Everton manager Sean Dyche has praised Manchester City striker Erling Haaland for the goals he scored against the Toffees.
The striker scored his first goals for City in the Manchester club’s 2-0 win over the Toffees since making his return to action after recovering from an ankle issue.
After helping his side secure another victory, Haaland quickly found himself on the end of some praise from the Everton boss.
Dyche praises Haaland for goalscoring quality
Speaking to the media (via Liverpool Echo) after seeing his side lose 2-0, Dyche had this to say about Haaland and the goals he scored on the day.
He said: “That’s why he is who he is. He doesn’t have many touches in some games but he scores and that is the key.
“I must say his finish for the first one, I have been speaking to the players recently about this, footballers scoring trendy goals – whippers, dippers, clippers. He [Haaland] doesn’t think about that. Just score a goal. That’s the trendiest thing you’ll ever do. And he showed that today, a good technique. Just smash it and don’t worry about anything else.
“The second goal Jarrad [Branthwaite] is a bit unlucky. It’s a tangle of legs, on another day you might get a foul but he [Haaland] stayed calm and slotted it in the corner. His conviction in his running to get there and he slots it in the corner. That’s why he is who he is and does what he does.”
With 18 Premier League games now under his belt this season, the 23-year-old has now scored 16 goals.
Even though Haaland only had 26 touches of the ball across the 90 minutes, he still managed to make the goalscoring opportunities that came his way count, with both shots on target he had resulting in goals.
This makes it easy to see why Dyche has been so complimentary to the City striker and how much of an instinct he has when it comes to finding the back of the net.
Now that he’s back amongst the goals for his side, if Haaland can go back to scoring on a regular basis, this could be a key factor in potentially seeing City regain the titles they won last season.
