9 | Erling Haaland - 2025/26

Goater=Legend said:
People really convinced themselves that were a better team without him.
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No, what his performances this season have shown is he has added more to his game. I was critical of him being invisible during games, which you can live with if he then pops up with a goal. Not when your backs are against the wall though and you need him to be involved. I was crying out for him to bring himself into the game more, come deeper at times as well as hold it up better. He has done that so far this season and his desire on his goal yesterday was fantastic.
 
I think De Bruyne leaving has liberated him a bit, which seems counter intuitive on first glance.

Kevin played a lot of his football right next to Erling in latter seasons and I think he fell into the same trap as many of the team - give it to Kev and he'll rustle up some magic.

Now Haaland has a bit more freedom to come deep & is taking the responsibility. People often compare him to Kane - but forget that the latter wasn't the all round striker we see today at 25.
 
Axel Freed said:
Yep, Erling cost us the win again

Contributes virtually nothing, all he does is score. And never in the big games against tough opposition.
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Have you not watched any city games this season. Win lose or draw his overall involvement has improved massively and I don’t put that down to just Haaland. It’s down to Pep changing our game to release Haaland early. Surely you can see that. Pep has also untied Doku from the wing looking a lot more central and a lot more effective.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
Have you not watched any city games this season. Win lose or draw his overall involvement has improved massively and I don’t put that down to just Haaland. It’s down to Pep changing our game to release Haaland early. Surely you can see that. Pep has also untied Doku from the wing looking a lot more central and a lot more effective.
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My tongue was firmly in my cheek pal

I’m just ridiculing certain posters who trot out that nonsense about him every time we lose
 
Not expecting to see him tomorrow night but thought Pep sounded a bit careful in the presser just now. “Hopefully be back for the weekend” - hope he’d not injured, they did mention back pain when got subbed
 


wtf, not again

This is like pattern ,every season.
Dynamic august and september, than injuries coming on when autmn comes
 
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