Maybe the manager and medical team will knowSo would you say he’s ready for action now, having had a decent rest?
Stupid rumours , just that , he is being eased in as many young players with pep are and thor has the strikers shirtI heard many rumors that say Gundogan doesn't want to play with him, that he never passes the ball to him and always looks for any other option instead. I doubt that could true but maybe somebody else has more details about this rumor and would like to share the info.
There was nothing wrong with the false 9 system at City, and Alvarez would probably have slotted into it quite nicely. As much as fans won't want to admit it, we really didn't need to sign Haaland. As impressive as he's been over the season, all that has really achieved is unsettling the flow of our game.
I think we needed a top scorer and that was why we went in for Erling but if I am being honest, I agree with what you've said about his style making us a bit predictable. I preferred the false 9 set up with two fast wingers.I honestly can't see him staying while Haaland is around. He's not going to get a game while Pep is effectively forced to try to accommodate Haaland tactically.
There was nothing wrong with the false 9 system at City, and Alvarez would probably have slotted into it quite nicely. As much as fans won't want to admit it, we really didn't need to sign Haaland. As impressive as he's been over the season, all that has really achieved is unsettling the flow of our game.
Alvarez won't improve as long as he's not playing regularly, and 10/25 minute cameos are no good for him.
I would be disappointed, but not at all surprised to see him sold at a huge profit in the summer.
Yep I agreeWhat’s wrong with 5 players scoring 10 goals rather than one man scoring 50? Harder to stop.
Haaland has disrupted our style. Alvarez has more energy, movement would have fitted in perfectly and scored plenty anyway.
We watched two seasons of missed chances and won the league in both of them.We’ve watched 2 seasons of missed chances. We definitely needed Haaland.
The false 9 worked well but at the detriment of having a clinical finisher. We relied on Gundo in 20/21 to score 15+ goals which we couldn’t expect to be repeated then last season on a few players stepping up which we couldn’t expect to be repeated.
Besides, Pep likes to change things tactically - we went from pacey wingers galore to none in the space of 2 years. A focal point up top is a must.
You need a goal scorer in your team. Simple as that. Sergio was why we won so much, for example, and without Haaland’s goals this season we’d have been fucked.