Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 away in a Premier League game last night, leaving them one point behind top Arsenal with a game in hand, and substitute Erling Haaland scored a goal in this game, which also brought his Premier League goal tally this season to 21, returning to the top scorer list.
And after this game, Keane, who has been criticizing Haaland, has been uncharacteristically praised Haaland's performance, and the celebrity said in an interview with Sky Sports after the game that Haaland has improved quickly, is already a championship-level player, and as a goalscorer, his performance is amazing.
Keane said these words, so that many fans and the media can not adapt, after all, this contrast is too great, I still remember that not long ago, Keane was full of disdain for Haaland, and even publicly believed that his level was only a "second-tier" player, at that time, Keane's remarks also caused heated discussions among fans.
As the coach of Manchester City, Guardiola, for Keane's ridicule, he fought back to protect his players, in addition to Guardiola, there are also some media critics Keane for speaking "unreliable", may be under such pressure, this time when evaluating Haaland, Keane has become very "smart".
To be honest, although Keane was criticized more harshly before, it also reflected that Haaland this season, the overall performance did not meet people's expectations, this season because of injury, and the decline in form, his goal efficiency is far less than last season, so far this season, he has played 27 Premier League games, scored 21 goals, an average of only 0.77 goals per game, you know, he played 35 games last season, scored a total of 36 goals, an average of 1.029 goals per game.
In addition to the Premier League, Haaland's performance in the Champions League this season is also very average, especially in the two-legged match with Real Madrid, he is almost completely invisible and does nothing on the field, therefore, some fans ridicule him as a "soft-footed shrimp of the competition", Haaland needs to improve his ability if he wants to change this style.