Carragher tells Haaland to CHANGE if he wants to win the Ballon d'Or
Jamie Carragher has claimed that Erling Haaland is 'the ultimate luxury footballer' and added that he is not world class.
is 'the ultimate luxury footballer' and added that he is not world class.
Haaland boasts a superb return of 82 goals in 90 appearances for City since the start of last season and Carragher acknowledges that he is a 'world-class finisher'.
However, the 23-year-old has faced frequent criticism for his all-round game, and Carragher stated that he must change if he is to win the Ballon d'Or in the future or earn a move to Real Madrid.
Carragher reflected on how Haaland has been dominated by defenders such as William Saliba, Virgil van Dijk and Antonio Rudiger. Haaland failed to score in City's 3-3 draw against Rudiger's Real Madrid in the Champions League this week. He was also kept out by Arsenal's Saliba and Liverpool's van Dijk last month.
In addition, Carragher stated that Haaland remains a work in progress with regards to his actions outside of the penalty area.
Carragher wrote in The Telegraph: 'Erling Haaland is the ultimate luxury footballer. He is undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest goal-scorers, but is yet to become a world-class player.'
According to Carragher, Haaland can't be described as being on the same level as Premier League legends Thierry Henry, Luis Suarez or Harry Kane in terms of his overall game.
He wrote: 'To be truly world-class you need more than one, all-encompassing trait. Think of the best Premier League strikers of the last 20 years – Thierry Henry, Luis Suarez or Harry Kane – and they had or have a major influence on the biggest matches whether they scored or not. All of them could play for any side in the world and contribute more than an impressive strike-rate.'
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