Erling Haaland’s recent goal drought in the Premier League has surprised fans and pundits alike, and some are linking this dip in form to a heated exchange with Mikel Arteta during Manchester City’s game against Arsenal in late September. While it’s speculative to attribute his struggles directly to that moment, the statistics certainly paint an unusual picture for the Norwegian striker.
In that fiery fixture, Arsenal battled City to a draw, with John Stones rescuing a point for the reigning champions despite Arsenal playing with ten men. After the game, tensions boiled over as Haaland was caught on camera hurling insults at Arsenal players and telling Arteta to “stay humble.” The altercation even led to Gabriel Jesus stepping in to confront him. Since that match, Haaland’s prolific scoring touch has noticeably faded.
According to the Daily Mail, Haaland has managed just two goals in seven Premier League games since that encounter, despite playing the full 90 minutes in each match. This is a stark contrast to his blistering start to the season, which saw him notch ten goals before facing Arsenal. The stats highlight the anomaly: Haaland has taken 36 shots in those seven matches and generated an expected goals (xG) tally of 8.03, yet he has converted only two of those chances. For a striker of his calibre, known for ruthlessly finishing even half-chances, this is an unusual slump.
Whether the clash with Arteta and Arsenal’s players has unsettled Haaland is open to interpretation. However, Arsenal fans may find some satisfaction in the timing of his dip in form, as it coincides with their own pursuit of the Premier League title.
Haaland’s struggles to convert chances could significantly impact City’s title defence if this trend continues. Arsenal, buoyed by their strong defensive performance against City and their own consistent form, will hope this dip provides them with an edge in what is shaping up to be another thrilling title race.
While Haaland’s quality is unquestionable, his struggles highlight how confidence and momentum are crucial even for the world’s best players. It remains to be seen if he can regain his scoring touch or if Arsenal’s psychological edge in their rivalry has played a lasting role.
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Striker striker striker as everything to do how bad we’ve been playing (🤡)
When you look at haalands comments you have to look at where he’s coming from .
AFC turned into Arteta football club ,rather than what it should be .
The idiot as made it all about himself , rival fans smashing us because of it .
Being an Arsenal fan under pep lite makes me cringe rather than feel proud .
Correct Dan, we should be concerned about Gabriel Jesus rather than Halaand, the man has delivered them titles. While some are all gaga over that tame City draw, our noisy neighbors comfortably drubbed them. Just saying.
Bertie
We are not desperate, football players does have some interesting superstitions and even some curses as well, Are the curses true, maybe not, I believe it’s more in the mind.
Are superstitions valid and does the ritual leave an impact on the result? We cannot say with absolute certainty.
Call it curse or superstitions, probably the most important kit for a football player is their boots, Jerseys often exchange but players rarely give away their boots, some believe a certain pair of boots is a lucky charm for them and has specific rituals regarding their boots.
A case in point, another man city man Jack Grilish, during his Aston Villa days had a pair of boots that was severely worn, but would not put them away because he believed they were his lucky boots.
Take numbers , it is very important to some players, there was a case a player didn’t join a certain club because a certain number would not be available.
Now as for Haaland, normal service will resume as soon as his confidence is back, as class is permanent
I think Guardiola and his players are just suffering from title-chasing fatigue after winning EPL consecutively for several seasons and the allegations
I really hope we’re not that desperate for JA articles.
Nonetheless I’m happy he isn’t scoring cos;
1. He needs to “stay humble”
2. We need to overtake them in the table
Striker striker striker as everything to do how bad we’ve been playing (🤡)
When you look at haalands comments you have to look at where he’s coming from .
AFC turned into Arteta football club ,rather than what it should be .
The idiot as made it all about himself , rival fans smashing us because of it .
Being an Arsenal fan under pep lite makes me cringe rather than feel proud .
“pep lite” 🤣
“Pep lite” 🤣 wow! Dan kit oh Dan kit!
Correct Dan, we should be concerned about Gabriel Jesus rather than Halaand, the man has delivered them titles. While some are all gaga over that tame City draw, our noisy neighbors comfortably drubbed them. Just saying.
If Mikel is a Pep lite, then Pep must be a Johan lite, who in turn must be a Rinus lite.
Yet pep wins things so……
Their entire team isn’t doing well. It’s not about a curse. Moreover, he went through a dry spell last season too.
Bertie
We are not desperate, football players does have some interesting superstitions and even some curses as well, Are the curses true, maybe not, I believe it’s more in the mind.
Are superstitions valid and does the ritual leave an impact on the result? We cannot say with absolute certainty.
Call it curse or superstitions, probably the most important kit for a football player is their boots, Jerseys often exchange but players rarely give away their boots, some believe a certain pair of boots is a lucky charm for them and has specific rituals regarding their boots.
A case in point, another man city man Jack Grilish, during his Aston Villa days had a pair of boots that was severely worn, but would not put them away because he believed they were his lucky boots.
Take numbers , it is very important to some players, there was a case a player didn’t join a certain club because a certain number would not be available.
Now as for Haaland, normal service will resume as soon as his confidence is back, as class is permanent
We should be worried we don’t have a striker with that quality, not this article
I never believed in imaginary stuff like curse
I think Guardiola and his players are just suffering from title-chasing fatigue after winning EPL consecutively for several seasons and the allegations
Haaland.
Foden. DeBruyne. Silva.
Gundogan. Stones.
Gvardiol. Ake. Akanji. Walker.
Ederson.