Haaland: Away from De Bruyne is a storm

Erling Haaland’s form has seriously declined lately since Kevin De Bruyne was injured and unable to play

Haaland: Leaving De Bruyne is a storm

Erling Haaland’s form has seriously declined since Kevin De Bruyne was injured and unable to play.

Haaland’s declining form

Erling Haaland has had an impressive start to the new season. The striker born in 2000 has scored 10 goals in the last 8 rounds of the Premier League.

However, Haaland’s stability is being questioned. In the first 4 rounds, the Norwegian striker scored 9 goals. But in the following 4 rounds, he only scored 1 goal. In the last 3 matches in the Premier League, Haaland has not scored.

In Man City’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Wolves last weekend, Haaland was almost completely absent. The number 9 striker did not have a single shot on target.

Throughout the match, Haaland almost lost contact with the satellites around him. The 24-year-old striker only had 13 touches. Of those, 5 times Haaland caused the home team to lose control of the ball. The marks the Norwegian striker created were just a round zero.

Leaving De Bruyne is a storm

Remember in the match against Inter Milan in the Champions League last month, Kevin De Bruyne got injured and had to sit out until now. A month without playing alongside the Belgian midfielder also marked a period of serious decline for Haaland.

It’s not until now that Haaland’s performance has been affected without De Bruyne. Statistics show that the No. 9 striker has scored 54 goals, including 7 hat-tricks in the Premier League when playing with De Bruyne. But without the No. 17 midfielder, the number of goals Haaland has scored is only 19.

It’s not difficult to explain this problem. Haaland is not the type of striker who can operate independently. He needs the support of the satellites around him to shine.

Haaland mainly operates around the opponent’s penalty area. His strength is the ability to take advantage of the best passes from his teammates to turn them into scoring opportunities.

And at Man City, no one is better than De Bruyne at launching unpredictable, high-damage passes. Without a good partner, Haaland’s scoring opportunities are noticeably fewer. And his ineffective performance is inevitable.

De Bruyne’s absence not only makes it difficult for Haaland but also greatly affects Man City’s overall playing style. But it is not easy for coach Pep Guardiola to find a worthy replacement for the Belgian midfielder!

Man City won 20 points after 8 matches in the Premier League. They are ranked 2nd in the rankings, 1 point behind the leading team Liverpool.