I Watched Zlatan Ibrahimovic And RVP Growing Up – Haaland

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has opened up about the tactical influences that have shaped his record-breaking career. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he picked up a lot from quality strikers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robin van Persie while he was growing up, and even Vardy inspired him with his timely runs.

Haaland added that Henry was another source of inspiration, especially because of his repertoire to add variety to his own finishing.

His words, “I watched Zlatan a lot when I was young. He was Swedish and nice to watch. Of course, [Sergio] Aguero I watched a lot from watching lots of City.

“Then there was also Robin [van Persie] in the Premier League. He was also left-footed, with crazy finishes. I remember one season he had with Arsenal when he scored around 38 goals. That was an incredible season.

Even Jamie Vardy… the runs he did were amazing to see. I’ve been watching many strikers.

The way of scoring goals can sometimes be, don’t get me wrong, it can be ‘easy.’ Just put the ball in behind, run and score. When you look at the goal I scored against Galatasaray, it’s the perfect example of this. But a lot of it comes down to myself. I’ve watched others, and watched goals from the likes of Thierry Henry. You take small things from some of the goals he scored, as well as a lot of different strikers.

But you then kind of go your own way, which I think is a good thing. If you’re young and if you want to become better… I’ve always wanted to become better… but I also just wanted to enjoy playing football when I was young. I didn’t think, ‘oh, I need to train hard, learn to do this or that’. I played football because it was a nice thing to do, and when you do nice things, you want to do it more.”

WOW.

Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, strength, positioning, and finishing inside the box. Haaland holds the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single Premier League season, with 36.

Haaland was born on 21 July 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, as his father Alfie Haaland was playing for Leeds United in the Premier League at the time. In 2004, at the age of three, he moved to Bryne, his parents’ hometown in Norway.

Along with playing football from an early age, Haaland took part in various other sports as a child, including handball, golf, and track and field. He also reportedly achieved a world record in his age category for the standing long jump when he was five, with a recorded distance of 1.63 metres in 2006.