Jamie Carragher suggests Erling Haaland made a MISTAKE joining Man City
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‘I may have picked the wrong club’: Jamie Carragher suggests Erling Haaland made a MISTAKE joining Man City, says they look like a ‘minor team’ with him in the side despite his 31 goals
- Manchester City fell to a third successive away defeat at Tottenham on Sunday
- Erling Haaland’s role and effect on the team was debated after the game.
- Jamie Carragher said the Norwegian might have picked the ‘wrong team’
Jamie Carragher has said that Erling Haaland “may have picked the wrong club” in a debate about the striker’s impact on Manchester City.
Debate ignited after City’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham regarding the Norwegian’s effect on the team, with Carragher arguing that they have become a ‘minor team’ this season following the arrival of a renowned number nine. in the form of Haaland.
Carragher pointed out that while Haaland himself scored 25 goals, City have scored the same number this season, and conceded more. After 21 games last season, City had scored 53 and conceded 13, this year they have scored the same number but conceded 21.
“I felt this season when he scored his goals, I think we’ve only seen 60 percent of Haaland.” You think about that goal he scored in the season opener against West Ham, the space behind, he makes that run,” he said on Sky Sports.
‘I know that’s not so often with the way City play. He comes from a league and Borussia Dortmund where it’s a counter-attacking league and it’s from end to end and you see that dizzying pace. You don’t see it. You may have picked the wrong club to get the best out of it.
Jamie Carragher has said Erling Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City has made them a ‘minor’ team
The Norwegian has scored 25 goals this season, but has scored the same number as at the same point last season, and has conceded more.
“We’re not seeing everything from Haaland and Manchester City now, not because of Haaland, you can tell they’re a different team, but they’ve scored exactly the same number of goals. He has scored 25 Premier League goals. Man City as a team have still scored the same number of goals, but they have conceded more and they are also much easier to counter.
“They are a different team and a lesser team with Haaland in the team, but again it is not his fault. City as a team will not play football from end to end, it is not Guardiola’s style. Their players don’t have the energy, power, or pace to play from end to end.
“Haaland will still score 25 league goals and a lot of them are coming and he’s getting them. But we’re not seeing the whole package of what this player can do because of the team he’s gone to.”
Carragher clarified that he did not believe it was Haaland’s fault but that it was reality
Graeme Souness jumped in defense of the striker and called Pep Guardiola to find a solution
The former Liverpool midfielder asked creative City players to get the ball to the striker faster
Defending the striker, however, Graeme Souness urged Guardiola to find a solution to City’s current problem of not being able to control matches in the same way and appeared to blame Haaland’s teammates for the team’s woes.
Rejecting some of Carragher’s claims, Souness said the balls needed to be quicker and more incisive on the Norwegian to get the best of him.
‘Haaland is a superior striker, superior if you look at his movement in the box. I’m surprised they don’t because the wide players they have are more than capable of knowing where he is, knowing the areas to hit,” he said.
“He already has 25 goals, if I were Man City I would say to the manager, let’s use him, let’s use him to the best of my ability.” Right now they’re not, they’re not getting the ball early enough,’ he said.
Guardiola watched as his team failed to capitalize on Arsenal’s shock defeat at Everton.
‘Ask any forward, ask any of the forwards who have played today, they want it fast and early. You hear stories about strikers who complain all the time. Haaland is the best in the world in his type of center forward, but they are not using him.
“I played in a team where we were accused of trying to score the perfect goal, if you watch Man City play that’s maybe the accusation you can say, they’re trying to score the perfect goal all the time.” When you have someone with the assets that Haaland has, use them.
City’s loss means they failed to capitalize on Arsenal’s loss to Everton on Saturday, and Guardiola’s side presented themselves with a glorious chance to close the gap on the leaders to just two points.