Although he scored only one goal against Villa in the last round of the league, Haaland still used his hat-trick in the first two rounds to tie the first six rounds of goals in premier league history. Such a horrific goal efficiency coupled with City's tactical play has to make people wonder how many goals can be scored this season by "Magic Buu"? The Premier League scoring record seems to be within reach of Haaland and is even expected to lift it up considerably, becoming a figure that other players can't reach. And from the data level analysis, Haaland's goal efficiency is even more terrible.
After the first six rounds of the Premier League, Haaland topped the table with 10 goals, even more than most teams. Harland has averaged 1.86 goals per game so far in the season, topping the top spot among players who have played more than 100 minutes in the five major leagues. Part of the reason for such a terrifying efficiency is due to City's tactical system, after all, Guardiola coaches the team that is the best at creating opportunities, and Haaland will be the biggest beneficiary of it, and it can be said that the two are a perfect match in heaven.
In addition, Haaland has made 15 shots on goal so far this season, the highest of all Premier League players, and 1.5 shots on goal can score 1 goal, which is also terrifying enough. From all the shooting areas, all the goals came from inside the box, 6 of which came from the small box, and the name "killer in the box" is absolutely worthy of the name. Simply put, don't let Haaland take the ball in the box, otherwise you will pay a terrible price, especially in the middle of the box.
Compared with the traditional center, Haaland is "different", for example, in the game against Bournemouth, although he failed to score directly, he sent an assist for JD Ann for the first time in the game. The very low number of touches per game seems to have become a label on Haaland, and such players clearly do not match the fans' impression of Manchester City. Because after Guardiola took charge of Manchester City, the passing style of play has been deeply engraved on all the players in the team.
However, this technical feature is completely ineffective in Haaland, and the average number of touches, breakthroughs, and passes per game is pitifully small, but even so, why bother? As long as you can score goals. After six games, Haaland has averaged only 13.2 touches per game, and it's hard to believe that this is a Manchester City player, a player who played under Guardiola. In addition, Haaland's "contribution" on the defensive end is also very small, which can be described as almost useless.
After having Haaland's "big killer", Guardiola's tactical playing style has also changed, depending entirely on Haaland's super high goal efficiency. There is no doubt that Haaland is in the front line, but de Bruyne, Foden and other offensive midfielders are preconceived, and the rest of the defensive midfielders are backed by them, preparing for the formation of the opponent's defensive counterattack. The impact of the adjustment is also visible to the naked eye, with the number of straights down from last season, as well as the expected number of goals and shots on target, all because of Haaland's presence.
At the same time, many media also suggested that Manchester City should increase the number of crossings and straight plugs, create more scoring opportunities for Haaland, and make Haaland's threat play more vividly. If Haaland continues with such horrific goal efficiency, it is very likely that he will score 70 goals this season, even if it is because of the rotation and other factors, breaking the Premier League scoring record will be easy. Such a horrific performance also made Premier League star Neville say that the Ballon d'Or is already In Haaland's pocket and will become the best player in the world, which will also be a long-term honor for the Premier League.