Last weekend, when Erling Haaland scored a double against Chelsea, Harry Kane scored 2 goals to help Bayern Munich win against Heidenheim. The question of which duo will succeed Messi – Ronaldo in the title race seems to be about to be resolved and will most likely be Harry Kane – Erling Haaland.
After winning the “treble” of great titles with Man City last season and capturing almost every individual title such as Premier League top scorer, Champions League top scorer, European Golden Shoe…, Erling Haaland entered his second season in England without stability, scoring only 2 goals in 6 Premier League matches. This was the time when Haaland could not play with his good teammate Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgian midfielder’s absence has caused Haaland’s scoring performance to decrease significantly.
However, after a short period of difficulty, Haaland proved that the saying “class is forever” is completely true in his case. Since mid-October, the 2023 Silver Ball winner has gradually returned to the image of “a notorious goalscorer”. Specifically, Haaland scored 5 goals and 2 assists after 4 matches in the Premier League and 4 goals in the last 2 matches in the Champions League. Notably, of the 9 goals above, there were 4 doubles to help Haaland set a record of having 36 matches scoring at least 2 goals or more since 2020, surpassing top scorers such as: Lewandowski, Mbappe Or Benzema must take his hat off in admiration.
Haaland’s excellence is unquestionable, but his opponent Harry Kane has been equally good since moving to the Bundesliga. Perhaps playing for Bayern Munich was a wise decision in Harry Kane’s football career. He is integrating amazingly in the new club shirt and is currently the top scorer in the Bundesliga.
In 16 appearances for the Gray Tigers, Harry Kane has scored 21 goals with an efficiency of more than 1.3 goals/match, 3 more goals than Haaland since the new season started. In addition, he scored hat-tricks 3 times. It was thought that this talented striker’s career would be difficult to reach when he turned 30, but moving to Bayern and playing with better quality players helped him become a bright candidate for the race. title with Haaland. Even if he maintains this stable performance, Kane’s chances of winning the individual title are even higher than his junior. Because in terms of national team level, Haaland has no chance with Kane, because the Norwegian team is unlikely to get a ticket to attend Euro 2024, while the England team can easily be present in Germany and is the number one candidate. 1 for the championship.
It can be said that maintaining high form at the age of 30 and playing alongside quality satellites has been helping Kane shine to become a top candidate for the 2024 European Golden Shoe title. even the Golden Ball next year alongside Haaland.