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The well-rounded Haaland has a clearer future direction than Mbappe

5:22pm, 13 October 2025【Football】

Mbappe scored a one-stop goal against Azerbaijan, which is ranked outside the 100th place in the world, which is quite exciting. However, under this style of play, teammates will be awkwardly positioned and it will be difficult to find their own job responsibilities.

In contrast, Harland's hat trick can lead the counterattack formation, and it is also easy for his teammates to score headers. Under the passing style, teammates don't have to think about so much, and they can also participate in attacking the penalty area together, gaining opportunities to compete for two points and fight.

Especially when advancing in transition between offense and defense, Haaland can contribute the first point of the header and series passes in the center circle, as well as turn over and penetrate into deep space to lead the counterattack formation, which is very important.

Haaland scored 12 goals in 6 games in this World Cup preliminaries. At the same time, 7 of these 12 goals came from the main right foot, 3 from headers, and 2 from the reverse right foot.

Compared to Mbappe's 3 goals in the World Cup preliminaries this season and Real Madrid's 14 goals (5 of which were penalty kicks), all of which came from his right foot, Haaland's scoring methods are becoming more and more diverse.

Haaland has been working hard to improve since coming to Manchester City, which is very important. The average number of one-on-one headers won per game in the Premier League increased from 1.3 times the previous year to 1.8 times last season, and then to 2.3 times this season.

The one-on-one golf success rate has increased from 48% to 53% to 88%, and the efficiency has improved significantly.

Not only is the high ball one-on-one, his quality of holding and making the ball as the first point of the center during the transition between offense and defense is also improving. After playing a part of the bridgehead role, he can also use his characteristic of turning forward and attacking in depth at the first time.

In this way, the quality of Manchester City's offense will be improved, and the overall advancement will become easier. In contrast, after Mbappe joined the team, it became more and more difficult for Real Madrid to play the ball in the backcourt, and the midfield advancement became more and more tiring. This is not only because of the lack of Kroos, but also has a lot to do with Mbappe's own receiving habits.

After all, Mbappe likes to drop back to catch the ball and launch his own offense. However, Mbappe's assists and excellent scoring data have no advantage over Haaland, which is very embarrassing.

After all, Harland's team has a tactical style that is easy to straighten out. If the team's midfield and backcourt can have a normal ability to advance and start, Haaland can make solo runs from time to time.

Even if there is pressure to play the ball in the backcourt, he can still make a long pass to Harland for transition. Although his ball-making and header abilities are not yet top-notch, they are enough to qualify. As a forward, Haaland is a benchmark in contemporary football. This is precisely the biggest difference between him and Mbappe.

source:7m free