– I love it. Why shouldn’t he be furious? He should be. I would have been the same, says Shearer.
It was in Saturday’s 5–1 victory against Wolverhampton that Haaland scored four goals. The Norwegian was nevertheless replaced with ten minutes remaining – something he was clearly unhappy about.
See video of Haaland’s reaction at the top of the case.
Was a forward for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle. Holds the goal record in the Premier League with 260 goals.
Haaland’s little quarrel with City manager Pep Guardiola has received a lot of attention in the British press. Manchester United legend Roy Keane is among those who reacted negatively.
– We saw Haaland being taken off and being unhappy and behaving like a spoiled brat. But because they win and he scores four goals, it’s almost forgotten,” Keane said during Sky Sports’ broadcast on Sunday.
See Haaland’s four goals here:
It is part of history that the Haaland family and Keane have had one feudThe feud dates back to when Roy Keane played for Manchester United and dad Alfie Haaland played for Leeds and Manchester City. During a bid between the Manchester clubs in 2001, Keane plunged into a cruel knee-high tackle on Haaland. Keane received a red card and a five-match ban. Former top referee Graham Poll referred to the tackle afterwards as “the worst he had seen”. Keane later explained that he was vengeful because he had injured his cruciate ligament in a duel with Haaland, then a Leeds player, back in 1997. As Keane lay on the grass writhing in pain, he is said to have been accused of overplaying by an enraged Haaland. Now – almost 30 years later – the feud between Keane and the Haaland family is still going on. for a long time. Renowned football journalist Henry Winter believes it is “difficult to take Keane’s comment seriously.
“Not just because it’s part of an old agenda, but because it’s obviously wrong. Haaland is no “spoiled brat”, but rather a brilliantly competitive person. It’s a quality that a born winner like Keane should respect,” writes Winter at X.
Colleague Jason Burt i https://twitter.com/JBurtTelegraph/status/1787370120802713844 believes Sky Sports should issue an apology to Haaland for Keane’s comment.
Expert for Sky Sports. The Irishman played 477 games for Manchester United.
Haaland’s behavior on the sidelines also became a topic in the podcast “The Rest Is Football”, where profiles Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards discuss the weekend that was.
Shearer, who is the top scorer in Premier League history, paid tribute to Haaland’s reaction.
– I would have been cursed myself. You have scored four goals and there are 10-15 minutes left, but then you are taken off. I would have reacted the same way. He’s in his element, hasn’t scored a goal for a while and received criticism, but then scores four and is back in the rhythm, says Shearer.
At the same time, the former Newcastle top scorer emphasizes that he also understands why Guardiola chose to rest Haaland – and he believes the duo quickly fell apart in the dressing room.
Sports journalist with a background in The Times and The Telegraph.
In the podcast, they compare the situation to the argument between Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp and star player Mohamed Salah in the 2-2 match West Ham. When Salah was to be substituted, the two got into a heated argument on the sidelines.
– Is there a difference between his reaction and the argument between Klopp and Salah? asks Gary Lineker in the podcast.
– I think there is a small difference, because Salah was not on the pitch, had not played well or scored the same number of goals by his standards, says Shearer.
See pictures from the feud between Klopp and Salah here.
Lineker, who in his time wreaked havoc at the top for Leicester, Everton, Barcelona and Tottenham, also has words of support for Haaland.
– It’s about that drive and the will to score goals. We were lucky to play at a time when trades didn’t happen as often. It would make you furious if you were kicked off the pitch after scoring four goals. Now it’s about rotation and rest, says Lineker.
Football anchor for the BBC. Played as a striker for Leicester, Everton, Barcelona and Tottenham.
After the weekend’s games, Arsenal top the table, one point ahead of Manchester City. However, the blue jerseys have one game to go, so Haaland and co. still fate in own hands.
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