Unleashing 9 shots but not once shaking Chelsea’s net, striker Erling Haaland was still defended by coach Pep Guarrdiola.
Erling Haaland was unable to increase the number of 16 goals he has in the Premier League this season when The Citizens lost 2 points in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Etihad Stadium in round 25 on the morning of February 18 (Vietnam time). ).
Rodri equalized to bring the match back to the starting line in the first half, but the home team could have won all three points if Erling Haaland finished better in this match.
Erling Haaland experienced a disappointing match against Chelsea when he could not score even though he had 9 shots (Photo: Getty).
The Norwegian striker had many opportunities to score in both halves, but could not find the net after 9 shots.
From his efforts, Erling Haaland had an xG goal conversion index of up to 1.71, but on an unlucky day, the 23-year-old striker became harmless in front of Chelsea’s goal.
With 9 missed shots as above, Haaland also became the first Man City player since Sergio Aguero in 2017 to not score a goal from so many shots.
However, commenting on Haaland’s wastefulness after the match, coach Pep Guardiola refused to criticize his favorite student.
“I played 11 years at Barcelona and scored 11 goals so I can’t give too much advice to Erling. Next match he will score. In the first half we didn’t play well and that’s the problem.” We have to improve,” coach Pep Guardiola shared on the channel Sky Sports.
After an explosive start to the season, Haaland has now slowed down, scoring only 2 goals in the last 6 matches. Both of those goals came in the 2-0 win over Everton last weekend.
Meanwhile, Man City’s draw dropped them to third place on the rankings, 2 points behind Arsenal and 4 points behind top team Liverpool after 25 rounds.