Short Hair Helps Haaland Top Scoring Chart + Reach 300-Goal Milestone, But He Is Not Satisfied!

On September 6 Beijing time, in the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Coventry 1-0. Semenyo delivered a cross from the right byline, and Haaland scored the only goal of the match with a header.

As a result, Haaland is temporarily tied at the top of the Premier League scoring chart with 3 goals alongside Liverpool's Isak and Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes. This goal also took Haaland's club career goal tally to the 300-goal milestone, including 20 goals for Molde, 29 for Red Bull Salzburg, 86 for Dortmund, and 165 for Manchester City.

Compared with the others, Haaland did not achieve this milestone at the youngest age. Messi reached 300 club goals at 24 years, 10 months and 11 days, while Mbappe did so at 25 years, 2 months and 22 days. Haaland reached the mark at 26 years, 1 month and 15 days, only ahead of Ronaldo's 27 years, 2 months and 27 days. However, Haaland needed only 368 matches, the fewest among the four. Mbappe took 409 matches, Messi 418 matches, and Ronaldo 499 matches, making the Norwegian striker's efficiency among the best in the world.

Interestingly, two of Haaland's three goals this new season have come from headers, and both were assisted by Semenyo. This has naturally shifted attention to his new hairstyle. Regarding his short haircut, Haaland said after the match: "Actually, I wanted to do this a long time ago. But people around me kept trying to stop me and hoped I would continue growing my hair long. However, I felt it was time to make a change. Starting fresh after the World Cup, I think this was very necessary. We can slowly grow it back later."

In addition, Haaland was actually not satisfied with his performance despite scoring the only goal of the match. In an interview, he first offered self-criticism: "Honestly, in the match against Coventry, I could have scored a few more goals, but I failed to take my chances, so I still need to do more training on my finishing."

Although Haaland views the matter this way himself, Premier League opponents clearly do not see it the same way. Since arriving in the Premier League, Haaland has faced 25 opponents and scored against 24 of them. Coventry have now joined the list of teams whose goal they have conceded to him, while the only team yet to be breached is Sunderland. At 21:00 on September 20, Manchester City will host the Black Cats in the fifth round, and then……