In this summer's transfer market, the most eye-catching player is undoubtedly Dortmund Haaland, and almost every big club, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, has a scandal with the Norwegian talented goalscorer. Through his performances in Salzburg and the Hornets, Haaland proved that he was an outstanding goalscoring machine, and in the eyes of Enlightenment coach Alf Ingoff Burnson, Haaland's rise was like a planet explosion, special from the start.
For the past 30 years, Alf Ingoff Burnson has been working to develop young players. Haaland's first team was Brunes in Norway, where Burnson coached for eight years, "I first met Haaland when he was 6 years old and in an indoor football match he scored two goals. You'll find that his movements and catching skills are superb, and sometimes we see players like that. ”
"What's special about Erlin (Haaland) is that he's always been able to score goals, we don't have a academy in Norway, except for some big clubs, basically playing in grassroots teams. Parents act as coaches, no one has a salary, but we also have good people on our team. ”
"Errin was so good that he couldn't play with a little boy of the same age. From the age of 8, he trained with us every week, played with the 9-year-old, there were about 40 people in total, and they played until they were 15. ”
Haaland was selected as the region's representative at the age of 12 and he kept scoring goals. We thought he was very good both technically and psychologically, but physically he was lacking. Because of his father and brother, genetically we all know that Erlin will get strong and fast, and it's certain that it's special, Haaland is tall and strong, but it's unusual to be flexible and smart when you're so big. ”
In Brunes, Haaland grew rapidly, improving his goalscoring ability and athleticism, and he also had ambitions to improve. Haaland doesn't drink or go to nightclubs. While working for Salzburg, he changed his diet and ate mainly fish, following the example of Ronaldo in order to remain healthy after the age of 30.
"It's interesting that when I watched him play for Dort, I recalled some of the clips of him when he was 11 or 12 years old, very similar, usually when kids meet players who are about the same age as themselves, but Erlin just keeps improving himself in a good way," Burnson said. ”
"You can see something in his eyes, when the team loses he won't be happy even if he scores, it's all about winning, that's a very important point, I like it. It was something he got through competition and training when he was young, and we taught him to fight to win the game. Sometimes you'll see him throw away his jersey, sometimes he'll get out of control when he loses, but what I prefer is that the next day, you'll see him try harder to show up on the training ground. ”
'Everything paid off, Haaland's left foot was like a cannon, he was physically strong enough to carry a defender, his career planning was smart and he had plenty of motivation for every step.
Haaland joined Molde from Brunes in 2017, joining Solskjaer. Everton were also eager to sign him and invited Haaland to watch the Europa League match against Atalanta in November of that year, but never talked about the specific transfer fee.
When Haaland left Molde, he had the opportunity to join Juventus, but he chose Salzburg, where Salzburg's sporting director Christopher Flound has been visiting him since 2018.
Bernsen is also satisfied with Haaland's development, "Erlin did a good job, people always tell me what happens when he performs badly, I would say he has had tough times in Molde and Salzburg, but he has shown more fighting. ”
"It's always difficult to move to another country, Haaland left home at 19 and couldn't play at first, his father and people around him urged him to be patient. Now Haaland has scored 10 goals in his debut season in the Champions League and 14 in his debut season in the Bundesliga, and 19 of those 24 goals are a one-touch shot, which means he is always in the right position. ”
'We're proud of him, not proud of his ability to score goals, but of his demeanor, he's a special boy.'