ERLING Haaland is undoubtedly one of the deadliest strikers in world football at the moment, starring for Manchester City in the Premier League.
Haaland celebrates many of his goals by sitting down and posing. But what is he doing and what is the meaning behind it?
Haaland celebrated with his ‘meditation pose’ during a 2-0 win against West Ham in August 2022
What is Erling Haaland’s celebration?
Haaland often performs a celebration after scoring a goal, where he sits down cross legged, and closes his eyes whilst holding his hands out and his thumbs together.
In 2020, after a stunning goal scoring performance in a 2-1 win against PSG for Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League, Haaland performed the celebration, to the anger of the French team.
In the return leg of that tie, PSG won 2-0, and their players celebrated by appearing to mock the Norwegian striker.
He notably performed this celebration on his Premier League debut for Manchester City, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win.
For the first, a penalty which he converted, he brought out the famous pose again.
He doesn’t do this every game though, with other celebrations he likes to pull out when scoring including pointing his finger to his ear, and jumping up and punching the air.
What does Erling Haaland’s celebration mean?
It is a tribute to the practice of meditation, something which he says has helped him during his personal development journey.
The pose is known as the lotus in yoga, originates from ancient India.
Haaland made a video German fitness coach and influencer Pamela Reif whilst he played for Dortmund, where they practices some yoga techniques.
What has Erling Haaland said about his celebration?
Haaland has spoken in the past about the reasons for why he celebrates in this way.
He told Portuguese sports website, Esporte Interativo back in March of 2020 about it. He said:”It’s been helping me a lot to meditate and find an inner peace, so it’s been good for me.
“It makes me feel calm and gives me tranquility. This is why I sometimes celebrate like that when I score.”
