Erling Haaland

ERLING HAALAND completed just two passes against Bournemouth - by far the lowest total by a Manchester City player under Pep Guardiola.The first of Ha.

With the quality we have, we'll find him." The Spaniard said: "The most difficult job in the world is when you're a striker vs a [defence] with three CMs, three CBs and you're in the middle. And by the time Julian Alvarez replaced him in the 74th minute with City 3-0 up, he had won NO duels on the ground or in the air.

City eased to a 4-0 win against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, with De Bruyne playing a key role in proceedings. The Belgian scored a superb solo goal to ...

"He played really well," De Bruyne said of Haaland when speaking to BBC Sport. "Obviously it's so tight. De Bruyne thought his young teammate played well but pointed out one way that he could adapt his game to the Premier League. City eased to a 4-0 win against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, with De Bruyne playing a key role in proceedings.

Pep Guardiola has praised Erling Haaland's performance in Manchester City's 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, despite the Norwegian not getting on the ...

It is not the first time Haaland has faced questions on his possible role in the City team. Erling Haaland has just EIGHT touches in Man City's 4-0 rout of Bournemouth as he endures a frustrating home debut... With the quality of player we have behind him (Haaland), we will find him.'

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland's arrival can unlock ...

The assist for Phil came from him, so he did really well." The goal he has done I was in his line and I said 'no space' and with this type of shot he scores. Kevin, before last season, was just assist, assist and now he is the pleasure to score goals.

Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and a Jefferson Lerma own goal made the difference on the day, with Haaland a notable absentee from the list of ...

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The Premier League champions kept up their 100 per cent start to the season by cruising to victory at home.

“I was pleased with the team in the way they stuck with it. To his credit, Haaland had actually played a key role in the opening goal after 19 minutes, holding up an Ilkay Gundogan pass superbly, despite the attention of three markers. The playmaker swept a perfect pass through the legs of Chris Mepham for Foden whose shot was helped into the net by keeper Mark Travers. “With his goal, I said ‘there is no space’ and he scored a goal. It was a day, of course, when the City faithful attended en masse to witness the home debut of another of their players who may one day merit that accolade. “Before last season, he was ‘assist, assist, assist.’ Now he is enjoying winning games and scoring goals.

Manchester City's impressive start to the 2022/23 Premier League season continued yesterday, as the Sky Blues beat newly promoted side Bournemouth by four goals ...

However, the Norwegian was unable to get on the scoresheet yesterday afternoon, despite putting in a decent performance. No better feeling!" Erling Haaland takes to social media to share his thoughts on his Etihad home debut for Manchester City.

Manchester City skipper Ilkay Gundogan has hailed Erling Haaland and his side's attacking prowess following their 4-0 win over Bournemouth.

"Well, I think that's respect to the game," Gundogan said. Today he assisted me one, so I'll try to assist him many more in the future." In an interview with BBC Radio Manchester after the win, Gundogan said: "He (Haaland) is bringing us to a whole new dimension, bringing us a whole new quality, and he's going to score a lot of goals."

Erling Haaland was in poor form during Manchester City's 4-0 rout of Bournemouth in the Premier League. | Football News.

Speaking during the post-match press conference, he said, "Listen, He plays the most difficult job in the world is when a striker and defenders defend areas like Bournemouth. They had three central defenders and two (other players) in front of the central defenders, and you (Haaland) are in the middle. The former Borussia Dortmund striker was his side's star player during their opening 2-0 win against West Ham United, where he bagged both goals. Haaland, who joined in the ongoing transfer window, could complete only two passes against Bournemouth. The Norway player made only eight touches, the first of which set up Ilkay Gundogan for the opener.

Pep Guardiola has backed Erling Haaland to adapt to the Premier League after a ...

We make a really good performance." With the quality of player we have behind him [Haaland], we will find him." Available on all audio platforms and the 90min YouTube channel.

Pep Guardiola has backed Erling Haaland despite the Manchester City forward recording just eight touches during the club's Premier League win over ...

It is important for us [that] not just Julian [Alvarez] and Erling get the goals. “We will find many of these situations, but it is a question of time: the right moment, the right tempo, the right movement. The City boss told a press conference: “The most difficult job in the world is when you are in a striker and defenders defend in areas like Bournemouth; they have three central defenders and two players in front and everyone in the middle.

Both Liverpool and Man City signed new number nines this summer in Darwin Núñez and Erling Haaland, but one may be a more 'fixed' striker than the other.

But that may not be 100 per cent accurate. Is this not exactly the kind of scenario that was feared when Manchester City signed him? But surely an eight-touch performance will generate some underlying anxieties. When his Liverpool team-mates learn more about him, they can truly take advantage of these movements. Still, the numbers are striking. But that may not prove to be an issue for Liverpool, because Núñez has already shown a willingness to make runs away from the central, high-percentage shooting zones.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland continues to look the part at his new club despite some external fixation on how many touches he has in a match.

Don’t expect anybody at City to care how many touches Haaland has while he is contributing as much as he is to the team. “If he doesn't score they will say it but he set up the first goal, he had a couple of chances and he was there. The forward’s scarcity of touches was highlighted as an area that needed work in the Community Shield defeat to Liverpool, only to be forgotten when he scored two at West Ham.

Haaland only had eight touches in City's 4-0 win over Bournemouth but they included an assist for Ilkay Gundogan.

Whatever happens he is great for us and I expect him to be here with us this year.” He has to go out there and play and show it.” He helped us make these chances, he did what he had to do and on another day he will score. If he doesn’t score they will say it but he set up the first goal, he had a couple of chances and he was there. But it would be difficult to argue Haaland was a peripheral figure on his home debut. The Norwegian did not get his first until the 19th minute, but it was a key one as he played in Ilkay Gundogan to score the opening goal.

De Bruyne has no problem with Haaland distracting opposition defenders, which frees up space for him to shoot at will. Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City ...

The goals will flow for Haaland, regardless of how many markers he has. With Haaland at the tip of City’s setup, opposition defenders have a different challenge to contend with. De Bruyne has been one of those players often asked to fulfil the false nine role, to great success.