Haaland is on the way to breaking all scoring records
Too sublime is the sense that Haaland is doing nothing. Quickly and effortlessly, targets are attained. It could be a close-range ball cushion or a shot into an empty net when the custodian of the opposing team is prone next to him, unable to get up.
In the air combat, Haaland has the upper hand. With regard to penalty kicks, the Norwegian striker is comparable to an arrow that is elongated and shot forward with unstoppable accuracy. The goals appear straightforward, but they set a Premier League record.
“When it comes to simplicity, Haaland’s work is not simple,” the Guardian stated.
It’s very difficult to stop Haaland right now
Value from Haaland’s simplicity
In football, the simplest task is the most difficult: placing the ball in the goal. Haaland was introduced to the Etihad Stadium with the intention of eliminating situations in which the ball entered Man City’s dangerous area. This attack is monotonous, and “The Citizens” require an individual like Haaland to distinguish themselves.
However, labor and money are also required for the Man City project. Transfer milestones are continually shattered. They appoint the coach regarded as the finest in the world and grant him complete decision-making authority. When recruiting Haaland in the summer of 2022, there is a subtle misunderstanding that Guardiola destroyed his own philosophy. In fact, all teams commanded by Guardiola share a common characteristic. Guardiola progressively improved a machine through a process of fine-tuning, honing, and ultimately sharpening.
Samuel Eto’o, Thierry Henry, and Lionel Messi initially shared scoring duties at Barcelona. The Catalan club was constructed around Lionel Messi in Guardiola’s final season, 2011/12. Leo has scored 50 goals in La Liga, while the team’s second-leading scorer, Alexis Sanchez, has only 12. Robert Lewandowski also reached his zenith at Bayern Munich during Guardiola’s final season as coach.
Guardiola’s tenure at Manchester City unfolded in a similar manner. When the components are assembled, or when the frame is completely assembled, he is ready to assign goal-scoring responsibilities to a single player. It should be noted that this is almost the first season under Guardiola in which a City player has claimed the European Golden Shoe.
Haaland continuously scores for Man City
Haaland is so crucial
Haaland is the ideal Man City player. Now, each participant has a clearly defined function. Phil Foden, the player with the least discipline, was omitted. The objective of all preparations and adjustments is to position Haaland as near to the goal as possible.
The majority of Haaland’s goals were struck with the left foot, with the ball ending up in the right armpit of the keeper. Perhaps this contributed to Haaland’s gradual entrapment. People once predicted that Haaland’s goal hiatus would last until the middle of the season. However, it endured only three games.
Haaland isn’t just a big man. This player plays with intelligence and constantly adapts and develops. In the second half of the season, after giving the impression of being caught by the opponent, Haaland actively retreated to receive the ball, was prepared for counterattacks, did not hesitate to partake more in the process of building play, and demonstrated that he was sharp without the ball. Haaland does this in order to discover a variety of effective approaches to the objective.
In the end, however, what Haaland demonstrates is all about the one and only objective, which is the goal. Try to place Man City in a position without Haaland in order to comprehend his significance.
Let’s say that Man City signs a striker who functions as a “decoy,” wins the ball, and creates scoring opportunities for other teammates, but rarely scores. That could be Wout Weghorst’s version at MU.
Man City can be eliminated from the Premier League contest at the conclusion of 2022 if Haaland is replaced by Weghorst, no more goals are scored, and everything else remains unchanged. Even a Champions League spot is a privilege at this point in the season, when they are ranked 12th temporarily due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Man City succumbed to Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa without Haaland’s goals, and drew with Manchester United, Brighton, and Fulham. The future of Guardiola will also be questioned.
The Spaniard risked building his offense around a striker who had no Premier League experience and had never led his domestic league in scoring. However, Haaland and Manchester City formed an ideal block.
Haaland was a nimble youth from Bryne, Manchester City was once a mid-table Premier League club, and Abu Dhabi was a pile of boulders in the desert. Everything consists of basic elements. On the path to the legendary temple, Haaland is also among the simplest.