It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[WRicko]

Don’t understand the criticism of the midfield especially Rodri and general lack of energy after today’s game

If we had played Gundogan and Rodri I might get it had Rodri had a poor game maybe but no I actual thought he looked quick in parts or quicker than people had me thinking he was I mean he does have long legs and can dribble past people but usually that’s when they get close to him he is perhaps not as quick defensively

We also do not know if the team are yet up to full speed

I thought bigger problems where full back keeping the ball and not having a striker

 

[Young Blue]

Jesus is better presser. Although Sterling's finishing is erratic he had the better scoring record last season than Haaland.

It's not hard to find a decent presser, but it's very hard to find a world class finisher as good as Haaland.

You are wrong on your stats:
Last season Sterling (at 25 years old) scored 20 Premier league goals, in 2.65k minutes, he also scored 10 goals in the CL.
Sterling's total last season was 31 goals (with 10 assists) in all competitions, (his highest ever).

(In previous seasons Sterling has scored all comps: 25, 23, 10, 10, 11, and 11 (when he was 19 years old, ie same age as Haaland is now!)

Last season Haaland (at 19 years old in a break through season) scored 13 goals in 1.0k minutes for Dortmund in the German bundesliga, with 16 goals for RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga in 0.9k minutes, also scored 10 goals in the CL
Haalands's total last season was 44 goals (with 10 assists) in all competitions

 

[Young Blue]

It was Haaland's 2nd season as a top footballer lol

17 in 16 for Salzburg and currently 18 in 17 for Dortmund, also 3 in 4 at International level, kids scoring a goal a game lol

Sterling scored more goals than Mane last season it doesn't mean he's better.

@RayCTID was wrong with his comment regardless mate, last season Haaland scored 44 goals to Sterling's 31 goals. (When Sterling was the same age as Haaland is now he only scored 11 goals).

 

[RayCTID]

@RayCTID was wrong with his comment regardless mate, last season Haaland scored 44 goals to Sterling's 31 goals. (When Sterling was the same age as Haaland is now he only scored 11 goals).

Two clubs.

 

[Young Blue]

Two clubs.

Still the same season mate, he moved in January you said "last season"

 

[RayCTID]

It's not hard to find a decent presser, but it's very hard to find a world class finisher as good as Haaland.

You are wrong on your stats:
Last season Sterling (at 25 years old) scored 20 Premier league goals, in 2.65k minutes, he also scored 10 goals in the CL.
Sterling's total last season was 31 goals (with 10 assists) in all competitions, (his highest ever).

(In previous seasons Sterling has scored all comps: 25, 23, 10, 10, 11, and 11 (when he was 19 years old, ie same age as Haaland is now!)

Last season Haaland (at 19 years old in a break through season) scored 13 goals in 1.0k minutes for Dortmund in the German bundesliga, with 16 goals for RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga in 0.9k minutes, also scored 10 goals in the CL
Haalands's total last season was 44 goals (with 10 assists) in all competitions

Team work trumps all.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Did we know months ago that our two strikers will be injured ?

We certainly knew one of them would. It’s the way every season goes.

 

[Young Blue]

Team work trumps all.

That's what he does, he's got a great attitude, (bad agent but we should be able to overcome that!).
He would score more at City.

Clinical finishing tends to win games. We lost EFL cup and CL last season, plus many league games, because the opposition were more clinical than us. We miss more expected goals than any other team in the league.

 

[RayCTID]

That's what he does, he's got a great attitude, (bad agent but we should be able to overcome that!).
He would score more at City.

Clinical finishing tends to win games. We lost EFL cup and CL last season, plus many league games, because the opposition were more clinical than us. We miss more expected goals than any other team in the league.

FA Cup and the Champions League we were without Aguero for both games. Although the search begins now for a long term replacement Haaland isn't the answer.

 

[Young Blue]

FA Cup and the Champions League we were without Aguero for both games.

I know that.

We might be without him for large parts of this season too? We were hoping he would be fit for last years CL but months later he's still not recovered. He's in his last year of his contract and has been prone to injury in most seasons. Recovering from injuries takes longer as players get older.

I think it's madness how weak we are up front compared to the other teams trying to get top 4, let alone win the PL/CL. We have less striker cover than all of them!