Beaten by Aston Villa (2-1) on Saturday at the opening of the 17th day of the Premier League, Manchester City is going through a serious crisis on a sporting level. In poor shape and significantly less effective, Erling Haaland recognized that he had to do more.
Headwind for Erling Haaland and Manchester City. Like their Norwegian striker, the reigning four-time English champions are going through a violent storm. This Saturday, they fell once again on the lawn of Aston Villa (2-1). Silent for three meetings, Haaland is also marking time. Author of one goal in his last six matches, he has only touched one ball in the Villans penalty area. A stat which sums up well his first down period that he has experienced since he set foot in the north of England.
“A lot of it is my fault.”
“I didn't do things correctly,” he regretted on TNT Sports after the match. “I didn't have a chance, so I have to do better. It's largely my fault, I wasn't good enough. Of course, confidence isn't great. We know that it's important and that it impacts everyone, we have to continue and stay positive even if. It’s difficult.”
Now sixth with nine points behind leader Liverpool, who have two games in hand, Manchester City sees its last hopes of winning a fifth title in a row disappear, and could even see Bournemouth and Fulham move ahead of it in the standings. Erling Haaland still has 13 goals in 17 appearances in the Premier League. We know a lot of center forwards who would like to be in poor shape with such stats…
