Is Man Metropolis’s reliance on Erling Haaland an issue for Pep Guardiola? – Premier League Hits and Misses

Is Metropolis’s reliance on Erling Haaland an issue?

Of the 20 targets Man Metropolis have scored this season, 13 have come from the boots or head of Erling Haaland.

Discounting Maxime Esteve’s own-goal brace within the win over Burnley in September, solely 5 targets have been contributed by Haaland’s team-mates.

A type of was Nico O’Reilly’s composed end in Sunday’s win over Bournemouth; the primary aim in eight not scored by their Norwegian talisman.

Is it an issue? Man Metropolis are the league’s prime scorers, are second within the league and have misplaced solely as soon as since August. Haaland himself says he’s within the type of his life, and scoring 26 targets for membership and nation by the primary weekend in November is an astonishing document by anybody’s measurement. By these metrics, stick with it Erling.

However as former Metropolis goalkeeper Shay Given identified on Tremendous Sunday, this will solely work as long as Haaland stays match.

Omar Marmoush is a really succesful deputy and Rayan Cherki confirmed indicators of contributing targets and assists in his greatest efficiency but towards Bournemouth.

However you wouldn’t again anybody on this Metropolis staff to indicate the ruthless composure of their star ahead, with out whom that win over Bournemouth might’ve panned out very in another way.

That is a bridge Pep Guardiola should cross if and when Haaland doesn’t function. For now, to badly paraphrase Rio Ferdinand, simply get pleasure from him.
Ron Walker

Bournemouth’s subsequent unbeaten run can begin right here

Bournemouth had been lastly crushed by Man Metropolis on Sunday for the primary time for the reason that opening weekend of the season however there isn’t any purpose for them to fall away from the pack chasing Arsenal.

If Sunderland beat Everton on Monday night time they may have dropped from second to fifth this weekend, however even in uncommon defeat the Cherries nonetheless confirmed sufficient to recommend they’ll sustain their cost for a primary ever season in Europe this season.

They had been properly within the recreation till Nico O’Reilly’s late third aim however struggled to create in open play – understandably, with Antoine Semenyo showing to hold a knock within the second interval and 19-year-old ahead Eli Kroupi Jr going through his hardest take a look at in solely his seventh Premier League look.

These aren’t the video games which can outline their hopes this season. They’ve by no means picked up a degree at Man Metropolis, and had been going through the most effective striker on the earth within the type of his life. And Rayan Cherki dazzling in midfield.

They had been nonetheless pushing for a comeback aim with 10 minutes to go, not that Andoni Iraola would allow them to drop off anyway. And with a completely match squad to choose from – considerably of a luxurious for the Spanish boss all through his time on the south coast – there isn’t any purpose one other unbeaten run cannot begin now. Or maybe extra probably after subsequent week’s journey to Aston Villa.
Ron Walker

Why are Newcastle so dangerous on the street?

Eddie Howe mentioned he did not recognise his Newcastle staff of their limp defeat at West Ham. He was proper.

The dynamism, power and brute drive related to this staff below Howe was left on Tyneside as West Ham turned of their greatest efficiency of the season. Fatigue could not be guilty as Howe rotated key members of his squad in midweek towards Tottenham. And the London Stadium is not precisely a bear-pit the place away groups can typically get swallowed up. Howe regarded fairly perplexed within the post-match press convention about how stale his staff regarded.

They created simply 0.54 value of anticipated targets regardless of having the game-state of being behind within the match for a complete half of soccer. In that timeframe they’d only one shot on the right track and West Ham truly had extra touches within the opposition field within the second half. Since successful the Carabao Cup in March, the Toon have gained simply one in all their 9 Premier League video games away from St James’ Park. Thriving on the street is changing into a difficulty.
Lewis Jones

Potts makes massive impression

All that was lacking for Freddie Potts on his first Premier League begin for West Ham was the aim.

And he was only a Tomas Soucek toenail away from that after his close-range end was dominated out for the tightest offside calls by VAR.

It was in any other case the proper full debut by the West Ham academy product who’s the son of former West Ham defender Steve Potts. He is 22 years previous, so has needed to be affected person for his alternative, however impressed at Portsmouth final season on mortgage – a spell that has stood him in good stead for the calls for of the Premier League based mostly on this displaying.

He was clever in possession however most significantly screened his backline with good authority and competed with good authority within the duels – one thing which has been missing all season on this West Ham staff.

The Hammers have “one of their own” to cheer for now. He made an enormous distinction.
Lewis Jones