if he doesn’t score he is quite useless to Pep Guardiola squad it’s high time Pep start benching him and start playing Julian Alvarez-Rafael van der Vaart has slaughtered Man City for his “very bad” performance in Manchester City’s 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu
Rafael van der Vaart, a former Tottenham and Real Madrid midfielder, slammed Erling Haaland for his “extremely poor” performance in Manchester City’s 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu.
Haaland performed poorly in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. He was silent, overpowered physically by Antonio Rudiger, and unable to contribute to the game. In actuality, the Norwegian had just 20 touches, one shot on goal, no good dribbles, and lost control seven times.
It was a difficult night for the 23-year-old, and Van der Vaart, who has 171 goals in 538 games, lambasted Haaland for his performance in Madrid. “Erling Haaland was really poor,” the Dutchman said on Ziggo Sport. “If he doesn’t score, he’s almost worthless. I think he’s a fairly ordinary ball player.”
City contributed to a thrilling six-goal thriller against Real Madrid. They grabbed the lead inside the first two minutes via Bernardo Silva, but the home side responded with Ruben Dias putting into his net for an equalizer before Rodrygo scored to put them ahead.
