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Elling Holan disappeared from the stadium again.
Manchester City lost 1-2 to Manchester United in the 16th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at 1:30 a.m. on the 16th (Korea Standard Time) at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. Manchester City, which has only won one of its last 11 games, is in danger of even fifth place.
On this day, Holan was humble as well. During his 90-minute run, Holan recorded the fewest number of cheek touches among field players who played full time. The number of times he caught the ball was only 21. He caught the ball 21 times, passed it 12 times (six times successful), and shot it once. Everyone lost the ball the rest of the time. There was never a foul.
Holan was also a problem in the contest. In the ground competition, he fought four times and won only once, and he targeted Lisandro Martinez, who is shorter than him in the air ball, but won three times and lost twice. In other words, he didn't take advantage of Holan's overwhelming physicality at all.
Holan's contribution to Manchester City in this game was defense, not attack. He showed his defensive indicators well. Holan has better numbers on defensive stets, including one tackle, two clearings and one interception.
It is a severe slump. When Manchester City collapsed as a team, Holan was reduced to just a normal striker. Of the 11 games in which Manchester City was in a slump, Holan started 10 times. He scored four goals and one assist in 10 starts. The rest of Manchester City's strikers are more disastrous, but it's not even a Holandown Stets.
In the very beginning of the season when Manchester City showed normal performance, Holan showed his crazy scoring ability by reaching the top of 10 goals in four league games, but his presence is disappearing as Manchester City is sluggish. Holan's presence is also too lacking to complain about the lack of support from Manchester City's second term.
Holan is a style in which his presence shines only when he scores offensive points. He has a wide field of view, so he is not the type to poke the pass like Harry Kane, nor is he a player who makes his teammates comfortable by fighting with power at the front line. He is a player specialized in the role of finishing the scoring opportunities that come his way.
In that role, he became the world's best striker, but as the team is sluggish, he is properly revealing his limitations. If a good pass doesn't come, you can't score, and when the team is being pushed back, you can't influence the game. He is the world's best striker and has an unrivaled performance, boasting a ransom of 200 million euros (about 302 billion won).
Last season, Holan was also criticized for having to increase his influence on the field. This season, there is no improvement in weakness at all. It is even more serious because Holan does not see any factors to find an opportunity to rebound on his own.
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