Haaland - Weapons help Man City complete

Two goals, superior speed, running wisely, never offside and cold. Everyone knows that Haaland owns all that ability, the problem is how long he will take to fully show Man City.

Will the teammates see Haaland's running steps, whether Man City's peak play is suitable for the urgent kick of the Norwegian style? It is hard to confirm what is just one match, but the debut of Haaland is enough to make the rest of England and Europe concerned.

The interesting thing in this case is not whether Haaland can do what he often does, but can he improve his aspects that have not been appreciated?

It is also the view of coach Pep Guardiola. During the press conference after the match, he said he wanted Haaland to improve other factors in the competition, to become a better player. "He knows how to score and goals of course extremely important," he said. "But we also want to create favorable conditions for Haaland to become a more comprehensive player."

For example, the ability to coordinate the implementation of Haaland's ball with teammates. The Man City source said that Guardiola will not change the team's play styles to fit Haaland. This means that the 22 -year -old striker has to snatch, make walls and divide the cards like the virtual striker of Man City for about 18 months.

Basically, Haaland's passes are made when he has to step down, separating from the West Ham defenders. This skill of Haaland is not a strong point, but he did well on London.

The situation he did the best took place in the 62th minute, when Haaland jerked near the middle of the yard to receive the ball from Rodri. Center -back Kurt Zouma had to follow Haaland, but the former striker Dortmund quickly opened the ball to Kyle Walker in the middle. Man City rotates the ball quickly to Foden, then Kevin de Bruyne occupies the Zouma gap.

De Bruyne quickly crossed one touch, at a low level. Haaland predicted that cross, so he rushed down the second column but only a slow beat. The ball reached the position of Ilkay Gundogan but the midfielder cushioned.

It is Haaland's familiar mission in the match, and maybe the whole season. Man City's opponents often play with low squad. Then he will have to play back to the opponent's goal more.

There are many other situations showing that Haaland gradually catches the demand of Guardiola. At least he is not the striker model only scores.

Haaland passed the ball only 23 times, at least in Man City's main players. But most of those passes until he had pressure from the opponent behind. So the accurate pass rate of 91% is quite impressive.

Of course, if Haaland did not make a double, analyzing passes with a distance of only a few meters could be meaningless. But in it the situation he opened the opportunity. De Bruyne has a chance to shoot in the first half, coming from Gundogan's pass. But it was Haaland who sparked an attack when he received the ball and then trimmed for Gundogan.

The German midfielder quickly responded with the drop after the West Ham defense for Haaland to face the goalkeeper. He dribbled through Alphonse and then stroked, leading to a penalty for Man City. Haaland hugged the ball right away and the penalty kick opened the score. "If someone wants a penalty for a penalty, Haaland will punch in that person," Guardiola said. "Such expression is good."

Haaland's second goal has a similar script, although it is a bit easier when the 22 -year -old striker is too much space. From De Bruyne's slot, Haaland dropped down and put his heart to the far corner to set a 2-0 victory.

Var has rejected many similar goals of Man City over the years, but this time did not. Haaland has spent the past time of his career to think of a way to run behind the opponent at the right time. "My father and son discussed a lot about such situations," he said. "The birth of Var is good for me, because the truth is that I am almost never offside."

Haaland was even dissatisfied with a double, because he wanted to record his debut hat-trick. There was a situation where Gundogan was horizontal but Haaland did not move to cushion the ball, just before he left the field. The striker had to hold his head regretfully, because he did not seem to believe that his teammates could pass in that situation.

Guardiola still wants Man City to play patient football, constantly rotating to wait for the gap to appear. On the other hand, he said that the team had a "new weapon". "We have to see Haaland's more runs. Once the gap appears and before the ball is De Bruyne, it's hard to stop Haaland from scoring," he said.

And what Man City and Haaland has just done is just the beginning.