Ilkay Gundogan rejected Jamie Carragher’s view that Erling Haaland was wrong to choose to play at Man City.
“If you score 25 goals in 20 games for a team, you fit that team,” the Man City midfielder commented on Haaland.
Here, Gundogan wants to refer to Jamie Carragher’s statement after Man City’s defeat to Tottenham last week. The former Liverpool player analyzed that “Man City became a weaker team with Haaland” and the Norwegian striker “only promoted 60% of his capacity at the moment”.
The German star disagreed with Carragher’s comment: “Man City’s play changes a bit thanks to the qualities of Erling Haaland. But when you score 25 goals in just 20 games (for Man City – PV) , you clearly fit that team.”
However, the former Dortmund star also admitted that both Haaland and the Man City collective had to adapt to the change. “Both him (Haaland) and we have to adapt to the difference in the way we play,” said Gundogan. “Everybody has to look at themselves and know that they need to try harder. If we want to close the gap with Arsenal , we can’t make any more mistakes.”
Haaland’s suitability with the Man City system has become the subject of debate in English football over the past time. Carragher analyzed that Haaland came from a counter-attacking tournament, but Man City’s way of operating destroys the Norwegian striker’s strongest point, which is the speeding phase.
“Man City is a different and inferior team to Haaland, but it’s not his fault. Pep Guardiola’s team built a slow game, pushing the opponent close to the penalty area instead of the fast ball from the start. from one side to the other. Haaland can hardly promote his full potential in Man City’s shirt, “concluded Carragher.
