9 | Erling Haaland - 2023/24

[Gorbachev]

As much as he has scored this season he has been shocking this season.

Offered barely anything in the big games.

Pep has to start having the balls to drop him when need be.

 

[city warrior]

You csn miss chances, make bad decisions...but you cannot lack fighting spirit in a match like this. His worst match by far. Not making runs, barely pressing, barely helping his teammates when the ball was in the air.

You cannot simply day, I score if the team plays well. You have to be part of the team playing well.

 

[TrentGrisham]

When he plays poor we don't have anyone to replace him with.

Alvarez? Foden/Bobb false 9?

We played far better football in those years.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Absolutely f*cking useless today , never even made a challenge didnt close down just a lazy performance , even if he didnt get the service he could have run about and looked interested , doesnt score in the big and important games as proven last year in the Champs league latter stages.
We cannot afford to carry a passenger for 90 minutes he has to get more involved in our build up play,he didnt once hold onto the ball today , not once.

 

[mancityscot]

Thought he was a disgrace today. Attitude, effort, impact non existent

 

[Blu1]

If we are not going to hit balls over the top or through the lines then we should sell him.

We are playing with 10 men at times & it’s effecting the entire tactics

 

[decmancity]

Anyone know why he didn't start today?

 

[nellyonthewing]

Today was typical of the majority of his performances in the last 4 months. Half arsed ,. KdB sweating his nuts off because they have to do all his running.

 

[Gabriel]

There was a good piece in the Guardian the other day about the difficulty we have integrating him into the team; it’s no coincidence that we enjoyed our most controlled football when he was out injured. A phenomenon in terms of goal scoring, but I have yet to see any other aspect of his game improve consistently (e.g. hold up play, dropping deep, reading the angles to close defenders in possession, pressing with genuine intent). Still young but much more to be expected and to come.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Thought he was a disgrace today. Attitude, effort, impact non existent

I've said all season that his body language is notably different than last year and got shit on. I'm not sure how that's even arguable at this point.