“He finally scored a goal”. Pep Guardiola’s phrase sounded like a relief. Because just as the coach was able to enjoy a victory again (the second in the last 14 games), Savinho scored his first goal in his 26th game with the Manchester City shirt. “He has incredible skill and quality, which he has already been demonstrating. “He never gets tired of trying,” added the coach after the 2-0 victory against Leicester, thanks to the goals from the Brazilian and Erling Haaland.
Savinho’s arrival in Manchester occurred last European summer, after a great season at Girona in Spain (another of the City Group teams), which also allowed him to be part of the Brazil National Team that played in the Copa América. . City had paid 25 million euros for his transfer and his incorporation served to compensate for the departure of Julián Alvarez, who sought to be transferred to Atlético de Madrid to have more continuity.
And while the Argentine went from lowest to highest in Cholo Simeone’s team, Manchester City is going through its worst moment since Guardiola led it, who completed 500 games as coach of the English team against Leicester. In 26 games, Julián Alvarez has already scored 12 goalsfell in love with Colchoneros fans and enjoys being the only leader in LaLiga de España.
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On the other hand, City had accumulated nine defeats, three draws and one win in the last two months until Sunday when they won again after five games and returned to the qualification zone for the European cups, although still very far from Liverpool, the Premier League leader. AND Among the general low yields, the case of Savinho stood out for its drought.
The comparison between the numbers of Savinho and Julián Alvarez
At just 20 years old, he arrived in Manchester with great promise. In fact, it is. But he still couldn’t prove it. “He is a boy who can play on both sides. “Defensively he is not incredible one on one, but his work rate is impressive and he is very aggressive on both sides.”Guardiola commented on Savinho beating Leicester, where he not only scored a goal (he took advantage of a rebound from the goalkeeper and scored with his left foot) but also assisted Haaland to make it 2-0.
The first (and only) goal came in his 24th game in a Manchester City shirt. He has made 16 appearances in the Premier League, five in the Champions League, two in the Carabao Cup and the final of the Community Shield. The figures contrast with the 12 celebrations in 26 games that Julián Alvarez has accumulated with Atlético de Madrid.
And if you go back to the 22/23 season, when Araña joined Manchester City, the numbers are also more positive for the Argentine striker: In his first 24 games with the light blue shirt he had scored seven goals.
