Although he already explained that he took out Erling Haaland of the UEFA Champions League match once morest RB Leipzig due to a rotation and rest issue, thousands of fans maintain that Pep Guardiola replaced him because he did not want him to break the record for the most goals in the same UEFA Champions League night, which belongs to Lionel Messi.
The insistence on this type of comment has been so great that, following the FA Cup match this weekend (City thrashed Burnley 6-0 and settled in the semifinals), the Catalan coach sent a message to those who genuinely They think that he does not want his current 9 to break the records and historical marks of the 10 of the Argentine National Team.
The Manchester City strategist used sarcasm as a resource. He said that today he switched to Haaland following his hat-trick because he didn’t want the Norwegian striker to beat Messi’s record in the FA Cup (a tournament that, obviously, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has never played).
GUARDIOLA’S TROLLING FOR HIS HATERS
«Yes, 8 goals in 4 days. I played 11 years in Barcelona and scored 11 goals. Is incredible. I took him out following the 3 goals so he doesn’t break Messi’s record in the FA Cup. That was the reason.”declared Guardiola, in the interview for the official media of the FA.
And at the press conference he repeated the speech: “I made the change because I didn’t want Haaland to break Messi’s record in the FA Cup, here in England. My intention is to try to punish my players. That is my true intention.”
Undefeated Data. Erling Haaland is the Manchester City player with the most goals (42) in the same season. Not even El Kun Aguero had been able to overcome the barrier of 40 goals in the same campaign as citizen. Craziness.
Did you know…? Lionel Messi holds the record for most goals in a single season (73) and most goals in a single calendar year (91). The absolute king of the game.