With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City
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2024-05-26 09:06Posted in Henan Sports Creators
In the final of the English FA Cup that ended this morning, Manchester City lost 1:2 to Manchester United and missed the opportunity to win the domestic 'small treble'. After the game, Manchester City's main centre-forward Haaland was widely questioned by the media and fans, and his disappointing performance in this game seemed to confirm the public's previous impression of him as a 'soft-footed shrimp' in the competition, and after this final, it was the sixth time he failed to score in the final for Manchester City.
In this game, Haaland played 90 minutes, offensively: 2 shots on goal, all missed, 1 offside.
Confrontation: 2 times 4 successful ground duels, 1 successful aerial duel 3 times.
Organizationally: 21 touches, 13 passes, 9 successes, 0 threats.
Just by looking at the stats, it is clear that this is another game in which Haaland is outside the team's system, and the likes of shots and duels can also be attributed to the individual form of the players.
But in a pass-and-control team like Manchester City, he only passed the ball 13 times, obviously because the coach did not trust his basic skills of receiving and passing, so he tried to avoid letting him touch the ball less and rely more on running to contain the opponent.
In fact, long before Haaland joined Manchester City, there were many professional football practitioners who felt that the two were not a good match.
In Pep Guardiola's career, there have been successful centre-forwards with Villa, Samuel Eto'o, Robert Lewandowski, and Sergio Aguero.
Among these four people, Villa, Eto'o and Aguero are all dexterous goalscorers, relying on excellent foot skills, and can see the technical flow of stitching and embroidery in the penalty area.
Lewandowski is the representative of the perfect center forward. To have strength, to have a back to have a back, to grab a point, to shoot a skill to shoot, what is commendable is that he has enough work under his feet, can be well integrated into the team's offensive system, and assists his teammates.
Haaland, on the other hand, has completely different strengths and weaknesses from the four.
Than technique, he is not delicate enough. Once caught in the opposition's dense defense, it is difficult to effectively control the ball and pass the ball with his slightly rough basic skills.
More than comprehensive, his center forward skills are mostly not up to par. Able to carry the ball with his back but with an average level of receiving and protecting the ball, even if he controls the ball, he does not have the skills and observation to pass the ball threatening.
His strengths have always been speed, strength and marksmanship.
Compared to Manchester City's pass-and-control teams that press their opponents, Haaland will prefer those who counterattack more, convert more attacks, and can run.
Let's be honest, in the Premier League, it should be Liverpool, not Manchester City, who can maximize Haaland's ability.
Liverpool's coach Jurgen Klopp is a representative of the new German shock stream style of play. They pay attention to pressing all over the court, creating a lot of transition attacks through tackles, and they pay attention to the forwards who run and impact the opposition backline at any cost.
If Nunez and Gakpo are replaced by Haaland, with the difference in their shooting skills and impact capabilities, I am afraid that this year's Premier League championship will have to be won by a different team.
Therefore, although Haaland has scored 90 goals and assists 15 times in 98 games in the two years since he joined Manchester City, it seems to be a top performance purely from the data, but 0 goals in 6 finals, and frequent stealth in strong confrontations, it seems that the two are not compatible.
Considering that Haaland is about to turn 24 years old and his skills have been basically finalized, we can boldly predict that at least in the era when Manchester City is still Guardiola's manager, Haaland's embarrassment may continue.
After all, his performance has nothing to do with form, nothing to do with attitude, it's just that the technical characteristics don't match the manager's tactical system.
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With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City -
With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City -
With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City -
With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City -
With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City -
With 0 goals in 6 games, Haaland has become a soft-footed shrimp in the final, and fans have commented sharply that he does not match Manchester City