If City are to hit the heights of last season again without injured De Bruyne, Foden must forge a near-perfect partnership with Haaland
This is not restricted to the times De Bruyne is on the ball, with all City players tasked with spotting his runs to receive the ball with an open body on his favoured side:With De Bruyne out of action for the foreseeable future, Foden looks to be the man to fill the creative void in Pep Guardiola’s attack. His dazzling performance againstlast weekend certainly suggests he is up for the task of chiefly occupying De Bruyne’s role in the right half-space.
No Premier League player has created more than his nine open-play chances in the early stages of this campaign, but does a left-footed Foden provide a left-footed Haaland with the same service? When drifting to the left side of the pitch, the answer is yes — with Haaland’s favoured run found intelligently by Foden here against Newcastle:Rather than make his favoured run to his left , Haaland moves to the right channel , knowing that the England international will be less able to find him with the natural pass trajectory from his left foot.
When receiving the ball, this forces Haaland to control it with the outside of his left foot, check inside and sharply stop his momentum towards goal…Only a minute later, the same action occurs. Haaland elects to run to the right channel rather than the left as Foden dribbles at the Newcastle back four:
When Foden plays the pass, Haaland again controls the ball with the outside of his left boot, slowing the attack down…It is a subtle difference, but the angle and trajectory of the incoming pass determined the outcome of the sequence on both occasions.
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