A natural-born goalscorer and the son of the City legend, Alfie Haaland, Erling Haaland took the football world by surprise with his goal-scoring ability, which was first noticed by RB Salzburg. Taking note of his talents, Borussia Dortmund signed him, and the world witnessed his ability to score absolute worldies.
Naturally, this put him in the spotlight, where he was considered to be the one of the greatest next-generation talents. After all, he was a born winner and ticked every criterion to be the unrivaled pick of Pep Guardiola’s City side after Sergio Aguero’s departure.
The Cyborg left an impression as he became the first player in nine long years to score five goals in a single UCL match, where his team thrashed RB Leipzig 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland surely knows how to leave an impression on football fans, because last night in their UCL match against Sparta Praha, he scored a goal that assembled all the Blue Lock fans.
Erling Haaland Reminded the Blue Lock Fans About Ryusei Shido
Last night, the UEFA Champions League was a night full of surprises. FC Barcelona finally got their revenge on Bayern Munich as they defeated the Bavarian Giants on their home ground by 4 goals to 1.
However, that was not the only thing that grabbed the headlines, as Erling Haaland scored a ridiculous backheel no-look goal that is worth leaving a strong impression without an iota of doubt. The Finishing Machine once again displayed his goal-scoring prowess.
In the 58th minute at the Etihad Stadium, the world witnessed his individual brilliance, where, around six meters away and with his back to the goal, he leaped in the air and connected the back of his boot to meet Savinho’s perfect cross.
The ball bounced high enough into the top corner of the net, perfectly away from the hands of the Praha goalkeeper, Peter Vindahl. This summoned the Blue Lock fans, who were reminded of Ryusei Shido, who had scored something a similar goal against Team B1.
Though introduced in the second season of the show, Shidou has quickly risen to popularity, as he lived up to his hype and is one of the most egotistical players in the series. The Narcissistic Pink Highlighted Striker could score goals from anywhere in the box, as fans witnessed in Episodes 26 and 27, respectively.
Fans Are Confident That Haaland Watches Blue Lock
This uncanny resemblance of both goals made the fans jump off their seats, and they were certain that the City Forward definitely binges on the sports series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro. An anime enthusiast (@peacehammertitan) also believes that “Erling Haaland has been watching Blue Lock.”
He urged his viewers to watch Shidou’s goal, where both scored “literally the same goal.” However, the only difference is that the Norwegian recreated the jaw-dropping moment on the biggest stage of club football. This summoned all the football fans as they shared the same thought when the City No. 9 scored the banger inside the box. They commented,
@ruku_hung commented, “Thank god i’m not the only one who thought that.”
@_a_man_08 commented, “I was literally shouting that it was a blue lock ahh goal when this happened”
@mohammed._.parkar commented, “Blue lock animation is so bad..haaland had to do it himself”
@mihalicroman commented, “Someone probably Said to him he couldnt do it, and he took that personally”
@pereirabobbyy commented, “guys erling haaland is doing things ibrahimovic has been doing for 15 years”
@footie.magic commented, “but blue lock watches zlatan. theres levels mate”
This drew Haaland’s comparison with Zlatan Ibrahimović, another maestro of the game, who used to score such goals for his breakfast. Nevertheless, the young striker has been scoring such goals that keep adding to his legacy.
Blue Lock can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
