Erling Haaland once again made the entire football world freeze in a few short seconds. In just two minutes, the Norwegian striker scored two goals against Gianluigi Donnarumma — one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. But in front of Haaland, all titles, all reputation, all pride become meaningless. Because his finishing is not simply kicking the ball, they are like “cannon shots” that Donnarumma only sees when the ball is already in the net.
What is worth mentioning is that Haaland still maintains that form in a way that is too cold, too natural, as if he is just doing his familiar job — the job that the entire Premier League dreads every week. Every time Haaland touches the ball in the penalty area, people no longer ask “Will he score?” but switch straight to “How many goals will he score?”. That is the difference between a big star and a true football phenomenon.
Donnarumma, once hailed as “Buffon 2.0”, with his long arms, quick reflexes and a string of saves to his name, stood still, helpless. Haaland gave him no chance. And what was even more shocking was that the feeling was all too familiar — because any goalkeeper in the Premier League has experienced what Donnarumma felt today: being turned into a supporting character in his own great story by Haaland.
Two goals in just two minutes. It sounds like a normal thing, but it further reinforced what the world has begun to accept: Haaland is playing in another dimension. An athlete with a perfect physique, the speed of a sprinter, the strength of a centre-back and the killer instinct of the greatest legends.
What’s more, he’s still very young. And the scariest feeling for any opponent is that Haaland doesn’t seem to have reached his limit yet. The numbers are coming at an absurd rate: a goal-scoring rate that’s more than a machine, a constant destruction week after week, month after month. He’s not just the best right now — he’s pulling the world away from him, leaving a gap that no one else can bridge.
This isn’t just a high form. This is a phenomenon. An individual who stands out among the players already considered the best on the planet. Erling Haaland — El Phenomenal — is rewriting the definition of the modern striker, and it’s only just getting started.
