How to Stop Erling Haaland: Sam Allardyce’s Plan Ahead of Man City vs Leeds

Sam Allardyce has just four games to save Leeds from relegation and his first game as manager is a daunting one, away to Manchester City. The Citizens are top of the table and currently on an 19-game unbeaten run, winning 16 of those fixtures, with striker sensation Erling Haaland in unstoppable form, having recently broken the record for the most goals in a single-Premier League season. In his pre-match press conference on Friday, Allardyce was asked if he had any special plans to stop the Norway international. He replied: ‘Supply. Stop the supply and stop the big man getting as many chances and then you limit his chances of scoring. Stop the supply but keeping an eye on him at all times particularly in the final third. I’m more interested in supply. If we can cut the supply down more first and then when he when it does come to him and we limit the amount of times the ball it does come to him, we’ll have a better chance of dealing with it. Obviously the players who are there at the time, in close proximity, don’t play with fear, play with a positive attitude. So do your job. I dealt with lots of centre-forwards like that when I played, they didn’t quite score as many goals as that of course. But the big ones are all around like Joe Jordan here with no teeth in and Joe Royle players like that. I’m not sure I could mark him and when I played, I was the most physical player in the league. I think that you have to be strong enough to deal with him because he can use his bodyweight brilliantly as well as his talents and skills.’ Sam Allardyce has just four games to save Leeds from relegation and his first game as manager is a daunting one, away to Manchester City who are top of the table and currently on an 19-game unbeaten run, winning 16 of those fixtures. The Citizens have striker sensation Erling Haaland in unstoppable form, having recently broken the record for the most goals in a single-Premier League season. In his pre-match press conference on Friday, Allardyce was asked if he had any special plans to stop the Norway international. He replied: ‘Supply. Stop the supply and stop the big man getting as many chances and then you limit his chances of scoring. Stop the supply but keeping an eye on him at all times particularly in the final third. I’m more interested in supply. If we can cut the supply down more first and then when he when it does come to him and we limit the amount of times the ball it does come to him, we’ll have a better chance of dealing with it. Obviously the players who are there at the time, in close proximity, don’t play with fear, play with a positive attitude. So do your job. I dealt with lots of centre-forwards like that when I played, they didn’t quite score as many goals as that of course. But the big ones are all around like Joe Jordan here with no teeth in and Joe Royle players like that. I’m not sure I could mark him and when I played, I was the most physical player in the league. I think that you have to be strong enough to deal with him because he can use his bodyweight brilliantly as well as his talents and skills.’ Sam Allardyce has revealed his plans to stop Manchester City sensation Erling Haaland as he prepares for his first game as Leeds manager. The former England boss replaced the sacked Javi Gracia at Elland Road earlier this week with just four games of the season remaining and has been tasked with keeping the club in the Premier League, with Leeds currently 17th in the table and only above the drop zone on goal difference. It is one of the closest relegation fights in history, with four of the five bottom teams – namely Leicester, Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Everton – separated by just a point, while last-placed Southampton are only five points further behind. Though he is regarded as a survival expert, having only been relegated once in his long career, it will be a very tough task for Allardyce who could not have asked for a more difficult debut game than City away on Saturday. In his pre-match press conference on Friday, Allardyce was asked if he had any special plans to stop Haaland who has scored 35 goals in the league and 51 across all competitions this season. He replied: ‘Supply. Stop the supply and stop the big man getting as many chances and then you limit his chances of scoring. Stop the supply but keeping an eye on him at all times particularly in the final third. I’m more interested in supply. If we can cut the supply down more first and then when