Erling Haaland is taking the Premier League by storm. The 22 year old Norwegian already
has 14 goals in the Premier League this season, more than 14 other teams in the
league -- and 17 goals in 11 games across all competitions for City.
He just equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s number of hat tricks in the Premier
League with his scintillating trebles against Crystal Palace,
Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. To think that he did that in just 8 games is mind boggling.
We must admit, he is looking unstoppable at the moment and if Manchester City’s
recent seasons are anything to go by, the chances will not stop coming.
The big question, however, is, how many will he get before the season ends and
how many premier league records will he smash in the process.
Lets begin with the most obvious one – most goals scored in a premier league season. The
record which belongs to Mohammed Salah is looking very shaky right now. If Haaland
keeps up his goals ratio of 14 in 8 games, he is on course to end the season with 66 goals.
That is more than twice Salah’s record but who is to say that it
couldn't happen. Even if he goes on a barren run or suffers against more elite opposition,
32 goals is a tally he will most likely surpass.
Next is the record for most matches scored during a season. Once again,
Salah holds this by scoring in 24 matches during the 2017/18 season.
If Haaland does break the previous record,
this one should fall right along with it. So far, has scored in 7 out of 8 matches so far.
It’s such a shame that Mo isn’t firing on all
cylinders this season and is almost helpless to defend his records.
At number 3 is the most hat tricks scored in a season.
After shattering Ronaldo’s hat trick record,
it’s interesting to see how many more he can notch up before the season ends. A further
three will see him break the all time record for a season set by Alan Shearer way back in
1995/96 and make him the outright leader in that statistic. Very doable if you ask me.
For the next two records, he will have to come up against
one of the best strikers to play for Manchester United- Andy Cole.
Cole’s record of 34 goals is the best of any debutant albeit being in a 42 game
season. Haaland won’t need 42 games though if he maintains his current goals to games ratio.
The other Andy Cole record that might take some beating will be
the most goals scored in a single game. He shares this feat with Alan Shearer,
Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov and Sergio Aguero.
Scoring 5 in a game is a feat that usually comes by humiliating your
opponent but that should be no problem for the mechanical juggernaut that Man City is.
The question is which team is he going to get five against- and can he do it more than once?
At number six is Jamie Vardy’s 2015/2016 record for the most consecutive matches scored in.
11 is not a huge number but just one blank against a stubborn defense can reset your progress.
So, it will be crucial for Haaland to step up when
faced with the likes of Liverpool or Spurs who don’t give much away.
He is already halfway there and may break this record before the winter
break if he is able to overcome Van Dijk and Matip at Anfield next week.
Scratch all we said about the Andy Cole 5 in a match record. If he breaks this next one,
he would not have to worry about that. You guessed it, the Jermain Defoe 5 goals in one half record.
He achieved that back in November 2009 during Tottenham’s 9-1 victory over Wigan Athletic.
However all five goals came in the second half.
Two of Haaland's three hat tricks so far this season have come in just one half of football.
If he can score 3 in that little time then surely he will be able to score 5 when inspired.
It usually takes a long time for defenders to figure out an elite striker and Erling
can definitely take advantage of this to score against every single team in the
premier league this season. He could not score against Bournemouth when they met earlier in
Matchday 2 but he will be looking to right that wrong when they face each other again.
In achieving this feat, he will overtake the illustrious trio of Ian Wright,
Robin van Persie and Mohamed Salah, who each scored against 17 teams in a season.
For the last 2 records available for Haaland to break, Haaland will have to best two of
the most impressive individual seasons we have ever seen in the English top flight.
Robin Van Persie’s season of 2011- 2012 and Luis Suarez’ stunning exploits in 2012-2013.
In 2011, Van Persie marked his century at Arsenal, set a club record for Premier League goals in a
calendar year, and he also set a Premier League record for consecutive away games scored in.
While we don't know about the club record for goals in a calendar year,
Haaland can certainly topple Van Persie away goals record of 9 consecutive games.
With a favorable run of games and a ton of support,
he might just set a new record altogether.
As for Sauarez’ record, all he needs is to get more than 10 goals in a month. And that
is easier said than done. But who are we kidding,
it is Erling Haaland’s league and the rest of the teams are just playing in it.
What we know for sure is that a lot, barring any injury,
a lot of records will be sent tumbling before the season ends.
What do you think, guys? Will he eclipse over 30 years of records
in just his debut season at Manchester City? Is he already the best player in
the world? Let us know in the comments section.We will be looking out for them.
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