MaVilla Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 doesnt he have a 150m release clause in his contract or something?, sure i remember reading that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: Finding space is what it's all about. It is quite instinctual. But Leipzig's defending was a joke last night. Everytime I watch Gvardiol he looks dodgy yet somehow his price tag keeps going up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 He's obviously doing very well and Man City are doing something right for him to be getting the amount of goals that he's getting. But as a team they've only scored three more goals than they scored this time last season and have less points. So he hasn't made massive difference to them in terms of making them better as an whole. All that's really happened is that he's scoring the goals that last their other players were previously scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, MaVilla said: doesnt he have a 150m release clause in his contract or something?, sure i remember reading that? Wouldn't surprise me. They'd get back three times what they paid for him if he decides to try life in Spain for a few years. He likes to keep his options open which is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted March 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2023 A team that shouldn't be playing in Europe, signed the best forward in Europe, because they've cheated for over a decade to be able to make these sorts of signings. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Nope, they should take more risks in possession by trying though balls. If you watch them play random city midfielder will be on the ball in the middle of the field and Haaland will be sitting on the shoulder of a defender, but instead of trying a through ball they just pass it out wide to random city winger. It happens over and over. I think it's because of Pep's possession at all costs style rather than freeing up his players to try slide rule passes into Haaland. He's at his best IMO when he's getting fed those type of passes because he's so quick and strong. Of course he's still scoring a hatful at city because they are better than pretty much every team they play and they do still create plenty of chances. Weird take. Can't lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, DCJonah said: A team that shouldn't be playing in Europe, signed the best forward in Europe, because they've cheated for over a decade to be able to make these sorts of signings. The only thing that needs saying about this team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, useless said: He's obviously doing very well and Man City are doing something right for him to be getting the amount of goals that he's getting. But as a team they've only scored three more goals than they scored this time last season and have less points. So he hasn't made massive difference to them in terms of making them better as an whole. All that's really happened is that he's scoring the goals that last their other players were previously scoring. Yes but it this type of player that they didnt have before that could well deliver them the champions league. He doesnt look human to me. Hes bigger stronger faster than anybody else and although he could end up breaking all records I can never really warm to this type of player. Edited March 15, 2023 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Weird take. Can't lie That explains it. Edited March 15, 2023 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, villa89 said: That explains it. They're mixing up cause and effect with those stats at the start. He doesn't score when City aren't getting the most out of him. Or he doesn't score when he's not getting the most out of the team. It works both ways, and it's not really a surprise that if he hasn't scored, then City as a whole have had a bad day and they're more likely to have lost. They could start trying those slide rule passes, and they might find themselves scoring those chances, but then not creating the other hundreds of chances they generate via their current methods. Do you trust most footballers to make the right call when given a choice? Or do you want them to be in a scenario where 90% of the time they don't have to make a choice and therefore the only thing that can go wrong is execution. Execution that can be practiced to the point it becomes second nature anyway. It's boring, but it works. And it's working better for Haaland than it has anywhere else in his career so far. And who cares because they cheated their way to having him anyway Edited March 15, 2023 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I could have scored those 5 goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Zatman said: Everytime I watch Gvardiol he looks dodgy yet somehow his price tag keeps going up He will be having 6ft 5 nightmares for months. If he was a boxer then i would say he was a busted flush. Looked like Maguire at his worst x 10. He is good in a slow tactical game but no good playing frenetic football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just the 8 goals in his last 120 minutes. He's flourishing at a corrupt club that shouldn't have the squad to support him, but as illegitimate as their success is, it's incredible to watch this guy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Just the 8 goals in his last 120 minutes. He's flourishing at a corrupt club that shouldn't have the squad to support him, but as illegitimate as their success is, it's incredible to watch this guy. Agreed I’d like him to score 64 goals and they win nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Bet he signed on for a big old goal bonus in his contract too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 what a beast of a striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 15/03/2023 at 20:13, maqroll said: I could have scored those 5 goals. No you couldn't 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) On 18/03/2023 at 20:10, Davkaus said: it's incredible to watch this guy. I saw him a lot at Dortmund but haven't seen him once since he went to corrupt FC. I refuse to watch Man City games and I won't even watch when they play us at their place. I genuinely can't understand why anyone would watch a Man City game. What they have done and are continuing to do to football deserves nothing but scorn and derision. They should be kicked out of the league and be stripped of everything they've stolen since the takeover. Yes Haaland is a good player, but I couldn't care less. Its all illegitimate. Edited March 20, 2023 by GlobalVillan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 15/03/2023 at 14:52, PaulC said: Yes but it this type of player that they didnt have before that could well deliver them the champions league. He doesnt look human to me. Hes bigger stronger faster than anybody else and although he could end up breaking all records I can never really warm to this type of player. Same, he’s like a John Hartson on steroids. I don’t think he is particularly technically gifted or skilful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2023 If only Man City played to his strengths. He'd have scored more than his *checks notes* 42 goals this season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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