Haaland faded in defeat to Arsenal
At Wembley Stadium on August 6, Haaland touched the ball 13 times, correctly passed six out of nine passes, achieved a rate of 67%, lost the ball five times, failed to successfully dribble, finish or key pass once. any. The Norwegian striker was booed by Arsenal fans when he made way for Cole Palmer in the 64th minute, and responded by holding up three fingers - hinting that he had just won the historic treble with Man City.
Last season, Haaland exploded with 52 goals in 53 matches in all competitions. In which, with 36 goals, he broke the record for the most goals scored in a season in the English Premier League. Another 12 goals helped the 23-year-old striker win the Champions League top scorer. However, the Norwegian superstar lost points when faint and empty in all three finals that Man City participated in.
When he lost to Liverpool 1-3 in the English Super Cup match and was his debut for Man City in July 2022, Haaland only touched the ball 16 times and squandered the opportunity to kick close to the wall in injury time.
To the final of the FA Cup - where Man City beat Man Utd 2-1 thanks to Gundogan's double, Haaland was also silent, when he only touched the ball 35 times and finished three times. This number drops to 19 touches and one shot in the Champions League final against Inter Milan at Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, Türkiye.
As a result, many Arsenal fans mocked Haaland on social media after the match. Famous journalist Piers Morgan posted a picture of the Norwegian striker looking disappointed on Twitter and wrote: "Hello there, Haaland". Morgan is an Arsenal fan and did the controversial interview of Cristiano Ronaldo before the Portuguese striker left Man Utd for Al Nassr.
Haaland's father Alfie defended his son and responded to criticism. Also on Twitter, Alfie cited a video mocking Haaland's goal record in big matches, and wrote sarcastically: "Good job Arsenal, great win. You must be candidates by now. It's the heaviest for the Premier League title."
Yesterday, Cole Palmer - Haaland's replacement - shone with a left foot cut into the far corner to open the scoring in the 77th minute. In the 11th minute, the substitute striker Leandro Trossard hit the foot of centre-back Manuel Akanji. into the net, equalizing for Arsenal. In the penalty shootout, Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri failed to make Man City lose 1-4.
This result disillusioned Man City to win the treble, repeating the achievements of Barca in 2009 and Bayern 2020. Pep Guardiola's teachers and students also have a European Super Cup match against Sevilla in Greece on August 16 and attend the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia in December.
