9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

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its hard to find a way to get him more involved in the game besides scoring but pep and himself gotta figure it out for games like these when the ball isnt getting to him at all.

At the moment it feels like its more of a man city feat. Haaland than him being a part of the team, that will always happen to an extent because thats the nature of a lone striker but it should get better
 
footballmanager said:
its hard to find a way to get him more involved in the game besides scoring but pep and himself gotta figure it out for games like these when the ball isnt getting to him at all.

At the moment it feels like its more of a man city feat. Haaland than him being a part of the team, that will always happen to an extent because thats the nature of a lone striker but it should get better
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Pep needs to reinvent our style again next summer to incorporate width, pace and traditional crosses once again

The 2017-19 era with Sane + Sterling on the wings and KDB, David Silva in the middle and Walker overlapping down the right would have seen Haaland get 80 goals
 
kunaguero10 said:
Pep needs to reinvent our style again next summer to incorporate width, pace and traditional crosses once again

The 2017-19 era with Sane + Sterling on the wings and KDB, David Silva in the middle and Walker overlapping down the right would have seen Haaland get 80 goals
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maybe...that would require some midfield and even defensive changing cause some of these guys cant hang on fast transitions
 
obviously got bored and started coming deeper. Would have scored the de bruyne cross but his starting point was 3 yards deeper than normal. Just stick up top big man and the ball will come.
 
He doesn’t look fit to me, I’m not sure if a few niggles. At times he pisses me off as his technical ability is way behind the others. However he scores & occupies 3or4 & I’ll judge him once all the players have shaken off the World Cup.

I think Pep can improve him dramatically & I think he’ll do whatever he’s told to get there.

I will say Alvarez looks more of a City player.
 
You can see why Kane was the first choice target the previous summer - he’d fit in better with our system while still scoring a daft amount of goals, and I think if Alvarez was our default #9 the team overall would be functioning much better without compromising results.
 
AlfieBorden said:
You can see why Kane was the first choice target the previous summer - he’d fit in better with our system while still scoring a daft amount of goals, and I think if Alvarez was our default #9 the team overall would be functioning much better without compromising results.
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Kane wouldnt have scored 26+ goals in this team like Haaland. He would be to busy faffing about in midfield. Has Kane ever played againts 8-9 defenders sitting deep every week, Haaland draws 2-3 players towards him in the final 3rd creating space for others and he's feeding off scraps.We're currently going through a transitional period, Haaland has been great whereas half the team has dropped a level from last season.
 
Didn't anticipate the cross from De Bruyne - ran to the front post before checking but had reacted too slow so didn't get close enough. The pass through from Gundogan he somehow managed to control but then missed the target. Two chances you'd expect him to bury even when starved overall.

I want to see more from him in the build up though. Dropping in just to get a few touches, turning his man and spreading the play. This side is used to that from a false 9 and it's the one thing I'd criticise him for. His touch is sometimes poor or his pass is intercepted, but he's so young those things will improve in time playing under Pep. He's still always ready to just burst in behind and he was ignored a couple of times last night. He'll have to get used to that, because we need to play with more balance and control and not just look for him every time if we're going to improve.
 
Bluewars said:
Kane wouldnt have scored 26+ goals in this team like Haaland. He would be to busy faffing about in midfield. Has Kane ever played againts 8-9 defenders sitting deep every week, Haaland draws 2-3 players towards him in the final 3rd creating space for others and he's feeding off scraps.We're currently going through a transitional period, Haaland has been great whereas half the team has dropped a level from last season.
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We are playing almost as if we still have a false 9. Haaland has not modified how he plays either. We need to change our style a little as does he. When that happens we will take off. At least three or four times yesterday and multiple times in other games he starts runs when the opposition defence has a high line that cry out for balls over the top. We seldom attempt it and it’s one area we could do better. Of the 21 goals he has scored so far, 14 are penalty box predator , 3 penalties and only 4 scored when he ran through the defensive line.
 
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We are playing almost as if we still have a false 9. Haaland has not modified how he plays either. We need to change our style a little as does he. When that happens we will take off. At least three or four times yesterday and multiple times in other games he starts runs when the opposition defence has a high line that cry out for balls over the top. We seldom attempt it and it’s one area we could do better. Of the 21 goals he has scored so far, 14 are penalty box predator , 3 penalties and only 4 scored when he ran through the defensive line.
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Im exacerbated by the way we play at the moment, this has to be the worst iteration of Man City under Pep, we are boring. Againts the worst Pool & Chelsea side in years we lost one and barely won the other, there is no variation in our play, not enough aerial balls in the box for Erling, slow tempo, low intensity something needs to change.
 
Considering pep was ready to bench Aguero if he didn't improve his link up play ,I am sure pep would start alvarez or false 9 if haaland wasn't "Haaland". But I hope we adapt to haaland and he adapt to our style as the season goes on.
 
Not sure what people’s problem is

We have scored more goals this season than last season after the same amount of games, so it’s obviously absolute bollocks that the team are not “clicking” with Haaland. He’s been scoring from day one, so that’s not the issue.

The problem with our performances more recently is plenty of players don’t look sharp and just letting their standards slip. That’s it really.

We’ve had 4 competitive games since the World Cup, Haaland has 4 goals. He’s doing his job just fine…

If other members of the team can do their job as well, learn to pass the ball again etc etc, all will be fine.
 
one problem that is evident is that during transition while counter attcking we are not finding him. instead our midfielders are making the wrong pass and giving the ball away and inviting pressure. certainly this part of the game is making us loss some control of the game. but this issue is more on our midfielder and the coach and not on Haaland himself. so cannot blame Haaland for this issue. needs sorting out on the training ground.
 
Like any new attacker at City, he'll need time to really find his groove with how we play.

What's exciting is that he's banging in goals at a never before seen rate without properly fitting in. I'm sure he's working extremely hard in training to get to where he can be.

What we're seeing now is only the beginning.
 
CityBluez said:
Considering pep was ready to bench Aguero if he didn't improve his link up play ,I am sure pep would start alvarez or false 9 if haaland wasn't "Haaland". But I hope we adapt to haaland and he adapt to our style as the season goes on.
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Yeah,during the game when the commentators were saying City won’t want Haaland getting involved in the build up they’ll just want him in the box or on the shoulder at all times. I thought well, that’s what got Sergio benched when Pep first came
 
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Stones said in his interview that we didn't control the game like we're capable of. That's been the same in loads of matches, with the midfield giving it away unnecessarily e.g Rodri against Everton.

That's nothing to do with Haaland and when the team finds form he'll continue to break scoring records.
 
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