'Holan scored 91 goals in 100 games, which is Messi X Ronaldo's number'Congratulations against Chelsea → Pep's rave performance

Aug 19, 2024

"It's Messi and Ronaldo's numbers."

Pep Guardiola's praises came shortly after Elling Holan opened the scoring against Chelsea in their 100th Premier League game

Manchester City won 2-0 in the away opening match of Chelsea in the first round of the English Premier League (EPL) at Stamford Bridge in London at 0:30 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time) thanks to consecutive goals by Holan in the 16th minute of the first half and Kovacic in the 39th minute of the second half.

Norwegian national striker Holan showed off his solid performance by scoring his 91st goal on the day when he set his 100th appearance in the league. He once again proved his ruthless efficiency by tasting the goal in just five touches.

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, praised the remarkable number of 91 goals in 100 games. "It's the number of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo have dominated absolutely everything for the past 10 to 15 years. Ninety-one goals in 100 games is about that level in terms of numbers."

"I don't know how he did that, but it's unbelievable to score 91 goals in 100 games in the English Premier League."

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge said in a commentary on Sky Sports that Holan's scoring record was "ridiculous". "Holan is obsessive about scoring goals. You can see that you want to be more than just a goal scorer. If you look at Holan's game, you can see a lot that we haven't seen. 91 goals is an amazing and ridiculous figure. Such a player is really rare." Jamie Redknapp added "Holan brought back the trend of strikers. Every kid who sees Holan wants to be a striker. A lot of managers saw Manchester City's success and they all wanted a No. 9 player."

The history of numbers recorded by Holan, who moved from Dortmund to Manchester City in the summer of 2022, is phenomenal. Holan has scored 64 goals in 67 Premier League matches, and no player has scored more. Mohamed Salah is followed by 38 goals in 71 games, which is a huge difference. Holan is scoring one goal every 85 minutes, followed by Serhiro Aguero with one goal in the 108th minute.

In the first season of Manchester City, Holan scored 52 goals in 53 matches in all competitions, surpassing the joint records of Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole, who scored 34 goals in 36 league goals in the first season. Holan scored 50 goals in just 48 Premier League games. There were 17 fewer games than the previous record holder, Andrew Cole. If Holan becomes the top scorer for three consecutive years this season (Golden Boot), he will record three consecutive losses in 21 years since Thierry Henry in 2004.

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