Manchester City did not know how to take advantage of the fall of leader Arsenal and, against Tottenham, they reaped their second consecutive defeat as a visitor. But, in addition to the new setback that those led by Pep Guardiola received, the data that drew attention was the one that had as its protagonist Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian, Premier League scorer with 25 goals (eight more than Harry Kane who is his immediate rival), did not register a shot on goal during the 90 minutes in the duel against Spurs. In this context Jamie Carragherhistorical figure of English football, targeted the striker.
about this situation. Before the Sky Sports microphones, the Liverpool idol launched: “I know that doesn’t happen that often with the way City play. Haaland He comes from a league, that of Borussia Dortmund, in which they play on the counterattack, from end to end, and that devilish speed was seen. Here it is not seen. I may have chosen the wrong club to get the best out of it.”
“Now we don’t see all of Haaland. It can be said that Manchester City is a different team. He has scored 25 Premier League goals. Manchester City as a team have scored the same number of goals, but they have conceded more and are much easier to counterattack.” Carragher.
“We have only seen 60% of Haaland. They are a different team and an inferior team with Haaland on him, but again not his fault. City, as a team, will not play end-to-end football. It’s not Guardiola’s style and his players don’t have the energy, power or pace to play from end to end. Haaland He will continue to score goals. But we are not seeing everything that this player can do due to the team he has gone to, ”he declared. Carragherformer soccer player and current panelist on the sports program.