Erling Haaland was commended by Jurgen Klopp as the best striker in the world and a special package, but he issued a warning to Liverpool, saying that if they concentrated only on preventing Manchester City’s top scorer in the Premier League, their other talented players would flourish. Nigeria Information Guide
Although Liverpool held him without a goal in the Community Shield, the Norwegian has scored 17 goals in his last nine outings. He will lead City’s assault at Anfield on Sunday.
The best No. 9 in the league, Robert Lewandowski, was formerly handled by Klopp, but he feels that Haaland is now the rightful heir.
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“Like usually when playing against the best striker in the world, you have to make sure he doesn’t receive too many balls, and that is what you have to defend before you get into the challenge with himself,” he stated.
“So that’s what we try, but against City, the difficulty is that if you shut down Haaland with too many guys, then you open up gaps for all the other elite players, so that won’t make life easier. The issue is related to football, but we work to find answers.
The mix of physicality, technical ability, finishing proficiency, and mobility that makes Haaland the complete package worries Klopp, who believes that Pep Guardiola would be a perfect match for Haaland and City’s artistic players.
“Physically he sets new standards,” the commenter continued, “the combination of being really physical and technical and sensational awareness, his orientation on the pitch is exceptional, he always knows where the decisive gaps are, he is barely offside, reads that really well: so many things that make him a striker.
He is surrounded by some of the best players in the world at City, including Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, [Riyad] Mahrez, and Phil Foden, who are experts at setting up goals and picking the correct moments to pass. He fits in perfectly because they are all excellent at it.
“I believe Erling’s strength is his ability to blend so many elements. His finishing abilities are obviously outstanding, but he also moves incredibly cleverly, which makes him tricky.
Simply running is not helpful because if you get the ball and run behind the line, you need to be careful not to run offside. You can only use speed if you use it wisely. He is unique because of the bundle.