RB Salzburg manager discusses Erling Haaland's 'special personality' | OneFootball

RB Salzburg manager Jesse Marsch hailed former player Erling Haaland as a ‘special personality’ that resulted in the goal-scoring phenom earning a move to Borussia Dortmund.

After a couple spectacular performances off the bench, Haaland has already cemented himself as Dortmund’s number one striker – something that doesn’t surprise Marsch one bit.

“He’s a special personality,” Marsch told the Planet Futbol Podcast.

“He’s clearly an incredible talent. I mean, his athleticism, his speed, it right away puts him in the upper echelon of talents in our sport.

“And then you add his desire to be successful, his mentality every day, the way he works at his technical ability, the way he works at his finishing every day, how much he puts into trying to be the best footballer he can possibly be every day.”

Though Haaland scored twice in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg against PSG, he was unable to replicate the same success in Paris as Dortmund suffered a harsh elimination.

After the exit, many of PSG’s stars mocked him online – something that Marsch believes will be an important moment in his development.

“He cared about the team,” Marsch said.

“Right now he’s dealing with a little bit of fame. You know, some of the things that he went through when playing against PSG, and the way that PSG responded to some of the things that he put on Instagram.

“So he’ll have his challenges, and he’s only 19 years old and he’s going to make mistakes. But in the end, his desire to be the best is different than anything I’ve ever seen.”