The Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola, confirmed the coach of the club Manchester CityHis future in Manchester City is not linked to the Norwegian international Erling Haaland, the Sky Blue striker.
Haaland exploded scoring well with Manchester City, and the Norwegian managed in only five matches to score 9 goals, becoming the first player in the history of the competition to do so.He is also 4 goals clear of Mitrovic in the scorers’ list.
Guardiola said: “A problem working with Haaland? He is 22 years old, recovering well, when he is 23 it will be more difficult, 22 years is not a problem!”
On the comparisons between Haaland and Messi: “I admire people who can predict what will happen in the future, and I cannot do that.”
He added: A month ago, they were saying that Haaland was catastrophic, and now he will break everything, I can’t see what will happen, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, then imagine what will happen in two years.”
“We are happy with the way he is settling, not just Erling, the staff and the backroom staff are very important in how we help them adapt new players and teammates are really good, that’s the most important thing.”
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On Julian Alvarez: “The good strikers in my career compete for the number of goals they score. We are more than happy that the club can buy these two great players.”
And he added: “Julian Alvarez in the last game scored a goal with his right and the other with his left, both finished amazing, work ethic is really good, and he probably plays in many matches with Haaland.”
Guardiola returned to talk regarding Holland Again, and whether his presence would affect his decision to stay, as his contract expires in 2023, he said: “I work in Manchester City, not for Halland, and he does not work for me, he is a player in Manchester City.”
He continued: “We are really happy with Haaland, a likable man, you see his passion in the same way with Calvin Phillips, Alvarez and the new players, and that’s what I’m looking for, to be comfortable here I don’t know what happens in the future, I have a feeling that he can improve.”
He added, “Haaland understands what we want like the other players, but it is a matter of time, I remember for example Kevin De Bruyne, or Riyad Mahrez, they needed time to become better.”
He concluded his statements by saying: “Tomorrow there will be another challenge, bad moments will come and he may not score a goal and lose, but he has to rest and analyze the reason. The world will not change if he does not score or win. In the matches in which we scored a lot of goals we were good except for the Newcastle match, And that’s what we have to do.”
It is reported that Manchester City will face Aston Villa on Saturday evening at Villa Park. The match will start at 6:30 pm Cairo time, as part of the activities of the sixth round of the English Premier League.