Haaland is a machine, says admiring Lijnders
Haaland is a machine, says admiring Lijnders Assistant coach Pep Lijnders described Erling Haaland as a machine after the striker’s hat-trick inspired City to a stunning 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory at home to Liverpool. Match Report Haaland treble inspires record-breaking City into FA Cup semi-finals The Norwegian was at his devastating best as he notched up the 12th treble of his Etihad career to fire City into a record-breaking eighth successive FA Cup semi-final. Haaland opened the scoring with a 39th minute penalty and then added a second with a stunning first half injury time header.
After Antoine Semenyo had then further extended City’s lead early after the restart, Haaland then sealed his treble with a trademark finish just shy of the hour. As he reflected on a hugely satisfying afternoon, Lijnders made plain his admiration for the quality, desire and predatory prowess of Haaland all the more so given his demands both domestically and on the international stage too with Norway. “He’s a machine to work with.
I like the guys that train like that,” Lijnders said. “I worked with a lot of good strikers with a lot of goals with a lot of finals, with a lot of cups and a lot of trophies. Men's Team Haaland elated after 'special' FA Cup hat-trick “Erling it was his 12th hat-trick for City today and at an age when he has so much.
“The second goal was insane. The way he attacks, he flies, the way he puts the balls to the corner. I love these old school striker goals.
“Cross-wait-commit-chip. I love it. “It’s crazy what we are asking.