Manchester, England – Na wetin fans dey talk as Erling Haaland, the superstar striker for Manchester City, don come out come yan say e dey feel like the best form of im career. Even though stats dey show say this season no dey too shine compared to how e dey perform for before, our guy still dey carry confidence waka.
Haaland don score nine goals for seven games this season, making am the top scorer for Premier League. Na three goals e dey ahead im closest rival. But make we no lie: this na the second-worst start to any season wey Haaland don get since e land for England. For 2022/23, e sabi net 11 goals, and for 2024/25, na 10 goals. So, some people go fit say im no dey hit the ground running like usual (but a nine-goal start no be beans, sha).
But abeg, who fit judge Haaland? Those better starts wey im get na dem best wey any player don ever chop for Premier League. The only player wey don outscore am for first seven games na… e self. Talk about setting the bar high!
As Haaland dey carry im goals fly go, e don enter record books again. E don score for nine matches wey include both club and country games, plus im bagged hat-trick against Israel during the international break. Talk about sharp-shooting!
For recent match against Brentford, wetin make am blend the nets was classic Haaland. E fight off two defenders before e finish am cool. After the match, when dem ask am if e dey in im best form, e gree say yes. E even add say im never feel better in im life. Na serious confidence dey ground here!
So far this season, Haaland don also make history by scoring at 22 out of 23 stadiums wey e don play for. Only Anfield don toast im. Na 96% record, na that one no be small thing o. So, make we not forget say e don also pass 50 international goals (abeg, na small number, ehehe).
How eb be say this guy dey perform better every season? Some fans don even dey talk say dis season, physically, e don be like say na “brute strength” don enter im arsenal, as one analyst don yan. After the game against Brentford, Haaland even talk say di defender wey dey try push am give am extra ginger to show dem say e no dey slump.
But no be all matches dey sweet-chop for am. Sometimes, e dey work hard without touching ball well well. E dey average just 24.2 touches per 90 minutes and na di third-lowest for players wey don play am at least 300 minutes. Na wah! But still, our guy dey gallantly cover ground; e dey run around like say na marathon.
We no go fit forget im rivalry wit odas like Gabriel and Saliba. Those guys dey give am tough time, but if e fit survive dem, abeg, who be di next? Despite Haaland work hard to score no be say e dey gorm, but e dey always find way to deliver.
For this season, e don average one goal and e never even collect any penalty. Now, that one get mouth to talk about! E dey show say as people dey judge im, e still dey deliver strong stats. With the way e dey fire this season, many don dey wonder if this one go be one of im best.
Na true say we don see im fall before; last season after a fast start, he crunch for goals. E never fit recover fully. But this season? E don talk say preparation na di key. E dey ready, but we fit still cross our fingers make e no fall gree again like before. Whatever happens, it dey clear say e dey target the goals, and opponents go dey fear as e dey push for title challenge. So, make we dey watch am!
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