An Erling Haaland bicycle kick goal vs. Southampton during Manchester City’s 4-1 victory on Saturday silenced his haters who claim he doesn’t score any quality goals.
Every player has their fair share of haters, it’s natural. However, Haaland’s haters are a particularly interesting group of people. They despise Haaland, a striker whose sole purpose is to score goals, for scoring goals.
Haaland haters dislike the Norwegian because they think his goals are of low quality. They hate that he’s a poacher in the box who mostly scores headers and goals from close range. The haters call his goals “tap ins.”
Well, Haaland haters, what is your response to this bicycle kick vs. Southampton for his 30TH league goal of the season.
Erling Haaland biycle kick goal vs. Southampton
ERLING HAALAND HITS 30 PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS WITH THIS STUNNING FINISH!
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 8, 2023
3-0 Manchester City.
ERLING HAALAND SCORES WITH A BICYCLE KICK!!!! HE'S NOT REAL!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Z2BwjV35nE— (@TheEuropeanLad) April 8, 2023
What now you internet losers?? They’ll probably just ignore his bicycle kick goal and instead focus on his headed goal from earlier in the game.
Erling Haaland now has 29 goals on the season!
He's only three away from tying Mo Salah's 38-match record.
: @nbc & @peacock | #SOUMCI pic.twitter.com/VPtKt6t4OH— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 8, 2023
Love him or hate him, you must admit that Haaland’s ability to find the back of the net is elite. With nine more EPL games to play, Haaland is only four goals away from Alan Shearer’s all-time Golden Boot record of 34 league goals in a season.
Erling Haaland (30 goals) chasing Alan Shearer's Premier League goalscoring record of 34 goals in one season like... pic.twitter.com/T1oaaWvP49
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) April 8, 2023
Most goals scored for a Premier League club across all competitions in a single season (PL era):
◎ 44 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (02/03)
◎ 44 - Mohamed Salah (17/18)
◉ 44 - Erling Haaland (22/23)New record loading… ⏳ pic.twitter.com/qFJWZ7RYxb
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 8, 2023
Another record broken by Erling Haaland!
And with a bicycle kick!He's scored 30 Premier League goals in 27 Premier League appearances - the fewest games needed to ever reach 30 goals.#BBCFootball #SOUMCI pic.twitter.com/7gnRIqE8Yu
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 8, 2023