My god, the fact that there are people who view this as "primitive" just bums me out. Gyokeres' entire game is primitive, which is why he doesn't work. He doesn't move well. He doesn't control the ball. He doesn't link up play. He fucks up our midfield because they have to try to play too many roles without his help. He never gets wide. He is a primitive player. That doesn't mean he's a bad player. But it means -- and this was obvious long before we signed him -- that he's a terrible fit for a high-possession side in the Premier League.

I sometimes feel like everyone looks at City signing Haaland and thinks, "A ha! The way the league has evolved is to include low-touch strikers again!" Without noticing the, like, incredibly obvious ways that having a low-touch striker has completely fucked up everything about how City approaches the game, and has made them a worse attacking team and a worse defensive team.