De Bruyne + Haaland , the strongest offensive combination in the Premier League .
The most dangerous one-way passing combination in the Premier League this season (excluding set pieces). De Bruyne passes to Haaland less than half as many times as Arnold to Salah . However, the Manchester City combination can increase xG nearly twice that of Liverpool . The "net possession value added" value of
opta mainly depends on the position of the receiving player. Haaland is closer to the opponent's goal than Salah when receiving the ball.
Haaland is essentially a type who attacks behind. To put it bluntly, he is the transformed version of Super Saiyan . Because he is tall enough and has outstanding shooting talent, he is indeed very suitable for a team like Pep Guardiola who has no shortage of bakers. He can effectively improve the scoring efficiency when switching between offense and defense.
is so much better than Jesus and Sterling that the two spitting kings are so high that I don’t know where they are. You can look at Canceno’s last pass in last year’s game. Manchester City collectively vomited. It’s not the point. Watching Gundogan’s shot now can make you mad to death.
But conversely, with Harland's style, he can only be a shooter. He does not have the ability to retreat and connect like Lewandowski , nor does he have the ability to carry the ball alone in B2B. Carrying people behind the back may not be as good as Lukaku... If Tintin retires in a few years, who else can fill his place as a starter?
In the past few years, I hope that Harland can learn more skills under the guidance of Guardiola, show a stronger self, provide more exciting games to the fans, and score more goals. After all, Manchester City has many cake makers.
