9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[hilts]

Annonymous again last night.

Worrying.

Created space for others though

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Created space for others though

He was in the right place, at the right time to celebrate Foden’s 2nd too.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Annonymous again last night.

Worrying.

His first touch was poor. He nearly knocked the match ball out of Phil's hands.

 

[iTyler]

We often look a better, more fluid side with Alvarez up front instead. That's just the truth. Haaland is obviously exceptional at what he's good at, but his overall game leaves a lot to be desired right now.

 

[Goater=Legend]

It wasn't that long ago against Liverpool when people lost their shit over Alvarez...

 

[Norman kneejerk]

It's hard to argue that someone who scores so many goals isn't exceptional but maybe there's a case for looking at his role in the team.
For example although he is a big man I don't think that the 'big man" target man role really suits him and he needs to be running off someone more. So I would like to see us building up away from him so he doesn't have his back to goal maybe even use someone a bit more nimble as the "target man" when getting upfield.
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[shevtheblue]

It's hard to argue that someone who scores so many goals isn't exceptional but maybe there's a case for looking at his role in the team.
For example although he is a big man I don't think that the 'big man" target man role really suits him and he needs to be running off someone more. So I would like to see us building up away from him so he doesn't have his back to goal maybe even use someone a bit more nimble as the "target man" when getting upfield.
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Yeah balls into the air to him to head on really isn't his play, in fact he loses most of them which is quite confusing considering his height. I think he needs to work on balls into his chest and feet and making sure he doesn't lose them - i do think he's improved in this area but we don't help him at times with nobody close to him and i think that's why Pep moved KDB closer to him last season.
We're still not using the balls in behind for him either, given there's not as much space in behind when City play anyone, i do think as a team we can do more in pulling out opposition and we should be using him much better on the break.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

 

[mosssideblue]

What's the chances Palmer scores more than him this season? Embarrassing for both Haaland and the club.

Ridiculous comment

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Absolutely flabbergasted at the Palmer stuff. He's the only bright spark in a 10th place Chelsea side who won't have European football next season, whose lack of discipline in keeping and retaining the ball meant they got dragged into one of the lowest quality games of football I can remember against two "big six" sides. I hold nothing against him, but to compare him to treble winning, title chasing Haaland doing a disciplined job in the best team in the world is fucking insane.