9 | Erling Haaland - 2024/25

Gabriel said:
It’s a decision that should have been taken when Viana was appointed. We’re either going to overhaul the squad and bring in technically proficient players, or we’re going to overhaul the squad and bring in more physically expansive players. I hope it’s the former, as that would be truer to Guardiola’s principles. It’s not a predicament that can be solved in one window, however.
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It was more or less solved in that one 17/18 window, but whether that's possible right now/after the verdict is handed down, I have no Idea.

We only need to focus on getting top four right now.
 
Should have scored more than once today, including before they scored, would we have won if he bagged? Probably not in all honesty. Other than that very first chance he had where he took an age to get a shot off and should have buried it, not sure it was neccesarily poor finishing from him, most efforts were decent efforts on target, few good saves. Not his best day by any stretch but anybody even contemplating him being an issue is mentally ill. We would be well and truly fucked without Haaland. A defender is the next best goal threat after him...
 
Games like yesterday are when he shows he needs to improve his game. He was up against Ben fucking Davies! He should be roughing him up, backing into him, standing next to him on crosses etc. but instead his game and attitude towards it didn’t change at all.

Ignoring the missed chances - they can happen and he’s bagged more than enough to have credit in the bank - he should be doing more and being a bigger physical presence against a weaker CB pairing than he was yesterday.

You could’ve been forgiven for thinking that was their main pairing. Not the pairing that was playing due to 2 injuries.
 
Looks a frustrated player. A few times he indicated where he wanted that pass to run onto but our players are either not switched on at the moment or not skilled enough to make the pass. Yesterday he could've had a hat trick but Vicaro played his usual worldie against us.
 
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