'What else do you want from Erling Harland?’ Why couldn’t Man City break down Real Madrid? | ESPN FC 

Don't forget Valverde, a real nightmare for City. He was everywhere, working like an ant. An amazing player indeed.

Everyone counted Real Madrid out…… they forgot that this is Real Madrids competition. It’s that simple. HALA MADRID

I love it!! How these pundits are Soo disappointed and sad....never underestimate Carlo Ancelloti..never!!!

Julien mentioned days before the match that Madrid has absolutely no chance 😂 you should give credit to Madrid players for defending so well because, defending is also part the game

People saying madrid were lucky need to know real doesn't have a striker 😂

Let’s be honest City didn’t create clear cut chances because Real controlled and marshalled the most dangerous zones. Such as zone 14 and for a record how long are people gonna to keep saying Madrid are lucky. Madrid are defensively organised. They find ways to win football matches particularly in this competition.

Bro ruddiger is world class defender. And he is a way better defender in this day of age then Alaba. The combination Militao/Alaba was over since last year. That's why madrid didn't won the big prizes last season. Their injuries were a blessing in disguise actually.

I really think the Real Madrid display at the Etihad is one of the greatest defensive performances in football history. Right up there with the Inter performance at the Camp Nou and so on

Pep never knew what to do with Zlatan and Erling has the same profile

Valverde, camavinga, tchouameni, bellingham, kroos, alaba all can play in various positions and all are top players. Nacho having ability to play at various positions only imply that he’s a good player and he adapt quite well.

Is Rodrygo Man City Kryptonite?

Haters were harsh on Bellingham but as a madridista we didn't even criticize jude at all because of first leg performance. We know how great that kid has been for us this season and that injury against girona made him drop his form little bit off . As a madrid fan we knew he would step up at 2nd leg and oh man he did to set up that goal for madrid . Defending was even more impressive from him . All i can say is he will be at madrid for next decade or even more like kross and modric.. ❤❤❤

So they are saying City could have avoided Valverde and Rodrygo goal? But Madrid could have avoided Gvardiol, Silva and De Bruyne’s lucky goal

He said if he (Nacho) can play all positions in the back it means he's not that good??? So is Camavinga not that good? I disagree with this

Fun fact Whenever madrid played the reigning champion in knockout stage, they were victorious and became champion that year

There is difference between good player and GOAT player, a good player does everything he has asked for. GOAT is the one who does anything necessary to win the match. Haaland is just a good player nothing more

Rudiger had him in his pocket. Halaand was where he needed to be, City should’ve tried finding him like how Madrid kept trying to find Vini and Rodrigo. For City, Halaand is just “a means to an end”. Vini/Rodrigo are “THE means and THE end” lol

Ronaldo buries that header, full stop. This shows just how good Cristiano actually was in those moments, he would have come out of this game with a hat trick at 23/24 years old.

Real Madrid showed haaland what life can be like at Madrid

I just think that Haaland does not suit the Man City playing style which is crazy to say since he scored a bunch already. City are better suited with strikers like Aguero or Alvarez who can link up play and are more flexible. That's why i am a bit surprised when City bought Haaland after they already had Alvarez. Obviously Haaland is still a great striker but he is better suited for a counter attacking team imo

Haaland is 23... breaking records... and still people complain or want to compare him to players that are veterans ... shame on them. Haaland deserves credit and of course he has time to develop more game.. thats on Pep to develop his game more.. we know he can score...

The best striker don’t always sit in the box waiting for a goal

Jules is pretty much the only pundit i have heard speaking sense about Haaland after the game

he is not the problem, that's just how pep wanted to play.. if you want halaand to get more touches then he needs more space, so you have to give madrid the ball a bit..

With Haaland, he needs Kevin, Foden, and Rodri to deliberately dribble the ball and beat defends so they can give him the ball with space.

Harland didn't score against Real in 2 games again, he didn't score last year again Real in 2 games or against Inter in the CL Final. Great players score in the big games

Bellingham with his touches yesterday was the rebirth of Zidane in Real Madrid.

6:44 he said "i can probably still do it"😂😂😂 okay, BERBATOV!

Peps tactics are predictable and soon all teams will understand how to counter his possession football schemes

Versatile players are great, they play anywhere at a minutes notice. True team players.

There is no fkin comparison between Mbappe and Haaland. Just saying! Mbappe is like a master chef that creates something beautiful, while Haaland is a customer that enters the hotel (box in the field) and then eats that delicious food created by the master chef (like Debruyne or Rodri).😂😂😂😂😂

So by that logic Jude Bellingham is a BAD player because he can play 5, 8 and 10 positions very well. 😂😂😂😂 the arrogance in these so called experts comments is hilarious!!!

If Haaland is a ballon d'or one day, it will be a shame for football

Without DM, without striker, without Alaba Militao Curtoise Madrid played perfectly City had luck with those goals at the Bernabeu and KDB goal last night...overall Madrid deserved more than City....

Haaland ghost in big games

Haaland is only a goal scorer, but he is a terrible player.

There's a saying, just because you fit somewhere, it doesn't means you belong there, so true for Haaland at city

People forget about Rudiger at Chelsea... He was our best defender under Tuchel, he didn't leave because we didn't want him, it's because they couldn't extend his contract due to sanctions, and he wasn't gonna wait and see what happens. He was very good with us and if he walked into our team now he'd be the best defender in our team by far

Problem was Guardiola not mixing things up. Holding the ball is OK, but do more with it. Force the action, lob more ball into the box, shoot more from distance etc

City trying to turn Haaland into something that he is not! What a waste of talent. His Dortmund days are crazy insane.

As a Barca fan I think Haaland would really shine for a team like Real Madrid he’s amazing on the counter but awful for a possession based team!

City had so many corner kicks, Harland failed to impose himself in this tie by taking advantage of corner kicks. I wouldn't have started him in the second leg if I was Pep.

Real Madrid and the City attack stopped Haaland. When RM gave Haaland space every once in a while, City ignored him and so between the two, Haaland was a passenger more or less. Pep's refusal/inability to be flexible with his tactics have been a major for City all season, and yet no one wants to talk about it. We concede chances and goals bc of Pep's high line (higher than last year playing wingbacks most of the time as opposed to playing a combo of flat back 4 and overlapping FBs) which has led to City being ranked dead last in the PL for defense against the counter. Couple that with Pep's refusal to allow for quick breaks and transitions when chance allows it, thereby taking away some of Haaland's greatest strengths and giving the opposition the opportunity to reset their defensive shape, or worse, full team low block, makes it so much more difficult to score when we need to. This is not a binary. We adjusted our systems last season based on the opposition such as giving Arsenal the majority of the ball and getting them on the counter; allowing RM more possession in their gaff and being tempered only to spring speed and possession on them at home for our 4-0 win over them. Its like that all went out the window and Pep is reverting to type - refusing to adapt and it has been hurting the team all season. To add to that, the whole attack with few exceptions, could not hit the side of a barn last night. Would the outcome have been different IF Pep had adjusted his tactics (not just moving a player here or there)? Possibly. But I am pretty sure we would've been able to utilize Haaland more than we did which was basically zero. Apparently Pep forgot everything he shouldve learned last season getting rewarded with the treble. Maybe Pep learns better with the stick and not the carrot????

Do not criticise or expect more from Haaland, Jan Åge Fjørtoft will tell you he's the "best striker in the world", he's "unbelievable", he should have won the "Ballon D'or" and "FIFA Best" Award. Yet no goals in quarter, semis or final of Champions league or important games were a striker is needed to win you matches. But they go on and on about the 50+ goals he scored the previous season. And this "what do you expect from him?" comment they all make, I expect a player like Haaland to handle 2 defenders marking him. You want to be considered the best striker show it in games where your team needs you most

Modric didn't miss the penalty mate. His got saved. There's a difference between the two 🤣🤣🤣

Gab: Both these guys double-teamed Haaland... Rudiger and Nacho: No Diddy

Camavinga played very well

Production question: Perhaps adding clips, photos, etc to this show would help? I would surely appreciate a video of a penenka as your speaking about it. Thanks. Respect.

Imagine haaland with his finishing and kanes link up play 😮

In Football stratosphere there is a table were you find great players MESSI, PELE, MARADONA ZIDANE RONALDO, RONALDINHO, CR7,

That little French guy is absolutely clueless. Basically saying unless Haaland is given a tap in from inside the 6 yard box it’s unfair to expect him to do anything else

Mendy and Carvajal did a lot of work containing the wings of City…👍🏻

Halaand is a powerful good forward...not a world class one. Big good defenders can handle him easily

I should start a Pinterest thread of Julien Laurens' podcast drip. His kit choices are gorgeous.

Love how people are pretending its just city when we play like this against every team that pep has been. We know they are going to have more of the ball and we only need moments.

Peo always had problem using classical N9s, Zlatan for example being well more established player when joining Barca was disliked because he did moved out a lot from his " designated" area which Haaland dont which in turn makes the latter totally dependent on service, a service that is not coming of late. Damned if you do it and damned if you dont situation 😊. Btw when Lewa scored those incredible 5 goals in 9 minutes he did came from the bench as well, thats Pep for you.

Valverde and Cama ohhh chuckling at that versatility comment

I prefer guys like R9 Suerez David Villa over Halland those guys can create goals for themselves or their teammates unlike Halland who need his teammates at all times

Jules talks as if a player this calibre couldn't add tools in his playing box. Erling needs to upgrade his game and to do more than just being a free space runner.

Jack Grealish had a great game Rodri immense, KDB top notch⚽

Love that Ecuador jersey

We a team prioritizes possession over scoring , this is what happens . Its a game of football and pep teams want to play rondo. Their entire system is keep the ball , make teams chase you and when they chase you they will come out of position. When teams dont chase pep teams around the field they have no idea what to do

He probably was not given room to being his real self. Pep seem so controlling. It works for Fodden but Erling needs a bit more freedom to do what he does.

Basically he is OVERRATED but its A hard reality to come to...pep doesn't have a good history with all out number 9 either

There is just a magic about Real Madrid when they are playing in the UCL! There is a mystique about that tournament and Real Madrid. Can't explain it. It's just inexplicable!!

Foden missed the easiest of all chances by swivelling too early rather than trap + shoot. No one is mentioning this. Without KDB + Haaland, City is ordinary

Again,Madrid are like Tony Stark. And Stark didnt necessarily have to match the strength of Thanos (City).

Ok, so RM won the lottery in the end. We all know RM are the blessed ones in CL.

The Real question is how did Chelsea stop haaland 😂🤣

Digging the Ecuador jersey

Haland was running away from rudigur litrally

10:00 Has Gab unalived Antonin Panenka? Panenka is still alive as far as I know

Is top corners and down the middle not the highest conversion rate in penalties

Typical Guardiola not changing anything. Madrid knew exactly what to do. And then to go to penalties?? Against Madrid crazy

League 2 player

Foden, Silva, Grealish, Alvarez, Doku, Vinicius, Bellingham, none of them scored so why are there countless videos criticizing Haaland and nothing mentioning anyone else?

Kepa is seen talking to Lunni just before. And once Bernardo did the same thing to Kepa, so it has been said that Kepa told him check on this as he did it to me once.

Does anyone remember zlatan saying “don’t buy a Ferrari to drive it like a fiat “ he said that about pep and that’s exactly what happened vs Madrid. Edit: you buy haaland for what he can do so feed him the ball. The only time they try do do so is when Madrid is already in defensive position meaning they haven’t used him right all season 6:27 every pro at a top club can make that touch but only when the defender gives him time, if you watch it back Rodri gives him all the time in the world knowing it’s going to a Madrid player

The blame should fall on Pep! His style and his tactics do not fit Haaland. He doesn't know how to use true center forwards! There's a reason why Pep struggles to win the Champions League, his style looks nice but when he plays the best teams he doesnt know how to score and win!

Gab is the most clueless pundit ever, or whatever he is supposed to be

why is julien wearing an Ecuador shirt lol

Lunin was waiting for Bernado's penalty am sure of that. There is an image of Arrizabalaga talking to Lunin and goalkeeper's coach Llopis before the penalty kicks and Bernado kicked a similar way against Arrizabalaga when he was at Chelsea. He did his homework.

Tie which defenders😂😂, bro needs to change his gameplay

Ironically, Haaland would fit very well in Madrid where they play more counter attacking and have Kroos to play attackers into space.

Pep guardiola is the problem!!!! Guardiola doesn’t want to chance his tactics Guardiola rather lose than to change his style.!!

I know Gab already clarified that there are exceptions to every rule, because I was going to mention Maldini, he played across the backline and he was phenomenal.

Can't just blame Halaand intirely when pep just intentionally threw him as a bait for Madrid defence which work for in favour of city in first leg ..

Jules asking for us to name chances, had the ball 2 yards out from the corner after 90 mins and missed

It is crazy how everyone praises Real Madrid for parking a buss for 120 minutes. If any other club did this, the internet would be full of bus memes.

The ultimate proof of Haaland's fallout is that ESPN misspelled his name in the video (Harland??? 🤣🤣). No one misspells the name of a true star.

Other teams win a game: "They deserved that." Real Madrid win a game: "What just happened?! How is that even possible?!" :-)

Haaland is overrated. Never shows up on big games. But the Brits and espn would meat munch on him and bash Mbappe out of nowhere lol

The question asked on individuals on teams ran by a manager like pep so control freak is unfair cause he does as he is told , I wish Haaland or grealish where in teams that play different cause then you can see more of their ability individual cause it requires so, imagine Haaland on yesterday's game but with the other shirt running in space with vinicius next to him, is unfair to judge him to do his job . He has to make the runs, he has to be with the defenders and that's it.

It sounds ridiculous, given his numbers, but if you look at his impact in the big games, it’s a fair point. He was poor in 4 games against Real Madrid this year and last, same against inter in the final too. He wasn’t bought to bang in 5 against Luton in the fa cup. He is supposed to make the difference in the big games. Still has to do that. Needs massive improvement in his all round game to become a truly elite player

Real Madrid didn't stop Haaland. City's style of play did that. Especially once RM got that first goal, RM just parked the bus and waited for the counter-attack. Other opponents have used the same tactic with success against City but RM have better, faster forwards and could capitalise. Funny how Gab asks the question re Haaland who barely saw the ball but DeBryne who missed the game winning sitter, was fantastic. I wonder what would happen if they swapped positions. Gabs just wanted to stir the pot but Juls reminded him that he doesn't even know how to cook.

Messi and cristiano raised the bar so high that,it will difficult for future player to fulfill those aspiration.

Gosh people really don’t act like teams don’t play 11 deep against them every game it’s sad that teams realize that they can’t play their own football but instead play counter attacking against city

So Haaland or Bernardo Silva to Madrid confirmed?

"Not saying he was overlooked when he was".. what?

Haaland is an amazing striker, but the way City play does not suit his attributes. Kane would have been the better choice as he could have linked up play