My people, make una gather around because wetin dey happen for Manchester no be small matter! Erling Haaland wey dem dey carry like dem perfect poster dey be like say him don enter one serious cold streak wey fit scatter Manchester City‘s title dream!
As e be now, dis season start with plenty hopes for City fans, especially as Pep Guardiola don set dem eyes on Haaland as star man after Kevin De Bruyne waka comot. E no dey joke oh, as Haaland dey shine like star for first half of di season, but now him dey show us another side wey no be too palatable.
Last month, e don gree say na just one lonely goal e fit score – na penalty against Brighton! Since 2026 don start, City no fit win game and e dey look like dem go fall back into the hands of Manchester United wey don dey find dem own for di league.
Imagine say if Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest, City go find demself dey worry about United wey just knack dem 2-0 for Old Trafford! E don clear say United no dey play small ball as Michael Carrick don change di way wey dem dey control and play football.
Talk about Haaland, dat guy no dey look like di same baddest forward wey we sabi! E dey face tough challenges as dem United defenders, especially Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez, don dey mark am like dem wan carry am home! With just 14 touches wey him get, e dey play like person wey no sabi wetin dey happen for pitch. Na wah!
Haaland don finish him game around 80 minutes, and e no fit score! Pepper, ah, dis season don dey hot for am. I go talk am, e dey need break because him dey run like person wey dey follow road without end. Five outfield players get more minutes than am this season, and na im be one of di top players wey dey run everywhere!
As we pull eye comot, plenty people dey wonder if na lack of form wey don catch am or if na di defenders don find di way to handle am. But truth be say, e fit just dey pass through di normal phase wey every player dey face. E just need small rest make him recharge!
Di journey of Manchester City dey turn from win-win to wahala, as di team depend heavily on Haaland to score goals wey go carry dem to di next wave of victories. But e don clear say if dem no solve dis defensive problem wey don dey choke dem since di beginning of di season, dem fit just find demself dey lag behind wey no go fit win anything. Na so e be!
Guardiola don manage bigger problems before, but dis time e go need to find di magic touch again, because right now, dem dey look like dem don tire for di fight. If dem wan finish di season strong, dem go need more than just Haaland skills. Make we dey observe as di drama unfold!
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