Are City a better all round team without Haaland?

the city had its best version these last 4 years. but we already know that real madrid always plays with one more (the referee). Ferguson already said it talking about Real Madrid and its corruptions in Spain
 
No.

Last few seasons we’ve relied on direct wingers to get in behind but this season we’ve got Haaland to get in behind meaning the wingers can be inverted.

It’s not hard.

When Grealish starts, Ake starts on the left to provide width so Grealish can drift inside. When Foden starts he provides natural width with Cancelo roaming inside. When Palmer/Bernardo start on the right Walker provides the width. When Mahrez or Alvarez plays on the right, Lewis plays inverted.

It’s simple, if the wingers inverted the full backs has to overlap, if the wingers are hugging the touch line then the full backs play inverted.
 
supersonicblue said:
No.

Last few seasons we’ve relied on direct wingers to get in behind but this season we’ve got Haaland to get in behind meaning the wingers can be inverted.

It’s not hard.

When Grealish starts, Ake starts on the left to provide width so Grealish can drift inside. When Foden starts he provides natural width with Cancelo roaming inside. When Palmer/Bernardo start on the right Walker provides the width. When Mahrez or Alvarez plays on the right, Lewis plays inverted.

It’s simple, if the wingers inverted the full backs has to overlap, if the wingers are hugging the touch line then the full backs play inverted.
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I think Ake has overlapped with Grealish once in his entire City career, a couple games ago when jack literally pointed at him and told him to make the run
 
Week by week we are going backwards.

Pep had him dropping into midfield today , he looked like a fish out of water.
time and again we’re not using his runs in behind - must be on instruction but why is Haaland still making them ?

Don’t get why Pep was all over Aguero when he first arrived saying he has to be more involved and can’t sit on the last man all the time. What’s his plan for Haaland ?

this needs sorting and quick
 
The fundamentals of a Pep team are
1. Hardwork
2. Movement
3. Pressing as a team
Sadly we haven't done any of them on a consistent basis this season.
Regardless of the tactics or the players on the pitch, without the 3 points above it will not work.
We were better today but still nowhere near what we should be.
We have become a lazy static team.
Doesn't matter if it's Haaland, Sergio or a false 9
When you are playing slow uninspiring football and creating next to fuck all it doesn't matter who's up front.
 
So, last season we desperately needed a striker many said.

So, we went out and got arguably the best striker in the world.

Now, "do we really need him?"

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We have fairly significantly changed our style of play from the last couple of seasons. What we are seeing is a transitional season imo
 
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