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'monster'Elling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer this season early. Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory. The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month.
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'monster'Elling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer this season early. Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory. The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month.
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The top scorer is Holan anyway. Erling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer early on this season.
Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory.
The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month. Holan, who also scored in the opening match against Chelsea, scored three goals in a row, continuing his monstrous performance with seven goals in the first three games. According to statistics company Opta, Holan is the first player to have scored two hat tricks in the first three EPL games since Bradford striker Paul Jewell in the 1994-1995 season. It is the first time in 30 years that it has written a milestone.
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'monster'Elling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer this season early. Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory. The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month.
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Holan's scoring ability is blinding. Holan scored his first goal in the first 10 minutes of the day. Bernardu Silva cut off the opponent's pass after pressing forward. It was passed by Holan, who blew the opening goal with a calm left-footed shot between the two defenders. Hoobeng Dias' own goal scored another goal in the 30th minute of the first half when it was 1-1. Holan finished Manchester City's unique passing game. It was his left foot again this time.
He completed a hat trick in the 38th minute of the second half. Holan, who received a penetration pass from Matheus Nunes in a counterattack, scored his third goal and hat trick of the day with a calm left-footed shot against the goalkeeper. It was a hat trick made with only the left foot. On the day, Holan shot a total of five shots, four of which were effective shots. He showed off his amazing ability to make three goals out of four effective shots. In particular, he scored two goals on six ball touches in 30 minutes.
Holan's seven goals are more than the team record recorded by all EPL teams other than Manchester City this season. With Holan's hat trick this time, he scored his 11th hat trick for Manchester City and 70 goals in 69 league games. Holan's continued hat-trick even left a message 'I'm tired of writing this article' on his teammate's signature on the hat-trick ball. As such, Holan's scoring record after entering the EPL is surprising.
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'monster'Elling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer this season early. Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory. The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month.
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'monster'Elling Holan (Man City) seems to be booking the top scorer this season early. Manchester City won 3-1 in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against West Ham at London Stadium in the UK on the 1st (Korea time). Manchester City have won three consecutive games, continuing their strong steps toward an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory. The spotlight was on Holan again on the day. Holan scored a hat trick. It is the second consecutive hat trick since the game against Ipswich on the 24th of last month.
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BBC Sport analyzed that he was fresher and hungrier than ever this season after returning from a good summer vacation due to Norway's Euro 2024 failure. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Holan said "I feel good and energized after the long vacation and pre-season. The years have gone by so fast since I came here. Now that my body and feet have rested a little bit, I'm ready to do more now." "Only soccer players know how important rest is. It's a long season, so it's important to take good care of your body and mind. It's not as easy as people think. At the moment I'm feeling refreshed, and that part is the most important."
Pep Guardiola said after the game, "You just have to deliver more balls to Holan in the final third (attacking area). That's what Holan wants from the team. "He's an unstoppable player. Even if the center back has a gun, Holan can't stop it."
Holan scored 36 goals in the 2022-2023 season and became the top scorer since his debut season. It was a bit sluggish last season, but there was still no big problem in being the top scorer. He scored 27 goals. This season, he beat his competitors early and had a solo system from the beginning. No, the record is the problem, but it seems that the top scorer has actually been booked.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
