Incredibly unlikely to do it playing in the Premier League, but at Real Madrid playing in La Liga or at Bayern Munich back in the Bundesliga, could Haaland give it a good go at breaking Messi’s ridiculous 2012 record?
Realistically he’d have to score 50+ league goals, 10-15+ UCL goals, 10-15+ National team goals and 20+ in other competitions… But if Norway were to have a good euro / world cup qualifiers and Haaland’s future club had a pretty good league, domestic cup and UCL campaign like Barca did in 2012, is it possible?
No I don’t think so. He’s a great player but him being the main is a blessing and a curse because yes, he gets 95% of chances created but at times, he can get man marked out of the game and not be able to make his own chances. E.g. vs Wolves when Craig Dawson pulled out one of the best performances of his career by limiting Haaland to 1 shot over the entire match. Messi got 92 chances not only because he also was the guy Barcelona wanted on the ball but in times when he couldn’t get on the last pass, like Haaland, he could drop deep, pick the ball up himself, create some magic by weaving in and out of players and getting a goal from nothing. Biggest problem is KDB being out because whilst Haaland can’t create magic out of nothing, KDB specialises in it and could find Haaland with his eyes closed. Losing someone like that, it’s impossible to score 92 goals.