Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, said this Friday in a press conference that Erling Haaland is not to blame for the problems that he has to prevail in the final matches of the ‘citizen’s’ team. Guardiola said the Norwegian striker’s teammates should find Haaland more often. “It’s our fault,” said the City coach.
Since his arrival at City last summer from Borussia Dortmund, Haaland has scored at least 32 goals in all competitions, but they have managed just one in their last six games (the third in a 3-1 win over Arsenal in the Premier). In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Leipzig, Haaland, 22, shot just once on goal and handled the ball 22 times. Leipzig and City tied (1-1). The same result of the ‘citizens’ on the last day of the Premier match, at home to Nottingham Forest.
“It’s our fault,” Guardiola said of Haaland’s situation the previous day Manchester City visit Bournemouth in the Premier. The Etihad team is 2nd in the table, with one more game to play and 2 points behind Arsenal led by Mikel Arteta, leader.
“Erling has been great all season. It’s not just about the metric. When a game ends, a second later, I know if he is involved or not and who should be more involved or not. I don’t need numbers, I know exactly”, the words of the City manager.
Guardiola continues to affirm about Haaland: “Yes, of course, it depends on us, we still have to find him. The striker is the most difficult position, he is the man with two defenders (around him) and with Erling it is even more. It’s okay (if you’re frustrated), I’m frustrated too. Too much happiness!”
“When I came here, everyone warned me that it’s not like Spain or Germany.welcome to the United Kingdom”, said Guardiola about how the Premier is usually contested. “Unfortunately, it is a two-horse race (Arsenal and City), but finally there is more”, referring to Manchester United , 3º 3º to 5 Old Trafford, which eliminated Barcelona on Thursday in the Europa League round of 16 (2-1), also played one more game than Arsenal.
Regarding the Bournemouth home game, Kevin De Bruyne (low against Leipzig) could return, while, according to Guardiola, John Stones and Aymeric Laporte are probably low.
Source: La Verdad
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