Even though I felt Manchester City had a better chance at winning, there was no way I would have placed a bet on Haaland scoring in first half. That is beyond my risk appetite and I try to avoid such risks. Rather than that, Manchester City winning both halves had a pretty good odd and looked safer for me and that would have delivered as well.
The goal shows some changes in Haaland's playing style. He is still strong physically and beat two defenders of Chelsea with his strength but his shot shows something new. He is no longer tries to make too powerful shot, at least in this situation, but aim at make a clever and devilish finish. We will need some more matches and watch him making more shots to have better assessment on his finish style in this season.I felt like his shot in that situation is not coincidence but it comes from his proactive changes during the summer time and preseason training. After the last season with more challenges from defenders in Premier League, the summer months are perhaps great time for Haaland to change himself.
