Exact opposite of Weghorst
11
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 43
- Goals
- 13
- Assists
- 2
- Yellow cards
- 2
Any word on the injury?
Split second decision is exactly what it was. As good as the chance is, I can't blame him a lot. He still made good contact and that was a great save by Kaminski.
The header is what bothers me more strangely.
Injury didn't look great, hopefully nothing too serious.
He's crap at heading, we were told this before we signed him and it's looking bad watching it as well. Needs to improve on it urgently.
Should’ve had a great assist if Garnacho didn’t fluff it.
Tell me you know nothing about football without telling me you know nothing about football
Oddly enough, I thought he was quite good. Here's the thing; centre-forwards like him. We're talking about guys who hang around the box and look to get on the end of things, they just don't touch the ball much. Case in point; City are a possession dominant side. How many touches do you think Haaland gets? It's not many. Not many at all.
He holds it up well, but our transitioning is poor so he's often isolated without being offered a safe pass.
He gets on the end of crosses, but we put in so few crosses of any quality that it impacts his ability to even generate chances.
He was unfortunate with the first chance simply because a deflection changed the trajectory sufficiently to render a decision on his part more instinctual than based around ability. He was dreadfully unfortunate that he didn't walk away with an assist to Garnacho only because Alejandro still hasn't found consistency in his decision-making.
Two split-second moments and we're talking about a goal and an assist. Now, ask yourselves; if two split-second moments are the difference between determining if a player played well or not, are you really thinking about how he's playing?
He holds it up well, but our transitioning is poor so he's often isolated without being offered a safe pass.
He gets on the end of crosses, but we put in so few crosses of any quality that it impacts his ability to even generate chances.
He was unfortunate with the first chance simply because a deflection changed the trajectory sufficiently to render a decision on his part more instinctual than based around ability. He was dreadfully unfortunate that he didn't walk away with an assist to Garnacho only because Alejandro still hasn't found consistency in his decision-making.
Two split-second moments and we're talking about a goal and an assist. Now, ask yourselves; if two split-second moments are the difference between determining if a player played well or not, are you really thinking about how he's playing?
Well he's from KGB, spreading disinformation comes naturally
Our for two years.
When he's 0 for 8 in his own split-second moments it's natural to think about what a different striker might have accomplished in the same situation.
Decent game, top scorer in the champions league and its a matter of time before he scores in the prem. He is getting on the end of chances and it seems always a great save or a narrow miss and its not happened for him. I like him he will come good.
He's 20 ffs with the ability to put himself in the right place at the right time. It's not his fault Martial etc are dogshite and he's having to lead the line vs be an understudy for a year or two. The end product will improve.
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Utd have a real problem with balance in the front 3. Ideally with a player like Hojlund you would want more creative wide forwards who can link with the midfield and provide chances. Utd have Rashford who is very one dimensional, cut in and shoot, tunnel vision, Garnacho is very much the same at this moment, not very aware of the players or possibilities around him. Antony was supposed to be that type of player but he is chronically lacking in creativity as to be near worthless. Pity Sancho is what he is.
If we are playing Rahford and Garnahco then they probably need a different type of striker to play off. Bit of a mess of team composition for all there are decent attacking individuals.
If we are playing Rahford and Garnahco then they probably need a different type of striker to play off. Bit of a mess of team composition for all there are decent attacking individuals.
You really wouldn't think it reading most of this thread
We've been crying out for the club to stop going after older strikers, and go for a young player who can develop into a leading the line #9, we get one and then he gets tore into by "fans", go figure.
Wasn’t he ahead of the front post? That’s a really hard header to score from if we’re thinking of the same chance.
Decent today apart from the header. Should have had am assist.
Bruno still refuses to give him any half decent chance.
Bruno still refuses to give him any half decent chance.
I'm only looking at the PL stats. Can't finish to save his life. When you buy someone for what we paid for him, you expect goals. He's had enough chances. Still nothing. Hopefully he turns it around. But for now, based on stats alone, he's no better than Wout.
Actually prior to United his stats show he's not that bad heading in the box when he's attacking them, it's his winning of headers outside the box when it comes to controlling the ball as a forward from long passes that was his issue
Posts like these are so bad. What do you mean he can't finish to save his life? Do you think strikers score every chance they get? Haaland missed 28 big chances last season, ending up as the striker with most missed chances, and is already leading the same statistic with 11 big chances missed. The difference is that Haaland gets served chance after chance each game, and Højlund does not. I agree that he should have scored today, but missing chances is inevitably going to happen to every striker in the world no matter how good you are, but where we need to improve is actually creating more for him.
And no better than Wout? Please. You don't have to be a football scout to see what Højlund brings that Wout didn't.
Martial came unstuck because of fitness, as long as Rasmus avoids that he'll prove his worth.
Career ending
I like what I'm seeing other than the occasional heavy touch.
I am not worried about him, the goals will come, on a good run he ends a game with two goal contributions. He's one player that I wouldn't touch in this team at the moment, we need to solve all kinds of issues around him.
He's not great but he's better than I thought he will be.
He's not great but he's better than I thought he will be.
Of course that he is better than Wout. But that excuse how he was unlucky or how every striker misses chances is valid when striker is scoring and missing at the same time. Hojlund so far is only missing chances. Week after week.
I understand that we are all desperate for him to be success but guy has zero goals in 8 or 9 games in PL. That is awful, awful stat for striker.
What are his stats for big chances?
Lets hope McCarthy can do a job with that. Shouldn't be too difficult, he has the height and probably the timing, maybe he just didn't need to be good at it given the level he played before.
knee jerk much ?
He is young, new to the league, new to the team. A team which is dysfunctional to say it mildly. If he had 0 in 8 for City, I'd agree with you but here, I'd give him some leeway. He is working hard and he gets to the right places at the right time. I'm sure the goals will come. Lets remind ourselves that we paid for his potential.
Same as for his goals? 0%
?He was indeed, and it is indeed a hard header to score, as you got such a narrow angle between the keeper and far post - and it vent narrowly past the far post.
5 in 4 CL games thoughSame as for his goals? 0%
20 year old, new to the league, team and tactics but go off, nobody else missed big chances today by any chance did they?
There you are again - what a surprise you are here after this game, after being nowhere to be found last game where he scored 2...Same as for his goals? 0%
So you've based your view just on goals without bothering to think if that might be related to the team's lack of chance creation? NiceSame as for his goals? 0%
I get the distinct impression that alot of you lot don't even watch the games, let alone the champions league games...
He looks good a makes things happen when the ball is played into his feet. Proper old fashioned hold up centre forward. Shame we very rarely get the ball into him though.
He also fluffed an even easier chance on the ball from Rashford tbf
I wish the Caf had the ability to dislike comments
I'm thinking of the one from the corner, great movement to make space but couldn't direct it well
Any attempt to say there are similarities between Højlund and Weghorst is absurd at best. Højlund is far more dominating, and engaging in the build-up, and certainly knows where to be.