Physical attributes are very important in modern-day football, especially in competitions such as the Premier League and the Bundesliga.
Strength, speed, and height are all taken into consideration by the recruitment teams at clubs across England, and this would have certainly been a factor in Man City’s interest in AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders, who looks set to be a great addition to Pep Guardiola’s team.
City already have some very strong players, with Bernardo Silva believing Manuel Akanji tops the lot at the Manchester club.
Pundits Ally McCoist and Dimitar Berbatov disagree with the Portuguese midfielder, with both stating that one Man City star is the strongest player in world football at present.
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Ally McCoist thinks Erling Haaland is the strongest player in the world
There are many players with incredible strength in the Premier League, with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Adama Traore, Joelinton and William Saliba all coming to mind.
However, when asked to pick the strongest player in the world by TNT Sports’ TikTok account to create a Superman football, the Scottish pundit went with Man City’s Erling Haaland.
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Rodri would disagree with McCoist and, just like Silva, the Spaniard thinks Akanji is the strongest player at Man City at present.
The TNT Sports pundit would go on to select the speed of Alexander Isak, the flight of Van Dijk, the vision of Cole Palmer, the stamina of Dominik Szoboszlai, the left foot of Mohamed Salah and the right foot of Trent Alexander-Arnold to make the rest of his superman footballer.
Dimitar Berbatov impressed by Erling Haaland’s strength
Just like McCoist, former Man United star Berbatov was asked to build the perfect footballer by the Daily Mail’s TikTok account, and the Bulgarian also selected the strength of Haaland.
The pundit would go on to select the right foot of Cristiano Ronaldo, the left foot of Lionel Messi, the speed of Kylian Mbappe, the IQ of Andres Iniesta and the personality of Messi.
Although those at Man City don’t believe it, from the outside, many pundits seem to be impressed with the strength of Haaland, which has often been on show during his three years in the Premier League.
Many City fans would agree that it is not even his best physical attribute, as the Norwegian has serious speed when he gets into full flight while running towards the goal.