Like Memphis Depay with the Netherlands, Erling haaland He became the protagonist of the European qualifying round of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. And like the Dutch striker of Barcelona, the Norwegian was not satisfied either with his performance.
This Tuesday, it was exhibited again: hat-trick against Gibraltar that drove his team to the win (5-1). But despite his three goals, Haaland was not exultant, but self-critical: “Of course, it was a good hat-trick and a release. But he could have scored six goals & rdquor;He declared as soon as the match ended.
Undoubtedly, statements that speak to perfection of the type of player he is and what he wants to become. His teammates and his coach they did not save praise at the end of the game. “Haaland is the wildest thing we’ve seen in Norwegian football & rdquor;, summed up his coach.
“I think the numbers speak for themselves, there is not much more to say. It’s crazy and we’re lucky to have it. It’s just a matter of taking off your hat & rdquor;declared Martin Odegaard. A few compliments that Haaland appreciates, but before which he is impervious. He doesn’t want to stop until he becomes one of the great scorers in all of history.
The attacker of the Borussia Dortmund He took advantage of the weakness of the Gibraltar team to increase his scoring account with a triplet, in a match of the sixth day of Group G of the European qualifying phase for Qatar 2022.
With these three goals, the Norwegian now has 12 goals for the national team in 15 games. In addition, he is already the fastest to have scored ten goals for Norway in the last 73 years.. “I don’t score enough goals, but I’m close to one on average. Personally, I think he should have had more goals than match & rdquor;, he concluded.
With only 21 years old, He already has five goals in the qualifying phase. Marked to Latvia already Netherlands and now three to Gibraltar. The win maintains Norway’s World Cup options. They are tied on points with the Netherlands, both with thirteen points after six games played.
Memphis and Haaland; two goal animals that are not satisfied with scoring three at a time. Both lead their respective teams, tied for Group G lead.