– I noticed it, but didn’t know who he was, cult hero Miguel Perez Acosta tells news. In 2016, the man, better known as “Michu”, was tagged by Erling Braut Haaland on Instagram for the first time. The Spaniard had just delivered a tremendous season for Swansea in the Premier League with a whopping 18 nets. But he had no idea that the boy who “tortured” and idolized him on Instagram would one day become one of the world’s best players. – He will become the all-time top scorer in the Premier League. Absolutely, says “Michu” today. STAR: “Michu” lined up for an online chat with news from Burgos’ stadium. Photo: news “Michu” on the friendship with Haaland On Wednesday, Haaland scored league goal number 35, the highest number in a single season in the history of the Premier League. “Michu” predicts that Alan Shearer’s scoring record of 260 goals will eventually fall too. – He is a beast. He is so strong. He will score 500 goals in his career. It’s ridiculous. He is the world’s best striker and goalscorer at the moment, is Acosta’s verdict. He and Haaland eventually started talking to each other on Instagram and developed a friendship. Among other things, they have exchanged signed kites with each other, and a few months ago they met at Adidas in Germany. That was before Haaland signed a lucrative deal with Nike. – He is a normal guy to me. He is very nice and his family was also very nice to me. I’m lucky, right? Now he is my idol, and it is an honor for me to be able to talk about him in the media, says “Michu” about the boy who for a time copied his iconic celebration. Photo: OLLY GREENWOOD / AFP The Norwegian Haaland chases Another former goalscorer sits in Norway who admires Haaland’s achievements at Manchester City. And by all accounts, he actually has a record the City striker has yet to beat – mind you, in a slightly different arena. In 2003 Tor Henning Hamre scored 39 goals in the Estonian league for Flora Tallinn. That makes him, according to Transfermarkt, the Norwegian who has scored the most goals in a foreign club during a single season. Right now, Haaland is four goals behind. Hamre is not concerned with protecting the record, and believes that Haaland will pass him this year. He also points out that there is a certain difference in level between Estonian and English football. FORMER MÅLSNIK: Tor Henning Hamre. – I think what he is doing is insanely impressive and cool. There are no more words to describe it, says the 44-year-old to news. Hamre describes his own record season as something “absolutely extraordinary” in his own career, and looks back on the series championship in Estonian football with pleasure. Has studied top striker Målsniken also visited clubs such as Mandalskamateratene and Vålerenga during his career, and has, among other things, worked in Agder Football Circle for several years after his career. There, Hamre wrote a paper on how an attacking player can train to score goals, and interviewed several former top strikers. In short, it’s about training in combat-like situations. According to Hamre, Haaland has a natural instinct for scoring goals. Everything also indicates that the 22-year-old has trained correctly to become a top striker. Hamre has particularly allowed himself to be excited by ENGA: Hamre played for a period for the capital club. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB for Jærbuen’s ability to adapt after the transition to English football. – The most impressive thing is how he has adapted against teams that defend deep and have no back room. He has found other ways to score. He has also taken steps to be more involved. He has received criticism for that in the past, but against Arsenal, for example, he was extremely important as a play-off point, says Hamre. “Michu” would have liked to experience Haaland in Spanish football one day. But already during the semi-finals of the Champions League, there could be another meeting between the two. Then the Spaniard sits in the stands when City visit Real Madrid. Designated as the Golden Ball favorite Haaland has stopped celebrating as “Michu”, but he has not stopped scoring goals. When the Ballon d’Or is to be awarded in October, he believes that the Norwegian should get it. – I think he is the favourite. He scores every day, it’s unbelievable. – What is it like to be the idol of such a player? – I don’t know if I’m his idol, but he’s mine. 100 percent sure. He plays with great teammates, but he is the star among them. He is not only my idol, but the idol of everyone in football. He has everything to win the Ballon d’Or, says the former Swansea striker. Career ruined by injuries “Michu” had to put an end to his career earlier than he wanted due to an ankle injury. At the age of 31, he put his shoes on the shelf, and today he works as sports director in Burgos. In Dortmund, Haaland lost approximately one quarter of the games to injuries. In City, it hasn’t been as much, but the Norwegian has experienced some pain. The Spaniard is not worried that Haaland will suffer the same fate as him. – It is normal to have some injuries. He is young and strong, and plays several tough matches in the Premier League and the Champions League every week, he points out.
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