– No one cared until I put on the mask, the Swede wrote on Instagram. But now people care about Viktor Gyökeres. The quote has also been said by the villain Bane in the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. And Gyökeres’ celebration has been interpreted by many as a reference to the supervillain. Without him confirming it himself. The Swede celebrates with his hands clasped over his mouth when he scores – something he has done a lot lately. The latest after he scored the 3-0 goal against Estonia on Monday. And that is precisely what has made him a hot potato in the football world right now. GOOD FLOW: Gyökeres has every reason to be satisfied with the scoring form on the day. Photo: AP – One of the best on the continent For Gyökeres has scored goals and really caught people’s attention. He has scored both for the national team in the national league and for Sporting Lisboa in the Portuguese league. When he played his first game in the Meisterliga, he also scored – in the eighth game in a row. And then it took off. According to Aftonbladet, French L’Equipe named the Swede the best on the pitch in the Champions League match against Lille, and then came up with characteristics such as that he was a “monster”, “a Swedish colossus” and that he lived up to his reputation. – The Swedish centre-forward has scored faster than his own shadow in recent months, write French RMC. LUCKY LUKE: Gyökeres have really been in scoring form over the past year. Photo: PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP Refuses to answer But the meaning of the goal gesture, which has appeared steadily – yes, when he scores a goal – he has so far kept to himself. news contacted SVT, who asked Gyökeres’ question on behalf of curious Norwegians. – Shall I ask about the target’s gesture of consideration for the Norwegians? asks the SVT reporter. – No, they can continue to think over there, Gyökeres replies with a sly smile on his face. – I’m not going to push you then? – You can pressure me if you want, but… – Are you going to say it now? – No. So then one can only continue to wonder. SIGNATURE CELEBRATION: This is how Gyökeres celebrates after every goal. Photo: PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP SIGNATURE CELEBRATION: This is how Gyökeres celebrates after each goal. Photo: PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP Almost Haaland statistics But scoring form and interest around the Swede is nothing to wonder about. In an analysis in The Guardian, football writer Ben McAleer writes the following: – Gyökeres may not be as high-profile as Erling Haaland, or an established name in the same way as Victor Osimhen, but that should not hold the striker back from establishing himself as one of the best on the continent. Last season there were 43 goals and 15 assists in 50 games for Sporting Lisbon. So far this season, he has 16 goals in ten league games for the club, two goals in the Champions League, and also three goals for the Swedish national team this season. It is almost as good a statistic as Haaland, who has 11 goals in ten games for Manchester City. Haaland also has three goals for the national team – most recently two against Slovenia, which secured the scoring record for the national team. BECOME SIMILAR: Erling Braut Haaland Photo: Lee Smith / Reuters And precisely the two get to test each other when City meet Sporting Lisboa in the Meisterliga. – It will be a tough test for us. Extremely good resistance. It will be interesting. But we are also very good and in good shape. So it is clear that we are going out to do our best and make sure that we do a good job, says Gyökeres. Gyökeres and Sporting Lisboa meet Haaland and Manchester City on November 5 in the Meisterliga. Published 05.11.2024, at 18.37
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