'Monster striker' Haaland, consecutive hat-tricks 7 goals in 3 opening games
'Monster striker' Haaland, consecutive hat-tricks 7 goals in 3 opening games
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'Monster striker' Erling Haaland (Manchester City) scored his 8th hat-trick in the English Premier League (EPL), sweeping 7 goals in just 3 games to open the season.
Manchester City (Man City), where Haaland plays, won 3 consecutive games to start the season by beating West Ham United 3-1 in an away match of the 2024-2025 EPL 3rd round held at the London Stadium in England on the 31st of last month (local time).
Haaland, who started scoring just 10 minutes after the start of the game, scored again in the 30th minute of the first half and finally completed his hat trick in the 38th minute of the second half.
All three goals were scored with his left foot, which he used as his dominant foot. His finishing methods were also varied. After aiming for the space behind the defense and calmly kicking the ball, Haaland scored the first goal, and for his second goal, he aimed for the upper corner of the goal with a powerful shot.
In the scene where he completed his hat trick, he shook off all the defenders with his signature speed and scored by slightly lifting the ball in front of the advancing goalkeeper.
West Ham pulled one goal back in the 19th minute of the first half thanks to an own goal by Ruben Dias, but then conceded two goals to Haaland.
Haaland scored three goals in the previous match against Ipswich, scoring two goals in a row to record his 11th hat-trick in official matches for Manchester City. This is his eighth hat-trick in the EPL.
The player with the most hat-tricks in the EPL is Manchester City 스포츠 striker Sergio Aguero (12).
Haaland has surpassed Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney to come in joint fourth place alongside Thierry Henry, Michael Owen (both retired) and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich).
The West Ham match on this day was Haaland's 102nd official match in a Manchester City uniform, and he scored 97 goals. In the EPL alone, he scored 70 goals in 69 appearances.
Haaland, who has been on the scoring trail since the opening game against Chelsea, has scored 7 goals in 3 EPL games this season, leading the scoring charts from the beginning. If Haaland wins the scoring title this season, it will be his third consecutive season.
According to British daily Guardian, manager Pep Guardiola said after the game, "We just need to pass the ball to Haaland more in the final third. That's what Haaland wants from the team," adding, "He's unstoppable."
Manager Guardiola, who stuck out his tongue and said, "Even if the center back has a gun, he can't stop Haaland," evaluated that Haaland has grown since last season and his physical condition has also improved.
Led by manager Guardiola and with Haaland on the rise, Manchester City is considered to be the best team in EPL history.
They achieved the feat of winning the championship for four consecutive seasons from the 2020-2021 season to last season. Manchester City is the first team to win the EPL four times in a row since its launch in 1992.
The journey towards a historic five-peat is also going smoothly at the beginning, with complete victories in the first, second and third rounds of the new season league