19 goals and 13 assists are difficult to kick the main team! Where does Manchester City's little spider go Leaving the team is not the best option

Snow Wolf Kanball

2024-05-16 14:45Posted in Guangdong Sports Creators

With only the final round of the 2023/24 Premier League season remaining, leaders Manchester City need to beat West Ham United at home to make it an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title. Manchester City will then play in the FA Cup final against last season's defeated Manchester United. If they can win the home double, even if the Champions League stops in the quarterfinals, Manchester City will be very successful this season. But for the little spider Alvarez, it is always a bit of a mixed feeling.

In the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 2-0 away to win the crucial game. Norwegian centre-forward Erling Haaland scored twice in the start to continue leading the Premier League's scorers' charts. Argentine striker Alvarez only came on in the fifth minute of stoppage time to replace Haaland and played for about five minutes. Although Pep Guardiola has his own considerations, he needs the strongest players to stay on the field to keep this victory, but for the little spider, it is still a little embarrassing to go up to play soy sauce in stoppage time.

In fact, Alvarez has been doing quite well this season. To date, he has played 53 games in all competitions for Manchester City, recording a big double-double of 19 goals and 13 assists. Among them, 11 goals and 9 assists in 36 Premier League games, which is also a close to double-double data. And 53 appearances are also the undisputed attendance king of Manchester City's squad. However, the Spider's 39 starts are two fewer than Haaland, who has only 43 appearances. In particular, he has started just five of his last 10 games, with the last three coming in the last minute.

The main center of the world championship team, with a double-double of goals and assists, is difficult to lock in the main position. Alvarez's situation has also received a lot of sympathy from the media and fans, who believe that the little spider should leave Manchester City and join a team that can play as a main player. But, at least for now, leaving the team is not the best option for him.

As a centre-forward, Alvarez has a well-rounded skill, both in passing and shooting and in attack, and more importantly, he always leaves no stone unturned on the pitch, running and covering and pressing high posts very well. In his first season at Manchester City, he recorded 17 goals and 4 assists in 47 games. And this season, with De Bruyne out for a long time and Haaland also suffering from injuries, Alvarez has taken on the responsibility of attacking and destroying the city, and they have done quite well.

When he arrived at the Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2022, Alvarez was worth only €28 million. But with a stellar performance and a ton of trophies in his hands, the little spider is now a superstar worth 90 million euros. However, this is both an affirmation for him, but also a huge pressure.

Before the end of last season, Manchester City signed Alvarez until the summer of 2028, and his weekly salary was increased to £100,000 from the previous £50,000. According to Manchester City's consistent principle of player mobility, if a team offers a satisfactory price and the little spider himself is willing to leave, they will basically not stop it.

The point is that until now, Alvarez has not had any scandals with any big team. The reason is also very simple, the strength of Little Spider is very good, but spending 90 million to sign him as the main center seems to be a little bit less interesting. In this regard, Alvarez is somewhat similar to former Manchester City centre-forward Gabriel Jesus: quality but lack of convincingness.

Secondly, although it is difficult to lock in the main team at Manchester City, the little spider is still very happy. Pep Guardiola also has a high regard for the dynamic Argentine striker, saying on several occasions in public that Alvarez needs plenty of playing time. Under Pep Guardiola, Alvarez has tried his hand at a number of positions such as centre-forward, winger and midfielder, and his progress is evident to all. If you join another team, it may not be better than staying at Manchester City to receive Guardiola's tutelage and win a bunch of titles that kill Kane by the way.

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