Haaland admits that Cristiano Ronaldo is his inspiration as a forward

Erling Haaland, who was only below Lionel Messi to win the 2023 Ballon d’Orhas conquered the world thanks to the immediate impact he had upon his arrival at Manchester City, where he won everything with the club, including the long-awaited UEFA Champions League that the institution was missing and, individually, he broke the record for most goals during a season in the Premier League.

It is clear that the Norwegian striker is destined for greatness, as At 23 years of age, he has already established himself in the football elite and, without a doubt, he will continue to break scoring records due to the way he moves on the field. However, recognized that Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer in football history, was his inspiration as ‘9’since he paid attention to the movements that the Portuguese made to follow in his footsteps.

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“I remember that I always saw him (Cristiano Ronaldo) on YouTube because of his movements in the area; “She used to make two or three moves before attacking the space she wanted to be in.”declared Erling Haaland for TV2.

“How he moved, his movements and how he managed to develop his game. You look at his years at Manchester United and the first few at Real Madrid until he became more of a centre-forward at Madrid. It was incredible how he did it, but also how he scored goals. The small movements in the area and being able to deceive the defenders”he added, praising the Portuguese.

It is a fact that, surely, we will see Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé fight to be the best attacker, because with the way their numbers are going, it will be a very even dispute individually.

Haaland will not play against Scotland

Erling entered the second half in Norway’s friendly victory against the Faroe Islands, however, the meeting ended with discomfort and through his own social networks, he confessed that he will not play against Scotland on the last day of the Euro 2024 Qualifier, in addition, He will be a doubt for the duel against Liverpool.

“Unfortunately I miss tomorrow’s game against Scotland. I wish the boys the best. Now in treatment and trying to return as soon as possible”published on his ‘X’ account.

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