Guardiola is yet to win the Champions League without Messi, having won European soccer's elite competition twice with the Argentine great at Barcelona.
It is not just the Premier League title that Haaland's goals are firing City toward, but the Champions League and FA Cup as well as the club pursues a treble of trophies. They are incredible top strikers, so it’s special.” “Today it was with Erling and to overcome the position of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. “When there is a special occasion we have to show how special it is,” Guardiola said. On Wednesday, his achievement earned him a guard of honor from his teammates as he left the field. He has now scored 51 goals in all competitions in his first year in English soccer. Haaland, however, has given a new dimension to a team that has already dominated English soccer since Guardiola took over in 2016. Guardiola's Barcelona team included Lionel Messi, and at Munich he had Robert Lewandowski.Īt City, he inherited a team with Sergio Aguero, who would go on to become the club's all-time leading scorer. Those are telling comments from a manager who has coached some of the greatest goal-scorers of all time at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. “I learn a lot as a manager from this type of mentality." "When you are anxious in both boxes you are not a good striker or defender and he is so calm.
“I have the feeling he will score goals for his mentality,” Guardiola added. He moved clear of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole's previous record of 34 goals in a season - and with five league games still to play, could further extend his new benchmark. Haaland's 70th-minute strike in the 3-0 win against West Ham at Etihad Stadium helped fire City back to the top of the standings, one point above Arsenal with a game in hand. But when he scores, (he's like) ‘I want to score in the next action.’” “Of course this record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future,” Guardiola said.
The Norwegian goal machine, who set a scoring record in English soccer’s top division on Wednesday, has only just begun. MANCHESTER, England (AP) - As if the sight of Erling Haaland scoring his 35th Premier League goal of the season wasn't daunting enough for defenses across Europe, Pep Guardiola delivered an ominous warning to Manchester City's rivals.
0 kommentar(er)
