Football followers had been left aghast as Erling Haaland missed a hat-trick of headers towards Chelsea.
Manchester City had been made to work extremely exhausting for his or her 1-1 draw towards Mauricio Pochettino’s enigmatic facet, who took the lead via Raheem Sterling three minutes earlier than the break. The Premier League champions cranked up the stress within the second half, carving out quite a few probabilities.
Three presentable alternatives fell to Haaland, who went into the sport with 22 membership targets in all competitions this season. However, his ordinary predatory objective contact abandoned him towards the Blues, leaving followers shocked and pissed off.
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One likelihood, a free header from six yards out which flew effectively over the bar, was significantly inexplicable. One fan fumed: “Absolute 50p head that Haaland. Of course I triple captained him [in Fantasy Premier League] this week.”
Another stated: “How many times do you have to say ‘Haaland just doesn’t miss those’ until you realise he actually does miss those… a lot.” A 3rd added: “How the hell did Haaland miss?” A fourth contemplated: “Imagine if [Darwin] Nunez missed all these chances Haaland is fluffing.”
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Another stated: “Haaland had a shocker with, all of them missed opportunities.” Meanwhile, a Liverpool fan identified: “Haaland has now missed just as many Big Chances as Nunez this season. 21.”
Chelsea’s resolve was lastly damaged seven minutes from time when Rodri volleyed house to make it 1-1. Despite extra City stress, that’s the way it stayed.
Following a uncommon dropped level at house, one City supporter raged: “This draw is on Haaland. He missed very simple chances. Ffs.” Another merely stated: “Haaland disaster class.” A 3rd requested: “Haaland, what happened to you?!!”