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The superlatives about Erling Braut Haaland are vague among Norwegian and foreign experts. Lucien Favre is aware, however, that even the Jærbuen needs to rest sometimes.
Erling Braut Haaland has no borders. The Norwegian player continues to amaze the world of football »Miguel Ángel García writes for the main Spanish newspaper Marca after the 20-year-old’s two goals against Club Brujas on Tuesday.
“Borussia Dortmund star Erling Braut Haaland passes legends like Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane on the number of goals in the Champions League” writes the English tabloid Daily Mail after Haaland scored his 16th goal in the club tournament.
The 20-year-old has done it in just 12 games. He still has more Champions League goals than Ronaldo, Zidane and Miroslav Klose achieved during their careers.
After the Champions League adventure kicked off with a hat trick for Salzburg against Genk in 2019, things have gone from strength to strength for Haaland, who now have more than one goal on average per match in the tournament. hardest club in the world.
The ability to perform every time surprises Viasport expert Lars Tjærnås.
– The stability is perhaps the most remarkable thing. Many things indicate that it shouldn’t work stably. He is young, plays in a position where stability is abnormal, and has been analyzed so thoroughly that theoretically more people should have found a countermeasure, he tells Nettavisen, and continues.
– The fact that you repeat the achievements in the largest club tournament in the world is infinitely greater than being in the highest level from time to time.
The online newspaper wrote Tuesday about Haaland’s signature body language, as well as his ability to always pursue the next goal and never feel filled with his own success.
Also against Club Brugge on Tuesday, the youngster could be seen waving his arms whether it was not played in the back room or because he missed an opportunity.
– I think it’s the base of your building. Think as the greatest, that “the next is the best.” The best ones constantly find opportunities for improvement, are never satisfied, and quickly re-establish themselves after superior performance, explains Tjærnås.
Favre warns: – You can hit us back
Haaland is of course the banker for Lucien Favre’s Dortmund team and plays just about everything.
The experienced head coach does not have many forward alternatives besides the Norwegian, but at the same time he is aware that even Haaland needs to rest at times.
In Saturday’s league game against Hertha Berlin, where Haaland scored four goals, he was replaced five minutes before the end, while Jærbuen had to rest the last ten minutes on Tuesday.
Favre is now warning against predation by Norway’s biggest main star in what is a very hectic match schedule, often with matches several times a week.
– We have to be very smart, he says according to Kicker.
– It is practically impossible for all our players to play all these games. It’s too much. He (Haaland, editor’s note) sometimes has a knee problem, and if we overdo it, he can give us back later, says the Swiss.
Explain that Haaland would like to play every minute of every game.
– But that’s my “problem”, he concludes.
– It will be attractive to most people.
Tjærnås, who commented on Tuesday’s game against Club Brugge for Viasport, says he “never ceases to be amazed at Haaland’s stability.”
He is aware that the Dortmund star in tune with goal form is only becoming more and more attractive to other big clubs, but he doesn’t think the 20-year-old is in a rush to move from Dortmund and Signal Iduna Park.
– I think he’s in a perfect place right now. He is at one of the best clubs in the world in terms of quality, and perhaps the best when it comes to providing opportunities for young players and developing them further. He has wise people around him and he thinks something very special will probably be needed if he is going to disappear soon.
The phenomenon Erling Braut Haaland now has completely surreal numbers to refer to.
At Red Bull Salzburg, he scored 17 goals in 16 league games in Austria’s top flight, while the figure is 23 goals in 22 games for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Combined by the two clubs, he has 16 goals in 12 games in the Champions League, for a total of 56 goals in 50 games.
Tjærnås is still aware that Haaland has potential for improvement in his game, but he already sees improvement.
– He can still improve in the air, even better to consider when he should finish himself and when he should put his teammates in even better positions. And it can be diverted even better, in turns and with the first touch. But at the same time, I think he has taken steps in all these phases this season, he concludes.
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