He has silenced those doubters in emphatic fashion, but Inter will have noted he goes into the final with only one goal in his last seven games.
It is hard to imagine now, but there was a brief period earlier this year when some critics suggested City were worse off with Haaland.Īfter winning the title without a recognised striker in the previous two seasons, City had fallen behind Premier League pace-setters Arsenal as Haaland occasionally looked isolated up front.
Try to relax when I’m home with good people around me, that’s really important.”
I just have to try to enjoy it as much as I can. “What can I do? There’s nothing I can do, that’s my life. It has been a life-changing year for Haaland, who said: “I’m 196cm tall and have got long blond hair so wherever I go people are going to see me. He is the first player to be voted Premier League Player and Young Player of the Year in the same season and was also named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) men’s footballer of the year. Haaland’s 12 goals in 10 Champions League appearances so far this season played a huge role in City’s progress to only their second final in Europe’s elite club competition.ĭon’t Miss: West Ham win Europa Conference League by beating Fiorentina 2-1 Haaland’s 36 Premier League goals set a record for single season in the competition. The awe-inspiring statistics of Haaland’s first season with City are enough to give Inter boss Simone Inzaghi sleepless nights. They will really take over from Messi and Ronaldo in the next two years.” “They will be fighting from the new generation. “I think he will dominate, with Mbappe, world football for the next 10 years,” Lukaku told CNN. He expects the Norwegian to establish himself as the world’s most feared forward alongside Paris Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. It is a view shared by Inter striker Romelu Lukaku, who knows all about the ups and downs of life in the Premier League.įormer Manchester United and Everton striker Lukaku, currently on loan at Inter from Chelsea, is a huge fan of Haaland, whose physical approach mirrors the Belgian’s own style of play. That’s also something I was thinking of over one year ago when I was thinking about my next move.”
“I’m 22, I’ve got a long career ahead of me and I still have to develop. “I’ve been developing in a really positive way and that’s important for me because I’m still really young,” he said. Yet, ominously for defenders across Europe, Haaland believes he can only get better as he spends more time in Guardiola’s unique system.
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