In talking about what “annoys” him most about modern football, Erling Haaland, a Norwegian, revealed something concerning throw-ins.

This season, the 23-year-old striker who has made 23 Premier League games and scored 18 goals, spoke with Manchester City’s official podcast about a variety of subjects.

He talked about how he can get better both on and off the field and reaffirmed his faith in manager Pep Guardiola following the Spaniard’s historic treble-winning lead City to.

His philosophy on utilizing technology in all areas of the game, including throw-ins, was one of the main talking points, though.

Haaland’s view is that teams make too much money by employing shady strategies like “stealing” an excessive amount of meters.

When speaking about the things he would change in modern football, he said: “The first is to introduce goal line technology all over the pitch, so that you always know when the ball is out of play.”

As mentioned above, Haaland also brings up the topic of throw-ins and it’s here when the Norwegian admitted that he isn’t entirely familiar with the rules.

“What annoys me is throw-ins,” he added. “If you throw this way or that way, it doesn’t matter. Just make sure you have two hands on the ball.

“I don’t even know the rules, and if I’m going to make a throw, I’ll probably do it wrong. But it doesn’t matter if you throw the ball straight down, straight up or whatever. I would change that.

“We will see what happens in the future but you need a certain time limit to take throw-ins and you cannot take too many metres – just give a mark and you can only go there.”

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In December, when City defeated Luton 2-1, a foul throw cost them the game. This may have been the reason behind Haaland’s frustration with the circumstances.

Haaland also expressed his desire to get better following a record-breaking season in which he scored 52 goals in 53 games the previous year.

“There’s loads of things to still improve,” Haaland said. “When you play so many games, it’s difficult to train because you have to get ready and do the stuff that gets you fit for the next game.

“I want to become even better with the team, to be more solid with the team and to perform in the biggest games.

“And I want to recreate the things we did last season.”