Erling Haaland is again in the eye of the storm. Manchester City succumbed (1-2) to Manchester United in the FA CUP final and the Norwegian was one of the best highlighted by the failure of the Pep Guardiola.
Although he has been eager to score goals since his arrival in the Sky Blue team, he has been accused of hiding and not appearing in head-to-head matches. A fact emphasized in the finals, with 0 goals in 5 games played. Something that, along with his mediocre performances in the qualifying rounds against Real Madrid, led him to be criticized again.
Social networks did not forgive him for his loss in these types of matches and were filled with memes about it.
Your data in the finals
0 Goals in the 2022 Community Shield vs Liverpool. 0 Goals in the 2023 Community Shield vs Arsenal.
0 Goals in the 2023 Champions League vs Inter. 0 Goals in the 2023 European Super Cup vs Sevilla.
0 Goals in 2023 FA Cup vs Manchester United. 0 Goals in 2024 FA Cup vs Manchester United.
Furthermore, in these matches he is not blamed for failure, but rather for not seeing the formula emerge. In the final against Manchester United these were their numbers:
0 shots on goal, 1 shot on post, 0 chances created, 0 dribbles, 6 possessions lost, 1 offside and 9/12 accurate passes.
Source: La Verdad
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