Haaland has become a typical image of Man City’s series of disappointing days – the team has only won 1 of the last 12 matches. Haaland also only “fired” 4 times in that series.
The extreme seemed to have passed when Man City had a very good start against Everton. In the 14th minute, Bernardo Silva scored the opening goal for the home team in a lucky way.
The Portuguese midfielder escaped to meet Doku’s pass on the left wing. With a very narrow shooting angle, Silva’s slight finish was lucky to put the ball to hit the Everton defender’s foot into the net.
After this goal, Man City continued to play pressing the field and create many dangerous attacking situations. Silva personally also had a finish in the position of facing the goalkeeper, but then he shot over the bar.
Playing quite well, Man City suddenly conceded a goal in the 36th minute. Ndiaye received the ball after a surprise pass from his teammate, the ball passed through a series of Man City defenders and reached the feet of the Everton striker.
Haaland sút hỏng phạt đền, Man City mất điểm trước Everton – Ảnh 3.
Ndiaye celebrates after scoring a goal – Photo: REUTERS
Ndiaye held the ball for a beat and then launched an extremely dangerous shot to beat goalkeeper Ortega, scoring an equalizer for Everton.
After the surprise goal, Man City surged to attack fiercely. They created a series of dangerous shots but could not turn them into clear scoring opportunities.
The turning point seemed to have appeared in the 51st minute when Savinho went to the ball on the right wing and was fouled by the opposing defender in the penalty area.
The opportunity was given to Haaland, but the Norwegian striker missed. He was nervous before taking the 11m shot, and indeed Haaland’s finish was then saved by Pickford.
Haaland sút hỏng phạt đền, Man City mất điểm trước Everton – Ảnh 3.
Pickford blocked the penalty – Photo: REUTERS
Haaland even put the ball in the net later when his teammate rushed in to pass the ball to him, but then the referee raised the offside flag.
After this miss, Man City played uncertainly. Everton created a series of dangerous chances but all missed.
In the opposite direction, the more Haaland played, the more disappointing he became. He moved slowly and supported the ball constantly in situations where the home team attacked. De Bruyne was thrown into the field from the 75th minute but could not help the home team turn the situation around.
In the end, Man City was held to a 1-1 draw by Everton, extending the winless streak in all competitions to 5. Haaland personally also had his 4th consecutive match.
On the rankings, Man City only has 28 points and is in danger of being left far behind in the top 4 race. And Everton continued to surprise when consecutively holding three giants, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City.
Haaland sút hỏng phạt đền, Man City mất điểm trước Everton – Ảnh 5.
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