The disappointing match of Erlig Haaland at the Santiago Bernabéu last week, in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals against real Madrid (3-3), has generated doubts around the Norwegian striker of City of Manchester, who did not score any of his team’s three goals and, moreover, participated very little in the game. In England many are wondering why Florentino Pérez should be interested in signing him.
Pep Guardiola has a problem to solve because Haaland, a monster in the area and top scorer in the Premier (19), has not been able to match in important moments and against the main teams in the second half of the season. The player’s return against the top four in the Premier League and Real Madrid (arguably the five best teams he has faced this season) stands at one goal in eight games.
Although he scored five goals in February in the FA Cup against mediocre Luton Town, a team he faces in a league match this afternoon (4 pm), Haaland has not scored against four of the top five: Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa. He was also not ‘wet’ against the always important Chelsea (9th). What’s with Haaland and big dates? The answer, on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium against Real Madrid in another historic event.
Source: La Verdad
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