9 | Erling Haaland - 2022/23 Performances

[Blackley_Blue]

Giving these headline writers all the ammunition they need by completely ignoring every single fucking run he makes on the pitch.

It won't be long before the "Man City players instructed to purposely ignore Haaland" headlines start ffs.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Hes gonna want out at this rate.
When we were all convinced he'd be the final piece....a less suited team he could not have found.

Give him the service and he will score,he has proved it....ignoring him is criminal.

 

[braut]

It's actually incredible how many runs he starts, without ever getting the ball. Frustrating just to watch, can't imagine how it must feel actually doing the running.

 

[RayCTID]

It is a bit too soon for Haaland in wanting to leave.

 

[M16 citeh]

Just get the man s fucking clear cut chance

 

[MCFC.35]

The problem is we haven’t got the quality in build up play with the current back 4. So we should be fucking all this playing out from the back every single time and start playing more riskier passes to the front 3 instead of passing backwards all the time

 

[RayCTID]

The problem is we haven’t got the quality in build up play with the current back 4. So we should be fucking all this playing out from the back every single time and start playing more riskier passes to the front 3 instead of passing backwards all the time

We do have the quality but we aren't built for Haaland's strengths (despite his scoring record)

 

[MCFC.35]

We do have the quality but we aren't built for Haaland's strengths (despite his scoring record)

Not in the current back 4 we don’t. This back 4 is a million miles off what it was last season

 

[RayCTID]

Not in the current back 4 we don’t. This back 4 is a million miles off what it was last season

Laporte, Stones and are currently out of the side

 

[city2]

We should play the big Sam sometimes to give him a chance

 

[iTyler]

I don't care if he scores 50 goals for us this season. We don't play to his strengths and he's crap outside of what he's great at. Nobody can tell me that Kane wouldn't have been a much better fit for us. He wouldn't score as many but he's twice the footballer.

 

[Goater=Legend]

If someone can explain why we signed him only to not bother passing him the ball?

 

[Manc123]

I don't care if he scores 50 goals for us this season. We don't play to his strengths and he's crap outside of what he's great at. Nobody can tell me that Kane wouldn't have been a much better fit for us. He wouldn't score as many but he's twice the footballer.

This isnt on haaland and how would kane do anything if we dont give him the ball or have runners like a son?

This is on pep and the coaching staff worrying too much about control that results in us not even giving the lad a chance

 

[FantasyIreland]

Lost for words here....

 

[01cravend]

I don't care if he scores 50 goals for us this season. We don't play to his strengths and he's crap outside of what he's great at. Nobody can tell me that Kane wouldn't have been a much better fit for us. He wouldn't score as many but he's twice the footballer.

You seen Kane vs park bus teams for England? Contributes fuck all apart from taking pens

 

[TFC]

This isnt on haaland and how would kane do anything if we dont give him the ball or have runners like a son?

This is on pep and the coaching staff worrying too much about control that results in us not even giving the lad a chance

Couldn't agree more. I really feel for him right now, this is not what he signed up for.

 

[iTyler]

This isnt on haaland and how would kane do anything if we dont give him the ball or have runners like a son?

This is on pep and the coaching staff worrying too much about control that results in us not even giving the lad a chance

Like I said, Kane would suit our style far more than Haaland does or is likely ever to. Kane's best attribute other than his finishing is his ability to drop deep and get involved, linking play and rolling defenders. Son has been awful this season and Kane is having his best goal-scoring season for years.

Also, what part of "We don't play to his strengths" do you not quite understand?

 

[red 2 hats]

We signed a goal machine who loves running between the defensive line and the keeper, he's lethal in that position, so what do we do, fucking ignore his strengths and turn him to shite.
You could see the frustration in his face at the end of the game, that will be another unhappy face in the dressing room.

 

[braut]

Even Gary Neville can see that the team is straight up ignoring his runs. So disappointing.

 

[iTyler]

We signed a goal machine who loves running between the defensive line and the keeper, he's lethal in that position, so what do we do, fucking ignore his strengths and turn him to shite.
You could see the frustration in his face at the end of the game, that will be another unhappy face in the dressing room.

We're not going to completely change how we play for him. He needs to work on other parts of his game such as his link up play which at the moment is very basic. A compromise needs to be made. We need to actually play him in sometimes even if it mean giving the ball away cheaply at times. But he also needs to get himself involved more at times also.