Why is Haaland gradually silent?
Haaland has lost six of the last eight matches in all competitions. Since scoring a hat-trick against Wolves at the end of January, the Norwegian striker has only added two goals and two assists. This is his worst run since arriving at Man City for $ 63 million in the summer of 2022.
"It's not exactly a string of matches, but given Haaland's incredible goalscoring rate throughout Haaland's career, especially when he first moved to Man City, these figures are cause for concern," commented Goal.
Things were even worse in the 0-1 defeat at Tottenham in early February, when the 22-year-old striker did not finish a single time. Therefore, after the match, former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Carragher said that Haaland probably chose the wrong club and coach Pep Guardiola could not promote the full potential of the striker born in 2000.
Haaland has shown a contrasting form from his first eight games for Man City. From his Premier League debut against West Ham to his first home match in the Champions League against former club Dortmund, the 1m94-tall striker finished 32 shots and scored 13 goals.
Before coming to Man City, Haaland showed killer instincts with 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund and 29 goals after 27 for RB Salzburg. However, the fact that he scored 18 goals in his first 12 matches in the Premier League - the tournament considered by many to be the toughest in the world - was still a big shock.
Newcastle did this well when they only let Haaland finish once in the 16m50 area, while he didn't even touch the ball in this area in the defeat to Tottenham.
In front of clubs with high defense and many attacks, Haaland always proved dangerous with the ability to accelerate and choose positions. But when the teams retreat to the home field, limit the space and push Haaland away from the penalty area, they can control Man City's owner well.
Although leading the list of Premier League top scorers with 27 goals, Haaland has missed 18 clear opportunities - the most statistics in the tournament. When mentioned this parameter after the win against Bournemouth on February 26, coach Pep Guardiola replied: "It's our fault, not Haaland's. He's been impressive all season. I don't need the numbers." .
"Haaland has a great chance to get back to their best form against the slumping Crystal Palace on Saturday night. But the coming weeks will tell us more about whether this is just a small drop or a trend. much more disturbing ...", Goal commented.
