The demands of the greatest. Like last year when he received criticism for his involvement in Manchester City’s game while he was piling up the goals, Erling Haaland’s daily life today is one of ultra-high standards. Having become one, if not the best striker in the world, the 23-year-old Norwegian player has carried Manchester City offensively since his arrival a little over a year ago. This season again, he got off to a flying start with already 8 goals and 2 goals in 12 games. Solid figures, but below what the Leeds native showed us last year (52 goals and 9 freebies in 53 games).
Mute during the first two days of the Champions League, he remained in three matches without scoring (Wolverhampton – Leipzig – Arsenal) in all competitions. His last achievement dates back to September 23 against Nottingham Forest (2-0). An eternity in the Erling Haaland software which confirms the bad luck (relative editor’s note) of the Sky Blues in recent weeks. Asked by The Telegraph before this Sunday’s match against Arsenal, he explained that the situation had changed for him with much more specific marking to try to block him.
Not necessarily the only one responsible
A new situation to analyze for the Norwegian Cyborg: “It’s a bigger challenge and if they want to put more players in me, that means there is room elsewhere (for my teammates, editor’s note). I’m just trying to do my job and continue to do the same thing as last season. Against the Gunners, the Norwegian did not score and William Saliba contained him well, as did his friend Gabriel Maglhaes. Coming out angry, Erling Haaland was fair in what he did (23 touches, two key passes and caused two chances), but he was simply not served in an ideal position. He did not shoot a single shot against the Londoners. If the Norwegian rather escapes criticism after his match against Arsenal, these came back to the table a few weeks ago and Pep Guardiola did not go out of his way to defend his foal
“My advice is: don’t criticize him too much. Criticize the full-backs, the central defenders, the coach, but never a striker who scores all the goals, because he will… You already know that. And when he does, you will feel like you have to apologize (…) He had several chances and that means we are playing well. When it doesn’t, it means there is something wrong with our dynamic and our process. He has scored a lot of goals in the past, he is scoring now and he will score in the future. the Spanish coach then explained. Symbol of a Manchester City team in a bit of a tough situation, Erling Haaland will try to change his mind with the Norwegian selection in the coming days. Manchester City’s next opponent on Saturday October 21, Brighton has been warned, Erling Haaland intends to stop his goal streak against the Seagulls.
