Despite Erling Haaland Being ‘Invisible’ Claim, Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez Dismisses Theory Over His Partnership With Norwegian Star

Erling Haaland has been an instrumental cog in Pep Guardiola‘s system. Raking in 50+ goals in his treble-winning debut season, the Norwegian had everyone jaw-dropped. However, with such incredible numbers, his little drop in form this season has garnered concerns from pundits and critics. The critics ended up suggesting that Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland cannot fit in the same team. Citing the nature of those uncontested views, Julian Alvarez dismissed any partnership roadblocks between them.

The Norwegian created massive expectations with his magical debut season. However, these expectations are now becoming a little overwhelming from the looks of it. Earlier in the season, the lethal striker was labeled ‘invisible’ by a Premier League icon.

Julian Alvarez is quick to dismiss on-field harmony concerns with Haaland

Julian Alvarez had an amazing last season along with Haaland. The 23-year-old Argentine won the World Cup with Argentina while also bagging the treble with Manchester City. Showing huge potential in his debut season, he has now taken up the position of an injured Kevin De Bruyne. A few blips on the field from Guardiola’s men have garnered some critique citing partnership problems, especially between Alvarez and Haaland.

As per Manchester Evening News, Alvarez addressed those comments by quoting, “There has been a lot of speculation about if we can play together or not. We have shown this season that we can do it. In fact, the previous season, too. Whenever we have played together, we have scored goals and contributed with assists between us. I am happy for what he has achieved.”

This season too, Alvarez has had a great start to the Premier League as he’s scored 4 goals and provided 4 assists in 10 matches. The Cityzens currently stand 3rd in the table with 24 points, two short of league leaders, Tottenham Hotspur. With challenging matches coming up for the club, it will exciting to see how the partnership further unfolds. However, the criticism continues to pour in for Haaland.

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A Premier League icon turned analyst shared his opinion on Erling Haaland in the Brighton game, a few weeks ago. Despite breaking his goal-scoring drought by bagging an early goal, the Norwegian was deemed to be ‘invisible’ in the game.

Erling Haaland faces intense criticism as expectations remain sky-high

In the aftermath of Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over Brighton, Erling Haaland found himself in the spotlight. Despite his goal, the Norwegian faced quick criticism for his overall performance. Don Hutchison, a prominent analyst, didn’t hold back, describing Haaland as being ‘quite invisible’ during the match. Hutchison pointed out that the striker’s deeper playing style seemed to affect City’s goal-scoring potential negatively.

Hutchison went on to emphasize the importance of Kevin de Bruyne being in a more advanced position, stating that it correlates with City’s increased goal-scoring prowess. While Haaland had recently shone with two goals in the derby against Manchester United, the grand expectations set by him after last season will continue to bring in criticism from the soccer universe. Let us know your thoughts on the same in the comments below.

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