Allegations of arrogance to Erling Haaland: “He can’t buy a class”

Reece Styche from the Gibraltar national team has accused Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland of arrogance. He is said to have refused to swap jerseys in a World Cup qualifier between Gibraltar and Norway in March.

Like Styche the Sun said Gibraltar captain captain Roy Chipolina asked his Norwegian opponent Haaland about his jersey. “Haaland hadn’t scored, however, had been replaced after an hour and was probably not in the mood,” he reported. “After both of them gave their TV interviews, Roy asked, ‘My little boy is a huge fan of yours, would you swap your shirt with me?’ ‘Haaland just looked at him, laughed and walked away.”

Styche speculated that the media hype about his person “went to his head” for 21-year-old Haaland: “He can buy a lot of things, but class is not one of them.” Because of these incidents, all Gibraltar players would have waived a shirt swap with Haaland in the second leg in the past international break. In the 1: 5 defeat, the BVB striker scored a three-pack.

Styche, who worked for the English seventh division team Hednesford Town, marked the goal of honor. “I don’t need Haaland’s shirt as a reminder. My goal is in the history books and I’ll keep those memories in my head forever,” he said.