19 | Julian Alvarez - 2023/24

[Lowtower]

Poor today, struggled and gave the ball away constantly

he made some strange choices at times.

Still not getting all emotional over him like some on here

 

[Haaland94]

How many goals and assists against the top teams in the league ? 0 against Liverpool, 0 against Arsenal, 0 against Villa, 0 against Spurs, only 1 assist against the rags.

Scored against Liverpool last season, Madrid in the CL, others as well. Haaland is not great in the big games as well. We are generally worse this season in those games, not just Julian.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Completely pointless unless he’s playing as a striker.

 

[Damanino]

Pep needs to rethink his approach about control if he wants Alvarez in a deeper role even with KDB being back from his injury.

today was really visible when up against serious press, lack of time to make passes, lack of space too, Alvarez were passing with like 56% accuracy that is piss poor and then lost the ball in duels as well a lot.

asking him to play deeper or left wing is too much for him to deliver. Pep wants to give him game time clearly lot more than to someone like Nunes or Kovacic.

 

[argyle]

Cash in this summer. How he gets picked every week is a mystery. Nowhere near elite level.

He was played out of position. He's a striker not a winger or left midfielder.

 

[Lavinda Past]

He is a striker not a winger sell him and the viking has no backup

Haaland will be gone before we know it. Summer 2024 is the time to get another striker in. Alvarez ain't the ticket.

 

[super_city_si]

There are games it makes sense to play him. Liverpool away isn’t one of them
Unless he’s playing striker. Does not have the control to play midfield. We ALWAYS look wide open when he played there.

 

[Stelea]

He did a great job for us earlier in the season when we were without key players but we cannot now keep shoehorning him into the team when there are options who are quicker than him in pace and thought and he is also leaving us too top heavy

 

[Don Karleone]

Cash in this summer. How he gets picked every week is a mystery. Nowhere near elite level.

Harsh that. Shit today but he's a great player.

 

[Andouble]

a striker and striker only.

 

[vanchi]

not a winger, not a midfielder. not his fault imho. only 56% pass accuracy today.

that theory that he has to play so he doesn’t leave, would pep really do that?

 

[Brad mcfc]

Should not be starting with Haaland.

 

[domalino]

I said before the game picking him over Kovacic would kill us and I feel pretty vindicated right now.

However I don’t think Pep has ever made a tactical “overthink” that I haven’t thought was a totally fair decision when he’s explained it, so hopefully he is asked about the decision and his reasoning in the press conference.

 

[Chak19]

Scored against Liverpool last season, Madrid in the CL, others as well. Haaland is no great in the big games as well. We are generally worse this season in those games, not just Julian.

I'm talking about this season, he was very good at the start of the season but has been very poor for a long time now even if he gets the occasional goal or assist against poor sides, but it's mostly not his fault since he's just a striker put in positions he can't play.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Hard to argue with his stats or his work rate, but (like many today) he was not at the speed of the game.

 

[Roachy]

a striker and striker only.

Yes, I see him as a poacher in the box type player. Not too clever in some of the positions he's being asked to play, which we can't fully blame him for.

 

[Mr Partridge]

In terms of performances, The Alvarez "experiment" hasnt worked against mid table sides, so why would it work against Liverpool at Anfield?

Pep sometimes has a habit of persisting with things until they start working, but I think it's time to give up on this one.

 

[HaalandEffect]

Need to be benches, have been playing to much and this is the result his form and fatigue

 

[super_city_si]

Scored against Liverpool last season, Madrid in the CL, others as well. Haaland is not great in the big games as well. We are generally worse this season in those games, not just Julian.

Played as striker in those games. No question over his ability there, he’s just not suited to playing midfield, especially in a Pep team. It’s a weird blind spot Pep has. It’s like pep suddenly values running over control.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Reminds me of Aguero, players are not up to his speed.