Erling Haaland quite hot during the extreme Manchester City-Arsenal last Sunday (2-2). The burly Norwegian striker threw the ball at Gabriel Jesús’ head and then got into a verbal altercation with Mikel Arteta and, as a result, has already received the first criticism for his attitude.
Haaland spoke to Saliba and especially to Gabriel Maghalaes, with whom he had a very unsportsmanlike gesture. After Stones scored, he took the ball from the goal and threw it at the Brazilian’s head, causing a serious argument between the players of both teams.
After the game, he had a scuffle with Mikel Arteta, during which he said several times: “Be humble.” Then, Gabriel Jesus asked the Basque coach about his words and Haaland blurted out: “What, what, what,….. clown. Speaking of what, I wasn’t talking, damn clown. What are you talking about, get out of the way Damn clown…”
Ian Wright, analyst and former Gunners player, criticized Haaland’s attitude: “Throwing the ball at the head of someone who is not looking (Gabriel had desperately covered his face with his shirt after conceding Stones’ goal) is just cowardly When Gabriel faced him, looking him straight in the eyes I did not expect from Haaland.
While Guardiola justified his striker’s actions by talking about “emotions” after a match, Gabriel Magalhaes’ response in the mixed zone was revealing. “No, I don’t remember that ball on the head. Actually, I think this is normal: provocation is part of football. Done, congratulations to our team for adding one more point with ten… Now we are waiting for you for the second game in our stadium”.
Source: La Verdad
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