored.

  • @amirelmi6536
    @amirelmi6536 Před rokem +18

    HAALAND IS A FREAKING MONSTER

  • @BB-rz7xt
    @BB-rz7xt Před rokem +1

    I loved this format of video, seemed very laid back and was a really quick 10 mins lol. More of it pls 🎉

  • @hellodarknessmyoldfriends9729

    Just be grateful we all still breathing and live to see Halland era of football. We gonna tell our kids and our grandkids how fortunate to live in his era. Halland is legend. Even he don't know it yet

    • @amosamwig8394
      @amosamwig8394 Před rokem +1

      lol no 80 90's and 00's were the best era

    • @phantacarrytemari
      @phantacarrytemari Před rokem

      when I saw him humiliating psg in ucl I instantly became a fam

  • @boitumelorapudi2111
    @boitumelorapudi2111 Před rokem

    Loved the format. Great video as always!

  • @kareemlawson878
    @kareemlawson878 Před rokem +5

    Career mode in real life

  • @Garry-qf3jy
    @Garry-qf3jy Před rokem +7

    He has some good people behind him helping him score the goals

  • @toresimonsenmikkelsen3627

    Thank you for this great video. And awesome pronounciation of the names, they were spot on!

  • @otterlyfoxed
    @otterlyfoxed Před rokem

    Love the format. You’re doing great man

  • @abasskabba6947
    @abasskabba6947 Před rokem +8

    Salute Tinashe. 👊🏾✊🏾👊🏾, great content as always

  • @lawrencema667
    @lawrencema667 Před rokem +16

    Man, I'm in awe of the rate at which you can keep uploading videos, and of consistently high quality no less. Keep up the good work!

  • @impranav95
    @impranav95 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely loved the video. As a Man Utd fan, I agree with every sentiment he had regarding exporting Haaland out LOL. As an editor, on point editing, perfect music, great clip (for the most part). Great job.

  • @imSethy
    @imSethy Před rokem +1

    I love these vids and your humor and consistency. Thanks for the content boss

  • @LukeCannotSkate
    @LukeCannotSkate Před rokem +5

    His performance against United was otherworldly. The assist for Foden 🔥

  • @cinderluna
    @cinderluna Před rokem +5

    I knew as soon as news broke City signed him that defenders were gonna wake up in a cold sweat seeing KDB and Haaland in their nightmares
    He is completely unstoppable and will destroy this league

  • @DecentSofa
    @DecentSofa Před rokem

    I actually enjoyed this format of the video, would love to see more like it moving forward. Keep up the good work bro.

  • @SamueleC597
    @SamueleC597 Před rokem

    Top quality video as usual, love the content mate!

  • @thelegendaryblackbeastofar39

    Haaland is an absolute blast to watch! Some of my American colleagues, who never seriously watched futbol before, are now starting to tune in just to see Haaland pull off his incredible feats of athletism (amongst his many other abilities). Hopefully this will give the first taste of the beautiful game to a new audience.
    Conventional wisdom would say that his knees and ankles must be under tremendous stress from his weight and power. So far he simply defies what seems possible. Hopefully the same applies to his joints, an issue that cuts short so many great careers.

    • @natashaking6325
      @natashaking6325 Před rokem

      Can tell your American! He's scored a few goals lol!

  • @Froge0
    @Froge0 Před rokem +7

    You should make a video on James Maddison

  • @danielhuszar2248
    @danielhuszar2248 Před rokem

    Absolute banger of a video. Great style of presentation as well.

  • @whiteshadow67
    @whiteshadow67 Před rokem

    Love the channel. Keep up the great work. Subbed.

  • @krining92
    @krining92 Před rokem +6

    I’ve been adamant that this guy would be a goal scoring machine when a lot was saying he will flop. To be honest, I felt that he would score goals, but not at this rate. And damn oh damn, he is a freak of nature.

  • @chackobranthan9825
    @chackobranthan9825 Před rokem +32

    He is a complete badass , the very fact that he is scoring hat -tricks like it’s a joke 😅 and that too in the premier league

    • @monstergaminghd1083
      @monstergaminghd1083 Před rokem +2

      The prem is super Overrated

    • @zamny2k515
      @zamny2k515 Před rokem

      I mean haaland is the best player rn but it was against ez teams but still he's best (rn)

  • @yobanyhernandez125
    @yobanyhernandez125 Před rokem

    I support your content bro love it

  • @SemblanceandIntelligence

    Bro I had to sub after that intro, Hilarious stuff.

  • @alimakawi1612
    @alimakawi1612 Před rokem +7

    they put this guy in the perfect atmosphere
    no one can stop city it is over for the premier league

    • @verdibyrd
      @verdibyrd Před rokem

      yup, boring farmers league 3.0 for the next 10 years. time to go watch F1 instead

  • @fpsoccer9791
    @fpsoccer9791 Před rokem +5

    As a City fan, I wanna say unfortunately, Haaland will probably only stay with us for 5 seasons max. I really wish he would stay longer, but it seems his wishes are to play in all major leagues around Europe.
    Let's enjoy him while he's here.

    • @Model_Roe
      @Model_Roe Před rokem

      Agree I think he's being strategic using Man U is a stepping stone I don't see him staying there either he's trying to establish himself until he gets to the team he really wants 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 his dad is training him well

  • @prof_pubg
    @prof_pubg Před rokem

    The videos type is great.....also great commentary

  • @DemolaOkesola
    @DemolaOkesola Před rokem

    I love your format and take. New subscriber

  • @godsgranddad
    @godsgranddad Před rokem +3

    He's terrifying. He just knows exactly where to be 10s before the setup from his team is there. He's scoring goals for fun at this rate

  • @hasanmir
    @hasanmir Před rokem +8

    I laughed out loud when you said he could go as he had already proven himself! That was hilarious!

  • @antonlb143
    @antonlb143 Před rokem

    My friend!!! I just found your channel and abseloutely loving your videos! I’m a fan 🤝🙌

  • @Sencess
    @Sencess Před rokem

    Enjoyed the format, subing

  • @gallonthegreat7036
    @gallonthegreat7036 Před rokem +7

    To be fair u did say Holland was gonna destroy the Prem

  • @thetruth4654
    @thetruth4654 Před rokem +29

    You missed a great chance to roast Rory Jennings for saying that Haaland would be a flop and that he would do well if he ended the season with 15 goals.

  • @matthewdowie6934
    @matthewdowie6934 Před rokem

    Representing 🇿🇦 ! Keep it up my man

  • @olliegroth9
    @olliegroth9 Před rokem

    Love the format!

  • @vladorac6
    @vladorac6 Před rokem +3

    It might be to early to say that but I think he will be the top goalscorer of the 2020s with around 500 goals scored.

    • @siuu156
      @siuu156 Před rokem

      Bro a total of 30 games are left and he already has 10+ goals🗿

  • @Solomons03
    @Solomons03 Před rokem +4

    Good video👍 you should really do more of these types where you talk about current football events/news/ reactions.. whatever😂. Really like the content 👍

  • @sccprisoner
    @sccprisoner Před rokem

    your channel is so underrated! Nice work! production is sick your humor is top

  • @ketufo
    @ketufo Před rokem

    Hey Football iconic, keep doing these types of videos. Love your content from Australia

  • @BASTYK14710
    @BASTYK14710 Před rokem +4

    At this rate he might score 40-50 goals in EPL this season, may be even 60 - 70 imagine that😱😱😱

  • @ac14cmpunk25
    @ac14cmpunk25 Před rokem +7

    He won't stay long at City
    3 Years maximum
    He is destined for Real Madrid

    • @hafizzx96
      @hafizzx96 Před rokem +1

      Ahh.. like mbappe destined for real madrid before he rejected? I gotchu

    • @ac14cmpunk25
      @ac14cmpunk25 Před rokem

      @@hafizzx96 he rejected for now...

    • @tommyjames3105
      @tommyjames3105 Před rokem

      @@ac14cmpunk25 Just because Madrid are the Greatest Team of all time does not mean they’re entitled to every good player lmao.

    • @ac14cmpunk25
      @ac14cmpunk25 Před rokem

      @@tommyjames3105 he has a release clause in his contract again.

    • @ac14cmpunk25
      @ac14cmpunk25 Před rokem

      @@tommyjames3105 but Madrid was his first choice over City and Bayern
      Perez wanted him to stay in Dortmund another year until Benzemas contract run out in 2023 but Haaland wanted the Move this summer so he choose City but with a Release clause that kicks in after Season 3 so he can move to Madrid

  • @nigelduckworth4419
    @nigelduckworth4419 Před rokem

    Great video. Punchy and to the point. Very entertaining.

  • @derestriction
    @derestriction Před rokem

    Love this format, immaculate stuff. Keep it up man. Love your content!

  • @thisisjustanillusion6486

    I’m happy for halaand but it’s only his first year and we’ve seen lots of players have a great first year. If he can do this consistently for at least 2-3 years then he deserves all the praise.

    • @kev06jr60
      @kev06jr60 Před rokem +1

      Haaland has been doing his thing since Salzburg so he has been playing good, scoring goals consistently since 2019 and he’s definitely the best player in the world right now. He has been scoring goals against big clubs in champions league for a long time and now he’s at city where he can just keep on scoring and prove that he is the best

  • @mr_0n10n5
    @mr_0n10n5 Před rokem +2

    Halaand + KDB was like combining Fire and Gasoline. An explosive combination

  • @yttaf
    @yttaf Před rokem +2

    A point a lot of people seem to miss is that he genuinely loves the club he plays for, he was a supporter of the team, his father was a city player and everything is merging into a perfect point for him. He's an outstanding player with the best structure and coach around him coupled by the passion of a boy playing for his club.

  • @ReelsOfEarth3
    @ReelsOfEarth3 Před rokem

    Just subscribed, keep up the great content!