Nordic Ghost Yeti (Scandi Carroll) | Haaland at City

Marwood said:
OK but how have teams adapted to handle City better?

What tactical adjustment have you noticed from their opposition this season that wasn't there previously?
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I would say defenders are being more physical with Haaland, trying to stop him bullying more They are not as bothered if he can get the ball if you can stop his movement.

But this is just my opinion.
 
Hammondo said:
I would say defenders are being more physical with Haaland, trying to stop him bullying more They are not as bothered if he can get the ball if you can stop his movement.

But this is just my opinion.
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I think the idea it's taken defenders over two years to realise getting more physical might help is a bit far fetched. Pretty sure that's the first thing a defender thinks of doing.

Plus his goalscoring is as good as ever. He's scored the same number of goals this season as he did same point last season.

There's just no evidence teams have adapted to him
 
Marwood said:
I think the idea it's taken defenders over two years to realise getting more physical might help is a bit far fetched. Pretty sure that's the first thing a defender thinks of doing.

Plus his goalscoring is as good as ever. He's scored the same number of goals this season as he did same point last season.

There's just no evidence teams have adapted to him
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It's not necessarily about stopping his goals, I'm not sure how many players can stop him, if any. It's about reducing his options. Makes it harder for other players to get involved.
 
Hammondo said:
It's not necessarily about stopping his goals, I'm not sure how many players can stop him, if any. It's about reducing his options. Makes it harder for other players to get involved.
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I think it's much simpler. City just haven't done particularly well in the transfer market over the last couple of seasons and Rodri is injured.

Those two things I think we can say are a definite.
 
Marwood said:
I think it's much simpler. City just haven't done particularly well in the transfer market over the last couple of seasons and Rodri is injured.

Those two things I think we can say are a definite.
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I would agree they have not bought a good player in a while. Your squad isn't great and you lack some technical players.
 
He's got a lot more to learn than his initial form when he arrived suggested. Interesting watching him when games get away from his team and optimal anything is off the table. He tends to get dragged into the vortex as opposed to being the one who turns things around and pulls the team out of the hole.
 
I think he is the strangest player in the history of the game. To be able to put up numbers like he does, while clearly having severe limitations as a footballer. I don’t think there has ever been an extreme like this.

It’s not even “physical gifts” because he is often bullied out of games by stronger defenders.

He has a very limited set of special skills, but almost nothing outside of those particular skills. He is an enigma.
 
Maluco said:
I think he is the strangest player in the history of the game. To be able to put up numbers like he does, while clearly having severe limitations as a footballer. I don’t think there has ever been an extreme like this.

It’s not even “physical gifts” because he is often bullied out of games by stronger defenders.

He has a very limited set of special skills, but almost nothing outside of those particular skills. He is an enigma.
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Yeah I was thinking that. There were times last season where he looked like one of the greatest strikers ever, and was talked about as such. So clinical and looked capable of breaking every scoring record going. Right now he just looks poor. Bizarre footballer.
 
Maluco said:
I think he is the strangest player in the history of the game. To be able to put up numbers like he does, while clearly having severe limitations as a footballer. I don’t think there has ever been an extreme like this.

It’s not even “physical gifts” because he is often bullied out of games by stronger defenders.

He has a very limited set of special skills, but almost nothing outside of those particular skills. He is an enigma.
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Read the last paragraph in Liam Neesons voice.
 
Hammondo said:
Does his contract run out? I doubt RM want him.
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Well, not now that the club has to shoehorn Perez galactico signing into the team.

Can't see it happening now, can't have a team with Mbappe and Haaland in it, let alone Vinicius on top.
 
Morty_ said:
Well, not now that the club has to shoehorn Perez galactico signing into the team.

Can't see it happening now, can't have a team with Mbappe and Haaland in it, let alone Vinicius on top.
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It wouldnt work at all. I also don't see Barcelona wanting a Haaland type of player, they also couldn't get close to affording him.
 
I put him into my fantasy team on gameweek 7 and he's scored 2 goals in the league since then... you can all thank me
 
If we score tomorrow we'll move ahead of this lad in the goals tally; previously I doubted that we'd be able to do that before the end of the year.
 
Chicharito in Zlatan’s body. Obviously still an unbelievably dangerous player but he just lacks that bit of magic the very best have.
 
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