A revelation falls on Man City: “Guardiola never wanted Haaland”

Erling Haaland has now scored 31 goals and three assists in 28 appearances since signing for Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund.

However, this figure is not enough to achieve unanimity. That is the opinion of Dietmar Hamann, the former Germany international who played for the Citizens between 2006 and 2009. In an interview with British radio talkSPORT on Wednesday, Hamann claimed that the Norwegian striker would have adapted better to teams like Chelsea or Manchester United.

“Haaland’s virtue is the opposite of City’s virtue. City succeeded because they kept the ball, had pace, had fluidity in the game and shared the goals. Now they have a player who most of the time is barely part of the game. It’s like they are playing with ten players,” he said.

“I don’t care how many goals he has scored. You have to look at how many goals the team scores. They scored fewer goals than on an equal period last season and they have fewer points. I don’t think Haaland fits the team because he is everything the team is not . ”

“I don’t think in the long term he’s going to improve the Manchester City team, and that’s their main problem. I never thought he would go to Manchester City because he’s a player Guardiola never wanted . ”

Source: afriquesports.net (translate)