German media have suggested Mauricio Pochettino wanted Haller as a second-choice to his talisman Harry Kane not so long ago.
Spurs are said to have scouted him during Haller’s days in the Netherlands with Utrecht.
The report by Get Football News Germany gives an insight to French striker explaining ‘Haller is a fighter. He loves a tackle. He loves to get stuck into a challenge as if it is his last. He competed for 14.1 challenges per game this past season and won 8.3 of them per game. A monstrous statistic. That proves why former Eagles’ boss Niko Kovac described Haller as a man ‘even a bulldozer can’t move’. He also made more tackles per game than any striker in the Bundesliga and also made more interceptions per game than any of them.
Another key part of Haller’s play is his intelligence. Playing in a front three that is free-flowing and plays quick football requires the players to know where to pop up at the right time. Haller has the brains to know when to drop into deeper areas to drag defenders out of positions, allowing the other attacking players to make runs in behind.
Haller is adept at using deft flick-ons to find teammates and that became a very important part of his approach at Frankfurt. From playing 1 key pass per game in the 2017/18 season, Haller played 1.3 key passes per game this season. That development in his game has seen him become a striker who got nine goals in his first Bundesliga season to becoming one of the most complete strikers in Europe.
