Erling Haaland is having an unusual start of the season
Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland had the best season of his young career last year. The Norwegian footballer placed himself in an important way in the current season and many fans thought that he was going to emulate his overwhelming start to 2022. However, Haaland for the first time has already recorded more than 3 consecutive games with Manchester City without scoring a goal. However, the stats from his start to the season show that the Norwegian is not in any crisis as fans say.
The Manchester City forward is a candidate to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or after his great year with his club. It should be remembered that he did not participate in the 2022 World Cup because Norway did not qualify for the competition. For this reason, Lionel Messi also starts with a certain advantage and in fact, according to SPORT, Lionel Messi will be the winner of the 2023 edition of the Ballon d’Or, something that surprises many.
However, despite the fact that Haaland has not been able to score for some moments, the reality is that the player is not going through a crisis and his numbers prove it. In 8 games this season, Haaland has registered 8 goals, data that few forwards have in the current campaign. In fact, only Jude Bellingham has a bigger lead than that, having 10 goals. Additionally, he averages 22 touches per game.
Erling Haaland was eliminated from EURO 2024?
The Norwegian team signed its sentence against Spain. The ‘Vikings’ fell 0-1 with Haaland subdued. The Norwegian left the game with only one shot on goal and completely surpassed by Laporte and Le Normand. They couldn’t beat the Spanish team, which won the ticket for the Euro Cup. Instead, the Norwegians head towards the play-offs, where a difficult path awaits them to qualify. For this reason, it seems that the Norwegian team will not be able to play in the top European tournament next season.