9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[Scottyboi]

Can't wait to see him next season once he wears the right boots and doesn't fall over if anyone goes near him.

 

[Quilted]

With Haaland, its always the big games this happens. I can't get my head around it.

 

[city warrior]

I think it's fair to criticize him (and I've done it plenty) when the rest of the team is playing well and he is ghosting. Today, he was the least of our problems.

He has to train on how to win the duels though. Any above average defender beats him more often than not.

 

[meeesh]

With Haaland, its always the big games this happens. I can't get my head around it.

And that’s what he was bought for at the end of the day really

 

[chris85mcfc]

With Haaland, its always the big games this happens. I can't get my head around it.

Harsh given he scored the two goals at Spurs

I know what you're saying, he just looks ineffective when it matters, but my personal view is we don't play to his strengths

Mad to think one of the quickest strikers in Europe was playing up against two injury prone defenders who have player an hours football between them in the last few months, and yet we haven't tried to play Haaland over the top or in behind at all

 

[super_city_si]

He would have scored that Alvarez chance that is for sure.

Another game where Kevin, Bernardo and Phil create the square root of fuck all but apparently its the strikers fault.

Im not so sure. Last season, no doubt. This season…..? Hes missed a lot of much easier chances.

hope he has a good summer and comes back fresh and hungry.

 

[Brewster's millions]

couldn't believe my eyes he got bullied the whole game by defenders half his size

Physically he’s looked well off it this season.

When he first turned up, defenders bounced off him.

Now it looks like a gust of wind will knock him off his feet.

 

[FJRMCFC]

His limitations will always be exposed in big, tight games where there’s no space. It’s on him to improve

 

[super_city_si]

Harsh given he scored the two goals at Spurs

I know what you're saying, he just looks ineffective when it matters, but my personal view is we don't play to his strengths

Mad to think one of the quickest strikers in Europe was playing up against two injury prone defenders who have player an hours football between them in the last few months, and yet we haven't tried to play Haaland over the top or in behind at all

There was no behind or over the top. Rags were deeper than the marianna trench

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Harsh given he scored the two goals at Spurs

I know what you're saying, he just looks ineffective when it matters, but my personal view is we don't play to his strengths

Mad to think one of the quickest strikers in Europe was playing up against two injury prone defenders who have player an hours football between them in the last few months, and yet we haven't tried to play Haaland over the top or in behind at all

To be fair they sat so feckin deep that, at times, I wondered if they were in the stands!!!
So the ball in behind wasn't really on that often