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The most suitable tactics for Manchester City today are not Haaland, but Kane.
In the quarterfinals of this year's Champions League, Manchester City was unexpectedly eliminated by Real Madrid, and Bayern lost to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga to end the 11th consecutive championship, which made fans uncomfortable, especially Manchester City and Kane fans.
The reason why it is an accident is because Manchester City is stronger than Real Madrid, even if the penalty shootout is eliminated, the game process and post-match statistics from Manchester City against Real Madrid also clearly confirm this; Bayern lost the Bundesliga championship is an accident, although last season bumped and successfully defended the title, but this year there is such a strong center forward as Kane, the lineup is stronger than last season, it should be easier to win the championship logically, but Bayern has a big eye in front of fans all over the world, watching Leverkusen step on his shoulders to win the first league championship in 120 years。
So this season has been a failed season for both Manchester City and Kane, and it would have been great if Kane had gone to Manchester City in the first place!
Although Manchester City made great strides to win the treble after bringing in Haaland last season, several key games in the final stages and this year's stealth against strong opponents proved that Haaland is not suitable for Manchester City.
After Guardiola came to Manchester City, he copied the invincible pass-and-control style of Barcelona that year, that is, Tiki-Taka (short pass) play, to Manchester City, and then received miraculous results, winning the Premier League title 5 times in 6 years, and the 6th is on the way, which can be said to dominate the world's first league, but the Champions League has become a sad place for Guardiola, who only won one Champions League title, accidentally overturned, and was upset by a weak team has become commonplace.
The reason for this is because Guardiola's pass-and-control style of play seems invincible, but there is a fatal flaw, that is, the weakness when breaking through dense defenses.
The pass-and-control style of play can ensure that the whole game is in an active offensive state, but once you can't attack for a long time and waste a few opportunities, the opponent's counterattack opportunity comes. Back then in Barcelona, Messi solved this problem perfectly, Messi's extraordinary ability and invincible cadence beyond the times became a sharp knife to tear apart the opponent's defense, but there is only one Messi, and there is no one like Messi in the current Manchester City.
So Pep Guardiola took a different path and began to try to use a big center, so Haaland, who is 1.95 meters tall, came into being.
Pep Guardiola's original idea was that once the opponent set up an iron bucket formation and the ball could not be passed, then use a simple and crude header tactic, a 45-degree cross or a corner kick to hang the ball into the penalty area, anyway, there is a big man of nearly 2 meters in the penalty area, and one of the 10 chances can be pushed in.
Guardiola has a pathological pursuit of "perfection" and "delicacy" in his heart, and he can't look down on the simple and crude tactics of long passing and hanging and fighting for headers from 45 degrees, but the repeated overturns of the Champions League have taught him to accept reality, and using a big center forward is also a helpless move after Guardiola was beaten by reality.
But Haaland has clearly missed the task given to him by Manchester City and Pep Guardiola. Although Haaland is 1.95 meters tall, but the confrontation is average, only good at headers under unmarked, once someone pesters him to defend closely, Haaland will take a break, playing the second leg of Real Madrid, Manchester City's 18 corner kicks Haaland did not have a chance to hit the goal with a direct header.
In addition, Haaland's ability to hold the ball with his back is also very average, his legs are long, his movements are slow, and the ball is easy to lose when it reaches his feet, and he can't hold the ball with his back like a center forward and then make the ball for his teammates.
The only thing Haaland is good at is taking a few steps to shoot after receiving a pass from a team-mate, his stride comparable to that of Usain Bolt can help him shake off opponents in an instant, and his massive body allows him to knock defenders over without fouling.
Therefore, Haaland is more suitable for defensive counter-attacking teams, and his play needs space, but Manchester City's pass-and-control style of play has led to all opponents having to sacrifice dense defense, and there is no space, so Haaland often stealth has become the norm.
Playing Real Madrid over two legs exposed Haaland's shortcomings to the fullest, and Manchester City fans were disappointed and yearning for Harry Kane even more.
Kane's best fit is centre-forward, and he likes rugby more than football, which means he likes physical confrontation the most.
Kane is good at headers, especially headers in physical confrontations, Kane has comprehensive skills, he is 1.88 meters tall and can actually play in the midfield, you can imagine how awesome Kane's skills are.
So Kane's technical characteristics can perfectly solve Manchester City's dilemma. It is said that Kane wanted to leave Tottenham that year, and Manchester City offered 120 million pounds, but Tottenham insisted on 150 million, and the final deal was yellow.
Looking back now, Kane's failure to go to Manchester City was a lose-lose situation, and he obviously saw the right eye, but it just didn't work out. In addition, the Premier League also lost, holding the title of the world's first league for so many years, the Champions League was defeated by Real Madrid every year, in 2022, Real Madrid defeated three Premier League teams in a row (Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool) to win the Champions League, and in 2023, it defeated Liverpool and Chelsea in a row to enter the semifinals, but fortunately, Manchester City won in the semifinals.
Even Manchester City lost this year, and next year Real Madrid will welcome Mbappe and the squad will be upgraded, and it will be even more difficult for Premier League teams to defeat them.