Manchester City stumbled in the race to win the Premier League title after a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, and a big responsibility belonged to Erling Haaland, with many missed opportunities, including a header in the second half. right in front of the goal. However, a fact has shown that heading has never been the Norwegian striker’s strong point.
The header that sent the ball over the bar in the 78th minute in the 1-1 draw against Chelsea last weekend made Erling Haaland the first name in Manchester City not to score a goal after missing 9 opportunities. , since Sergio Aguero in 2017.
However, if you have watched Erling Haaland play since the first days of his career, you can realize that heading has never been a strong point for the 23-year-old striker, even though he possesses an impressive height. statue 1m94. Despite scoring 238 goals in his career, Haaland has only scored with his head 26 times, equivalent to only 11%, since he first played professionally in 2017 for Molde.
The 2022-2023 season saw Haaland make a major contribution to Manchester City’s treble, but he only had 8 headers, and the previous season at Borussia Dortmund was 5.
In the context of modern football increasingly using wing crosses and headers, Haaland needs to improve his aerial ability to become one of the top comprehensive strikers.