IS HAALAND DOING ENOUGH FOR MAN CITY?

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Is Erling Haaland doing enough for this Manchester City side? The debate has popped up online after City's exit against Madrid.
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[@HelgeKS]

Haaland is perfect for fast, transitional/ counterattacking football. Look at what he did with Dortmund. He was very involved. Liberty to roam free, drifted wide, dropped deep for direct linkup play in a team which was always forward thinking. your point at 6:55 "Haaland is a runner" is SPOT ON. With space around him, he is virtually unstoppable. When Pep directs him to stay put in and around a crowded box , you will never see the best of him. He WILL score goals and provide assists, because his movement and footballing IQ is so elite, but with City we are being robbed of seeing his true potential. I blame City's obsession with keeping the ball for this. "Sideway passes are better than taking a chance on playing Haaland through with a risky pass, because with a risky pass, you may lose the ball".

[@SemmeralddynamicsBaammy]

True, he isn't overrated, City made him look overrated. Madrid or Bayern would've been perfect for him. Bellingham understands him perfectly too.

[@faghriedaniels]

Totally agree and I think we will see a correction next season with the addition of player who will unlock Haaland again. Except KDB, we have no players capable of threading a ball through into tight spaces.

[@STAR-rn8ll]

He is feeding of scraps....he makes runs but nobody finds him apart from KDB....wouldn't be suprised if he leaves cause this team aint playing to his strength 🤦‍♂️

[@nicohd5079]

Man has the second highest big chances missed in the league. He has had support. Hes just missing chances

[@raybrooking8084]

Very very true. Totally agree.

[@kareembertram681]

Stop riding haalands meat…he’s been missing big chances all season infact he’s missed the most big chances all season so what are saying ??

[@MK-fd7jp]

@@kareembertram681Tapinland needs to get out !!

[@neilhanstock]

I'm still convinced he hasn't fully recovered from his two month injury. Hopefully, after a couple of months rest this summer, he will be back to his best next season.

[@jn5715]

Roy Keane saying that Haaland is a league 2 level player is outrageous. People forgot that he’s still top scorer and he was last year.

[@whatwentwrong4599]

Yeah but he's been dreadful this season still. Who did he get those goals against? He lost the ball (14 times) more than he made completed passes (11 passes) over the TWO legs against Real. That's just absolutely dreadful stats, I'd expect better from Liam Delap.

[@faghriedaniels]

@@whatwentwrong4599 so the issue is whether we would want a Gabriel Jesus type striker who does everything but score goals or Haaland who has 81 goals in 90 games. He is a striker, his job is to score. He needs service. He is being asked to defend and press and play as a decoy. Nobody is trying to pass to him. He is a human being and still very young. We saw his potential last season. And the amazing thing is that this goal scoring season would be an amazing season for any other striker

[@whatwentwrong4599]

@faghriedaniels That's all fine but defend those stats against Real Madrid? It is not good enough, why are you pretending it is? Regardless of what you say and this has been the majority of the season. Last year, he didn't have many touches either but he fought centre backs better, his movement was better and he constantly threatened runs (didn't get the ball enough) which created space for others. This season its like he isn't doing the role he wants so he's just not going to try as hard (probably not the case but what it looks from the outside). Also, they aren't the only two options, however, like when we played Villa, I much prefer to watch a dynamic front 4 which is constantly moving and looks fluid. Imo sell him, get Sesko from RB Liepzig for his release clause and go all out on trying to get someone like Vini Jr, Saka or Rodrygo to do the job if whoever is up tops having a bad game.

[@faghriedaniels]

@@whatwentwrong4599 I agree, his stats were not good against Madrid, but then again whose is. The reality is that as bad as some of his performances have been, he is still averaging a goal a game which is world-class level. And we could look at Alvarez, his stats are even worse and you can't replace a guy who is scoring a goal a game with one who is scoring 1 in 3. So then what do you do? Play without a striker? We criticize Haaland but forget about the player he replaced, Gabi Jesus. The reality is that he has scored 30 goals so far in all comps, he has been out for 2 months, he has been off form and is still the joint top scorer. He has also not been awarded as many penalties as Palmer has been awarded this season. He has been manhandled in games and ignored by referees. I really don't know what you expect from him. He is doing his job which is to score goals. Thanks to his glut of goals we won the treble last season. Please stop being unrealistic and expect Haaland to be scoring hattricks in every game.

[@whatwentwrong4599]

@faghriedaniels I dont want him scoring hattricks I want his other play to improve. Its all good smashing 6 goals in against Luton. That's a game where Alvarez could win it for us, it's games against Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid etc we need him to score against but if he's not scoring no problem but make yourself a nuisance! He's too passive push Rudiger over, get a yellow card, make runs constantly so he has to follow or come out of position just do SOMETHING because again, I love the guy and I do mostly agree with you but against Real it was pretty much playing with 10 men. How can you lose the ball more than you complete successful passes. I just want a big game to finish and go, yeah, Haaland didn't score but he had a good game.

[@mattwoolfenden8837]

There is multiple factors to why Haaland form has slipped but he's still contributing with goals and assists at a elite level. High expectations, injury, no KDB, lack of service, slow blocks, 2 or 3 players on him because he's such a threat etc are all factors which add up to his drop off. He clearly needs to improve aspects of his game and City need to improve their service to him but it's a temporary problem that will get solved and next season I predict he'll hit well over 30 PL goals again

[@kareembertram681]

Stop saying “no KDB” are really out there thinking haaland can’t play well without KDB?

[@mattwoolfenden8837]

@@kareembertram681 not having the main supplier of the chances he feeds of for months is a factor in why he hadn't scored as many goals, it's stupid to ignore that. That's not saying he can't play well without KDB but he won't be getting the same service and lack of good service is a big factor for any striker

[@th3kword196]

I feel like he is still playing like we still have Gundo in the team..

[@brianparker2987]

We bought him to score goals when it gets tough agaist the better teams in the final stages in all competitions, unfortunately for him he is not doing it when it really really matters. We could play a little more to his strenghts when allowed, but we have to admit his hold up play is poor, ask yourself would Ivan Tony have scored just as many but also contributed much more to our overall team.

[@egoi6421]

I wish the journalists would ask Pep what he tells Haaland to do each match. I am quite sure Pep tells him to stand by the far post and to stay in position to make space for the other players. Haaland is doing what the coach is telling him.

[@philip4588]

It did work great last year, but then we did have Gundogan and Mahrez to help him, now KdB is not playing that much and we are playing diffrent and Pep is not making the best of him, to use him in counters, should counter more

[@jn5715]

We need to get past Wednesday night and redeem ourself through an FA cup final tomorrow. Cmon city💙💙

[@wolverinescratch]

I just hope he is taking on all the criticism and comes good for rest of the season

[@rodrigocornejo5712]

Our wingers end up coming inside thus further congesting the 18 yard area. He’d benefit from wingers switching it up a bit (switching sides to use preferred feet) and getting crosses in from the byline.

[@whatwentwrong4599]

No, because he can't head it properly, hes abysmal in the air.

[@torgeirgimmingsrud2439]

In the second leg against Real Madrid his fellow attackers Foden and Grealish had around 0,1 in expected assists. That's bad news for any number 9.

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

I think Pep bears more responsibility for this season's performance more so than the team as a whole. His refusal to adjust his tactics has been the most costly aspect of our season. This is both applicable to Haaland and to our defense. Playing an even higher backline than we did last season hasn’t worked at all as the stats and any eye test will attest. As for Haaland, his confidence is gone and hence him missing big chances but Pep’s new tactics have not only been an advantage to opposition teams playing a low block, but they’ve also simultaneously hurt Haaland as well. Slow buildup play allows defenses and opp teams to completely reset in the box while also sucking all the space out that Haaland would ordinarily use for goals. Add in our bottles summer window where we let 45GA walk out the door with Gundo and Mahrez and didn’t bother to properly replace it (25GA is total of all players we brought in) and we’ve pretty much taken Haaland’s skill set out of the game with the system Pep is now playing and the lack of creative players we have. Love Pep, but he is not infallible and when he continues to make the same mistake over and over in the face of overwhelming evidence that its just not working well and he still continues, while also taking away the opportunities for our star striker through that system which effectively has a deleterious effect on his confidence as we can all see instead of playing to his strengths, questions must be asked. As for Haaland, if he played at any other top team who would play to his strengths like a RM or a Bayern or even an LFC, he’d be the top scorer in Europe. Ps. Haaland can certainly improve and I’m sure he’s trying, but if you wanted a striker who had twinkle toes on the ball, then you should’ve gotten Harry Kane and not a battering ram in Haaland. It’s not a fair expectation to put on him

[@samswagg4]

As we are on track to win the double.. relax guy

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

@@samswagg4 What have I said that you think is not correct? Has the high line not hurt us a lot this season? Is it not true that we have conceded more this season in the PL with 6 games to go than we have in each of the last 3 seasons in their entirety? We have the same back line starters and players as last season yet our defensive record is far worse. So either all the players on defense have gotten much poorer and stayed that way all season or Pep's system is very flawed defensively.

[@samswagg4]

@@MCFCTheMadHatter I never disagreed with any of your points. You are right that Pep’s system may leave some gaps defensively and have other issues involving Haaland, but despite all the gripes we are in pole position to do the double. So relax and enjoy the end of the season. Everything you mentioned about Erl and lack of proper replacement in the window is spot on But to be fair the defense has had key injuries. Walker Ake Stones even Ederson Akanji has played across whole back line this season including inverting into the midfield. So there will be issues defensively due to fitness as well.

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

@@samswagg4 With respect, and I appreciate your words, but our defensive issues have been pervasive regardless of injuries. It doesn’t matter if we’re playing all starters or a mix of squad players and starters…the result is the same: we concede major chances on goal via the counter attack and the vast majority of it comes down the flanks regardless of the personnel. It’s a major system issue and refusing to adapt it (like Pep did last season) has led to a lot of our misery. 3:4 goals RM scored came on counter bc Akanji was too high 2x in game 1 and Walker was too high in game 2. Does it honestly make sense to play such a high line against arguably the best counter attacking team in Europe when you’re in the QF on the CL? It’s suicidal. Yet Pep did and we lost. Had we not conceded bc we got beat with the high line, the attacks poor performance wouldn’t have mattered. Defenses win you title and attacks win you games Same thing goes the games in the PL. Even as our form has gotten better recently, and have been scoring more, we got scored on the counter by both AV and Palace. You might say, well we won the game so it doesn’t matter. But that would be missing the point. Bc as the RM game showed (and a lot of games this season) you can’t always rely on your attack to score and therefore you need to rely on your defense to keep a clean sheet or at least not be easy to score against. But that’s what happened in the CL and it happened in the Chelsea games and Tot game and Palace game at home as well as the AV game away. When our attack was misfiring, our defense wasn’t there to keep goals out and we dropped needless points. That is very much unlike what happen in previous seasons to varying degrees. This is what makes me so nervous as the season is winding down. We need to keep clean sheets to give us the best opportunity we can to win the league bc we can’t afford to drop points. Playing a high line almost ensures we will concede goals and we have a whole season to prove it. So why would Pep continue to implement a system that has proven to be so disadvantageous to us defensively? Makes no sense. There are also issue in the attack that are also borne out of the high line system. So many clear cons with fewer pros and yet Pep shows no sign of doing what logic and objective reason would suggest: adapt it a little; drop the high line 10-15 meters and run it similar to what gave us such joy last year; in transition, maybe don’t always do slow methodical buildup bc it makes us 1-dimensional, instead pass a thru ball to Haaland when he breaks the lines and watch the magic he delivers. Keep the opposition guessing about our attack like last season. Pep did this to great effect last season when it was even as obvious as it is now, yet he still refuses. I’m not worried about our team. I trust our players to play well, but Pep has given us no indication that he sees let alone will address these obvious issues. That is why my fear is not with the team performing but with Pep and his setup. I pray he proves me wrong. Sorry for the rambling, I’m just so annoyed bc we have the players the manager etc to do great things and instead we’re doing some really dumb things and the stakes are just too high

[@samswagg4]

@@MCFCTheMadHatter mate I hear ya but longest unbeaten run in our club’s history. Enjoy the ride

[@Herbalattraction3000]

We give him nothing at his feet. Yes he's not sharp and he have been poor recently. But we're not taking advantage of having a huge blonde viking wc striker and that's just pathetic. We bought him when we played a certain system and he fit right in. Now that we've stopped playing that system everybody is hating on him... 🤦 He won't learn how to dribble 4 players. He'll never be messi, robaldo, karim or so. He's Erling and he have his strengths and right now, we're not using him properly. I hope he scores tomorrow and silence the haters. It's time for him to perform

[@egoi6421]

Amen to this

[@DeviousDucky552]

Chelsea will nullify Haaland like every team does this season, he won't score. We need Alvarez and Foden to win tomorrow.

[@Herbalattraction3000]

@@DeviousDucky552 We're talking about a striker who won us the treble. All I'm saying is we should get behind him and start to use him properly. We've changed the system and still we scapegoat him. He has 83 goals and 16-17 assist in 90 games for us... Idk man I respect your opinion and I can definitely understand your argument. I just still have faith in Erling icl

[@SemmeralddynamicsBaammy]

The most sensible comment about City I've ever seen.

[@HaydenTaylor-qs1si]

​​@@Herbalattraction3000totally agree mate! 💯 Couldn't have said it better myself!!

[@gentwhoisoverit6992]

More like Is City doing enough for Haaland because he has not struggled like this ever in his career before. We have a gem in him and honestly we can only be patient with him until he picks up form, while the club has to fix the way we play and the personnel during the next transfer window to get the best out of him Great video

[@Jason-gq8fo]

We lack a bit of creativity and danger going forward outside foden and kdb. Doku can definitely become that type of player and hopefully savio and bobb too

[@silvasun5326]

I do think to discuss this, you have to keep one eye one City’s not-so-impressive goal difference. Look back over the PL score lines…there are a couple 5s, 4s in there…but mostly it’s 1 and 2s. Narrow victories. The previous seasons there’s much higher numbers. City no longer create the clear-cut chances of old. Obviously this impacts Haalands record.

[@leon_sale]

He is doing what he is told by Pep, simple. His old man and confidence will play a part in all this. He'll be fine. Best forward in the world as we know, but you (as a team) have to change a certain tragedy to accommodate thus, It's not rocket. Freak season, now everyone thinks he should be scoring two goals a game, not happening.

[@bathcat3759]

No! Let’s call a spade a spade. Enough with the excuses. The problem can only be solved after reality is acknowledge. If he isn’t scoring goals, he contributes nothing. He doesn’t offer build up play, doesn’t play physically anymore, and doesn’t leave a stamp on the game. Yes, he may not be getting a ton of chances, but he’s the “best striker in the world.” He shouldn’t need a ton, and if he can’t get a ton in this Man City team with De Bruyne and Foden behind him, then it’s his fault too. Honestly I need a break from him for a few months. If he does this again next year, I wouldn’t mind him leaving. At this point it’s addition by subtraction. Him and Walker

[@mikegalway4733]

Leading goal scorer this season after two months out. Second season was never going to be as outstanding as first because teams know how to defend against him, wrestling him with no protection from the refs goes a long way to blunting his effectiveness.

[@fdocument2889]

Really liked this thorough look at Haaland, good job and good work with the One Football pieces too!

[@adambradshaw4442]

That Vardy/Drogba comparison is so true. He’s a counter attacking striker in a possession based system, so he’s bound to be in and out of games sometimes when the opposition leaves him no space. Also he has missed the continuity of a number 10 behind him considering Kev has missed most of the season. He’s very good at hold up play and his passing is decent, it’s just fans who don’t watch us who say his general play is terrible.

[@dionkungu2752]

Good question, but the right question should be. Do we have someone as good as Haaland, more like a deputy. Secondly, do we need to sell Grealish, Gomez and Alvarez to accommodate players that will come in as reinforcement. Players like Paqueta CAM, Wingers like Kvaratskhelia &Savio. A left back such as Rayan Ait Nouri?

[@GhostWalker2001]

I think we need better midfielders, We needed players like James Maddison, Dominik Szobosziai and Martin Ødegaard. Players who can be creative and play those crosses and through balls like KDB and I don't know why we didn't get players like that but hopefully this Summer transfer window will rebuild our midfield and get in some younger players to bring that energy back into the midfield because it's been kinda boring the way we have been playing. But let's go and win the league and FA Cup now🫡

[@johnhonai4601]

I guess we should find a player with profile similar to Marco Reus of Dortmund.

[@lxCIRCUSDOG]

The whole team has dropped off a little bit from last season, the Gundogan sized hole in midfield is massive, Stones not being fit for large chunks of the season hasn't helped, he's one of our best players in defence and midfield, Akanji doesn't fit that Stones false 6 role for me

[@whatwentwrong4599]

Think he did the role very well against Madrid if I'm honest. Akanji is criminally underrated and has been out best defender by some margin this year.

[@huntermcphail7433]

I think we have so many opportunities to utilize his abilities even better when we can counter attack, but it’s pep’s gameplan to stop and allow us to get back and play possession on the other side of the field. But I feel like when teams are now having all 10 come back and having basically 6 in the back that we need to counter attack before they get setup and get up a goal or 2 and force them to get out of their defensive tactics

[@omersuliman_]

Yes Haaland’s form has not been as good as he has been last year. But he is still the best #9 in the world. People are forgetting he is only 23 years young and he broke almost every record he could last season in his FIRST season in the prem. He’s top class. City is currently not playing to his strengths and are honestly letting him down. He’s not getting crosses into the box, they are not trying to play him in… if i was Haaland i’d come out and say im not happy with this current play style.

[@dimphomathabatha2966]

But then he has the most missed big chances in the prem this season, his underperforming his expected goals for the first time in his career, I'd say his having a below par season, which is okay happens to all players. But I think gearing the whole system to bring the best out of Haaland will lead City to become too dependent on him and that's never been man city under pep

[@Airyed]

I think this is slightly generous. The amount of big chances he has missed is not good enough. Even against Luton, he missed a 1 -1

[@Prycey83]

Gotta say I totally agree the amount of runs he makes and they don’t pass is ridiculous I’d love to see a stat on how many it is

[@mingyeewong1590]

He and KDB wasn’t able to play the full 90 minutes on Wednesday. because he felt some injury fatigue asking pep to come off. Im guessing he won’t start on Saturday but who knows.

[@faghriedaniels]

Haaland could have ended the tie in the last minute of normal extra time. That header would have settled the tie. Haalands confidence is gone because of the system we play. But then again Alvarez is also suffering from this system.

[@nihilsacrum]

This season almost all teams play a very low block against City, therefore not many spaces for Haaland to run into. Also, Haaland is man-marked by both CDs almost everytime. What I would say though is that atm I don't see that passion in him like the previous season, I did see a bit in the Real Madrid game where he was pressing aggressive in City's half. Anyway, Haaland and City deserve a not so great season after the treble but next season I hope we go full steam again :)

[@bandile126]

I can only fault him for how he has been missing major chances this season, his ability to be clinical covered his general lack of involvement last year

[@pauldowney4280]

He moves the defence all over the place making room for other players, and when a opportunity comes his way he puts them away. The club needs to bring in more quality, can you imagine sane feeding HAALAND?

[@adamrm231342]

He probably needs to be more technical so he can be more involved in buildup but don’t forget he was key in bringing the treble

[@stukay1005]

He broke his metatarsal and it's obvious to me that he's still struggling with it. Add to that he's not in form. But we still don't get him the ball enough. However, we wanted him, bought him, so it's up to Pep to find a way to use him!

[@magicmystery4211]

Huge respect for Haaland but we need a striker like aguero who can create space on his own to shoot and can dribble. It's not always easy to feed you so sometime you need to create your chances on your own. That's what we are missing from Haaland. Most of us may not agree with me but it's the fact.

[@yash96819]

He needs to be more better at headed goals, Kun was tiny but his heading game was more well rounded than Haaland at the moment. The narrative currently is he occupies two CBs and thus should be given a free pass. His main job is to score goals and its upto Pep and co to figure out a solution.

[@raybrooking8084]

The slow patient build up doesn’t suite him he needs the early ball over top . I love the way we play dominating possession and games but Haaland would be better off playing for Liverpool. I think our play now is slower than ever.

[@carlingtonchristie1704]

It might look like Haaland is the problem but it's Pep and the players not finding him because his movement is one of the best. Being robbed of a Ballon d'Or can damage anyone's moral especially for a young man (Mesi Fan)

[@pushstart1t]

Haaland goals(since that all he can do): Champion league: 4 young boys, 1 leipzig, 1 Copenhagen League: Burnley 2, Sheffield 1, fullham 3, Westham 1, Forest 1, Brighton 1, United 3, Liverpool 1, luton 1, palace 1, Everton 2, Chelsea 2, Brentford 1. FA cup: 5 Luton .... guy hardly shows up against strong teams and doesn't do enough to warrant if he hasn't scored.

[@Theaestheticone]

Haaland and palmer would of been the combo we needed this season.

[@shango203]

I understand haaland needs to improve. I agree the team is not helping him. I don’t get why they keep putting the ball in the air. I think grealish is getting away with MURDER. I kept hearing he controls games. We can’t just keep making excuses for him. He needs to do more. Look at the huge chance he got from haaland. The guy took 300 years to shoot. They slandered doku all season long for his output but no mention of grealish who has done nothing this season in terms of output.

[@pauldowney4280]

I will never take any comments from the likes of Roy Keane, come on city fans, he's a goal machine

[@daveusubiaga4102]

Haaland's injury is niggling, and persisant. If Haaland is getting freezing shots for the injury his touch will be affected. Plus all the stuff you've said

[@fabricebayoro3795]

Haaland is 1m93 tall (if im not wrong). How many headers did he score? So he is not good enough at that (50% responsibility), but City is not good at giving him headers to score too (50%). In a game like the one against Madrid, where you spend all the game in the opponents box, how many headers did he even try? 1 or 2? its not enough. We have Haaland and we never cross. We force our way through with small passes. This is not smart.

[@DeviousDucky552]

Haaland's finishing hasn't been great this season, missing sitters and headers over the bar on multiple occasions. The team doesn't trust Haaland anymore, so they take the shots themselves.

[@pauldowney4280]

This HAALAND debate is other clubs trying to upset the player, if HAALAND was getting the supply he would do his job and put them away, going to Wembley tomorrow and I'm expecting a HAALAND goal or more

[@kareembertram681]

I think I speak for 90% of the true city fans when I say we don’t hate haaland or think he’s not a good fit for city, but his all round game is really poor and does seem as if we’re playing with 10 men most games because he really doesn’t get involved especially when we need him..he was really bad against Madrid, slightly better in the second leg but still wasn’t good enough he just needs to improve on his game but like you said it’s not that easy

[@phomgrh8930]

Because we spend so much time in the opposition half, he is never going to get many runs on goal, needs to work on control the ball better, and sick of seeing smaller men than him pushing him off the ball

[@Armstrong_Tehi]

Let's Be Honest ...Haaland Isn't Doing Enough...Especially In Big Games

[@th3kword196]

Haaland has poor positioning, lacks an aerial threat.. He struggles with holdup play when receiving long balls.

[@TheYates100]

Yep, if he improves these things, he will be scary. Ballon dor winner every year. 6ft 5 strong. Just needs to lose the fear and be more of a bastard.

[@Ramm111]

​​@@TheYates100Yea... He's never had to deal with being targeted as much as he is now. He needs to learn to play defenders how they play him. He's a big guy, but he doesn't use his body well... He's too frantic in those moments for me He also needs to learn how to draw fouls from those duels as well as adding more near post movement since he's not a good header of the ball

[@TheYates100]

@Ramm111 I agree, he doesn't have the confidence to do it because it's something he's not been forced in to much but he has the tools there and just needs a mindset change.

[@whatwentwrong4599]

He's a dreadful header of the ball. He jumps too early EVERYTIME, meaning he has to try put the power on the ball himself and he also must have a odd shaped head because it just seems to bounce off in weird directions.

[@stacyaman]

​@@whatwentwrong4599💯 I've been saying this to people. Every time he goes up for a header he misses times it by jumping up to early, which doesn't allow him to put any sort of power on the header, because by the time the mall reaches him, his on his way down. In order to be able to direct the ball and generate power, you need to time.your jump perfectly. Harry Kane is amazing at doing this, so is Gabriel for Arsenal

[@billyh8364]

Gundo and mahrez leaving has affected halaand will get better next season I am 100% sure

[@BlastTheBeatTV]

No he’s not. He runs around the pitch doing nothing currently. Hes not scoring and he adds nothing else to the team on the field at the moment. He’s a shadow of the player he was last year 🤦‍♂️

[@Markyy____]

It is very easy to look like you are doing nothing when Foden, Grealish and Silva are trying to create for you. KDB is the only player with an ounce of creativity on the pitch

[@egoi6421]

Haaland was way better than both Foden and Bernardo yesterday but I dont see anyone is complaining about those players

[@Markyy____]

@@egoi6421 system players who only know how to pass backwards. Foden is not capable of replacing KDB's assists in midfield I'm not sure what we'll do when he leaves

[@DeviousDucky552]

Paqueta is KDB's replacement ​@@Markyy____

[@SemmeralddynamicsBaammy]

​@@egoi6421True, but this narrative is always pushed, so people are just used to it.

[@Its_Just_My_Opinion_]

Apparently Haaland has been playing with an injury? Not sure about that.? if true he shouldn't play Saturday.

[@delasiusnsangong5578]

Let's be honest, Haaland doesn't offer enough.

[@aidanmoore9429]

115

[@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND]

Haaland is 6’5 now

[@emmekaigreen4682]

If Aguero didn’t get injured so much he would match his goal for last season.

[@TheYates100]

Hasn't done enough in the big games. If he improves city will become unbeatable. As a 6ft 5 big lad, just be brave and tough, hold the ball up like a traditional big man, win headers, this one is the major one, he is pitiful in the air, he ducks when he jumps, he has fear inside of him. If he loses that then my god he will be ballon dor every year.

[@Stu.6]

He’s lost it

[@douubledog4008]

Great question. My answer would be this... Is he good value? Has the team scored more goals with him? Answer is no and he costs a lot in wages... The next question would be should we sell him...IF his form continues to drop next season The answer to that is, who would / could buy him? Not Real if they get Mbappe...so it's difficult and I'd like him to at least have another season with the incoming players...coz he is a BEAST

[@DeviousDucky552]

No, he's doing absolutely nothing. City play better with Alvarez and Foden. Why aren't we utilizing Oscar Bobb, who can create chances but is also lethal in the box. Even Nunes also creates chances. Imagine Oscar's bobb composure in the box against Madrid, like the goal he scored against New Castle. City have weapons on the bench that can do damage in games when we are struggling to score but Pep refuses to utilize those players. It's time for change.

[@jonmolloy1164]

We are lacking a forward like aguero Alvarez should playing more

[@nicohd5079]

To answer the title of the video before watching the video. No he’s not. He needs to improve or be replaced by Alvarez and drop to the bench

[@muhammedmkamanga1207]

He’s not doing enough! Doesn’t use his size to an advantage, poor hold up play, always waiting for easy tap in chances to convert which won’t come in big games no wonder he’s a no show in big games

[@djn1856]

Erling gets all the credit for goals when he scores so he has to accept the criticism when he isnt scoring

[@viktorviktorelius4032]

God this was a hard listen.

[@amar74199]

No

[@tebogomohanoe5443]

Brother can't head the ball

[@Lil_Elegant]

Haaland has become a lazy player this season last season he was hungry this season he isnt

[@bimosatriyotid6061]

He's good, he will score 3 against Wolves 🐺 and we will apologize to him 🦈🦈🦈

[@space1734]

Why is his heading ability ass? Foden and Bernardo are better headers of the ball.

[@haashim1411]

Being tall doesn’t = being good at heading. Common football knowledge, Aguero was a better header of the ball than plenty of strikers who were 6ft +.

[@space1734]

@@haashim1411 He's ass with the ball at his feet and he is ass with the ball in the air. Fam, you have to use all the advantages you have to succeed in life. If you're tall get good at headers and learn how to use your body. Vini had zero end product when he first arrived at RM, but now he's considered as one of the best forwards in the game. Why is that? He improved, why can't Haaland improve? Heading isn't a new weakness for him.

[@haashim1411]

@@space1734 Get a grip pal

[@space1734]

@haashim1411 Nah, he needs to improve. He can't be the highest paid employee and perform like the lowest paid

[@SemmeralddynamicsBaammy]

​@@space1734Because he's dropped off? Get a grip. What does your life talk have to do with heading? Vini has been at Madrid for 5 years, Haaland 1. Use your head.

[@thelittlepikachu8241]

Yes, he did enough, to be the most useless garbage striker.

[@sharifbadmash8994]

Steven ask the question Is whole team doing enough? Hallaland don't forget what he done last season The man will be judged end of the season he deserves that

[@flame7773]

CTID 💙🥹

[@sharifbadmash8994]

Leave the man alone now Judge him end of the season

[@Its_Just_My_Opinion_]

🤣😂 Stop it.

[@faghriedaniels]

We are getting almost no penalties this season