Haaland is at his best about the level that Van Nistelrooy was or Makaay. Hes neck and neck Lewandowski and Kane. Neither him nor Mbappé, Vinicius or Yamal are anywhere near Ronaldo or Messi and nothing hurts those guys more than being compared to the closest we've got to Maradona or Pele. If you compare him to anybody outside of that all time great/not human tier he's pretty great, but there was a time where the "best players in the world" tier was about 15 guys that shifted positions in that tier every month or so, and I think we've reached that point again. Messi and Ronaldo were total cheat codes.
Agreed, though I like the Makaay comparison a bit more than the one with Ruud. Not because I don't rate Haaland, I certainly do (as I did Makaay!), but Ruud was technically more gifted than both. His technique, first touch, hold-up play and overall play on the ball was several levels above Haaland's.
To then go ahead and lose the match after acting like this, if I was Liam Rosenior I'd take a page from Sir Alex's book and throw some boots in that locker room.
He doesnt work hard enough for someone who doesnt contribute to the overall play and his positioning instincts in the box are subpar. Hes only great at vertical movement. Not someone worth 200 million and that salary.
Carrick seems to be doing well, but if you invest enough money, then eventually you'll see the returns. People forget how much Arsenal have (net) spent on players too.
Christ, I'm watching my beloved Villa trail miserably to United, and then I flicked over to the Barca Sevilla match...
❤️🇧🇷 Manchester United fans: “One more year, one more year, Casemiro!” 🎶The Brazilian had announced in January his decision to leave #MUFC in June. 👋🏽 pic.twitter.com/X3LwsaO2Eq— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 15, 2026 Casemiro is loved in Manchester
Utd should have sacked Amorim way earlier. Too bad they only have top for to aim for and not the title
🚨 OFFICIAL: The ‘Finalissima’ is CANCELLED. pic.twitter.com/7TBOsuf0sF— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 15, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: The Finalissima 2026 has been canceled.UEFA say Argentina rejected all venue proposals and did not offer a viable alternative. pic.twitter.com/MWp6UZ5dug— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) March 15, 2026
BARCELONA GOT A PENALTY FOR THIS DIVE 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/6MMxNHYOLp— Dr Yash (@YashRMFC) March 15, 2026 Would love to hear the explanation how this is a penalty but we didn’t get one yesterday. They don’t even bother hiding it anymore.
That's a penalty. Not sure what's the issue with it. There's clear colission, got zero of the ball, only the player. Is this supposed to be controversial?
Igor Tudor thought this random bald man was Slot 😭😭😭https://t.co/lyaxwapxib— Anfield Edition | æ (@AnfieldEdition) March 15, 2026
We've been in similar sorts with left backs, right backs and central defenders too many times to remember. Not saying it's as bad as missing a goalie but we've been there.
Villa has 6 points from last 10 PL games. With 8 remaining league games, very likely to miss out on Top 5 unless their form improved drastically.
Super super Rogers who’s supposed to take Jude’s spot at the World Cup isn’t living up to the hype either. Honestly, Bellingham on one leg is better then Rogers, Foden and Palmer put together