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Elling Holan has really become humble. He couldn't have imagined that he wouldn't be this helpful to the team.
Manchester City lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in the 17th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024-2025 season at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, at 9:30 p.m. on the 21st (Korea time). This defeat has led to Manchester City losing three games in a row. He has won only one game in the last 12 games.
Man City have made a lot of changes to the starting list. Jack Grealish and Mateo Kovacic started to support Holan on the front line as much as possible. Nevertheless, Manchester City made an uneasy start in the first minute, facing two massive run crises.
In the end, Manchester City lost a point to John Duran in the 16th minute of the first half. Manchester City was aiming for an equalizer, but failed to create an attacking opportunity like Man City. Holan's presence to score at Manchester City was not felt at all.
Manchester City were on the verge of defeat in the 20th minute of the second half when they lost a point to Morgan Rogers. Phil Foden's comeback goal was scored in second-half stoppage time, but it was not possible to change the outcome of the game.
On the same day, Holan also recorded the fewest blushes among the players who played full time. Holan's presence when he caught the 18th ball was only one shot and 12 passes. The only shot was the header in the 45th minute of the second half that failed to properly connect Bernardu Silva's cross to the net.
Holan played 11 times in 12 games when Manchester City began to fall into a slump, but he only had four goals and one assist. Two of the four goals came against Feyenoord. He performed well in the game where he scored an offensive point, but he could not satisfy the expectations of Holan. On days when he could not score even an offensive point, Holan was not seen on the field. It's not strange to say there was no Holan, there's been so little presence lately.
After the game, Holan bowed his head. He "If I look back at myself first, I haven't done the job well enough yet. I have to do better because I didn't get a chance. A lot of it depends on me, but I wasn't good enough` he blamed himself.
Holan's comments are in stark contrast to the controversial remarks made in September. Since meeting with Arsenal in September, Holan's scoring ability has started to decline significantly. At the time, Holan mocked Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the game, saying, `Humble, be humble.' On this day, Holan also had a lot of war of nerves with Arsenal players.
However, it was Holan who should be humble. Holan, who was not humble, lost much of his confidence. He said " is not the best. We know how important confidence is, and we can see that it affects all humans. That is why, even if it is difficult, we must continue to remain positive."
If Holan fails to escape the scoring drought, Manchester City's sluggishness is likely to continue.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
