Haaland says he’s ‘far off’ Messi & Ronaldo

Erling Haaland has minimized comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s goalscoring records, saying “no-one” will match their goalscoring records.

By the start of November, the 25-year-old had scored 26 goals in all of his career for Manchester City and Norway, bringing his total to 327.

However, Haaland is still far behind the accomplished duo.

In his glittering career, Messi, 38, has scored 892 goals, while Ronaldo, 40, has scored 952 goals and has already scored 1, 000.

The City forward’s most successful campaign to date came in the 2022-23 season, which was his first at the club since joining from Borussia Dortmund, scoring 56 goals.

However, if he maintains his current scoring percentage as he prepares to face his former team in their Champions League match on Wednesday (20:00 GMT), he is on track to surpass that enormous sum.

He is on pace to surpass all previous Premier League goals, which he have scored in 107 games so far, in the hopes of scoring 98.

Alan Shearer, the former England captain, holds the record for the most victories in all-time league play with a 124 game lead.

Shearer, who has made his professional appearances for Southampton, Blackburn, and Newcastle, stated last month that Haaland has a “brilliant chance” of breaking the record.

However, Haaland responded, “Which record? ” when asked if he would surpass his own tally this term. To avoid sounding haughty!

“I think this is not what I think of,” I say in a positive way.

“I know his (Shearer’s Premier League one), but I don’t really know any other records.” Again, I can’t think about it.

I make sure the team wins football games by putting my mind to breaking records, which is what I can break. That is my main focus, and that is my job.

Haaland is the fastest player to reach the half-century milestone by scoring 53 goals in only 51 Champions League games.

In his first season with City, he helped the team win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League titles.

He continued, “I haven’t changed a thing since I can remember.” Nothing hasn’t changed,” the statement read. In some circumstances, I’m still the same child as the original Bryne child with more life experience.

Because I score goals, I am a Norwegian man, so I shouldn’t believe I’m a different person. This is Erling’s only trait, and it will never change.

Haaland is also anticipating Norway’s first World Cup appearance since 1998, which he claimed occurred “two years before I was born.”

He continued, “My goal is to take Norway to a World Cup and Euros,” adding, “I have been saying this for a long time.

It’s about taking chances because this is my career’s main objective and I now have a good chance of succeeding.

And Haaland said he was “definitely getting better as a striker,” which was a ominous warning to opposition defenders.