Statistics show that 85% of Haaland’s goals in the Premier League come from the first touch of the ball. That shows the terrible scoring skills of the Norwegian striker.
Erling Haaland is making the Premier League or rather the whole of Europe scared with his ability to score goals. The Norwegian striker has just reached the 33-goal mark in the English Premier League after setting the score 4-1 for Man City in the confrontation with Arsenal and alone in the race “Scorer” of the tournament.
Broadly in Europe, Haaland is also leading in the “Golden Shoe” race this season. In the Champions League, this player is also topping the list of “scorers” with 12 goals. Remember, the Norwegian striker just joined Man City at the beginning of the season.
Another statistic that shows Haaland’s fear is that 28/33 of the Norwegian striker’s goals in the Premier League are scored at the first touch of the ball, equivalent to an 85% rate. That is an impressive number for any striker in the world.
Scoring a goal from the first touch requires excellent ball handling skills, high confidence and the ability to read situations as well as choose the right position. These types of shots make the goalkeeper almost impossible to judge, but only instinctively reflexes.
The last player in the Premier League to make a similar mark was Robin Van Persie in the 2012/13 season. However, the Dutch striker was 29 years old at that time and also scored only 26 goals. Meanwhile, Haaland is less than 23 years old and it is likely that the number of goals will not stop at 33.
An interesting point is that Haaland often misses when dealing with many touches. Typically in the match against Arsenal, this player had at least 3 dribble situations and finished quite well but never scored. Meanwhile, the goal in the 90+5 minute came from the first touch.
It should also be added that this achievement of Haaland has great merit for Pep Guardiola. The Spanish teacher put the student in a perfect attack system. The Norwegian striker just needs to be at the right place and time for the ball to reach his feet to finish.
In Greek mythology there is “King Midas” with the ability to turn into gold with the touch of his hand. And in the Premier League at the moment, Haaland is also doing almost the same thing, which is touching the ball to score a goal.
