Erling Haaland is a bit of an enigma. He's not your usual centre forward. We expect our centre forwards to either drop deep, be a bit of a playmaker and create chances, or put on a high press, work the channels, and have lots of touches, closing people down.
Haaland stands in the middle of the pitch, makes the runs when he needs to, is very efficient, and puts the ball in the back of the net more often than not. He gets himself in good positions.
We can talk about him missing big chances, but he's also scored an awful lot of goals. That's the thing - a centre forward will always say you're better off being in the position and missing the chance than not being in the position because the goals will come. Everybody misses chances.
Haaland set the record for most Premier League goals in a single season in 2022-23, with 36, and he once again sits top of the goalscoring charts this term, though he has seen his goals dry up somewhat in recent weeks after his lightning-quick start.
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