After the victory over Crystal Palace, coach Pep Guardiola continued to praise Erling Haaland about the player’s spirit and attitude.
Pep praises Haaland
Man City’s march to Crystal Palace’s yard was not easy. Pep Guardiola’s team had to wait until the 78th minute to open the scoring thanks to Haaland’s goal on the penalty spot. This was also the only goal of the match.
After the match, coach Pep Guardiola highly appreciated the Norwegian student’s attitude to play. Pep was happy that Haaland did not lose confidence after the unfortunate missed opportunities.
Specifically, the strategist born in 1970 said: “Haaland is always required to score 5 goals per game, every time he doesn’t score, pressure will appear. But I hope Haaland remembers that he doesn’t have to. I feel pressured to have had a great season.
In the match against Palace, Haaland missed a number of opportunities. Therefore, the penalty also became difficult for Haaland. Looking at the way Erling celebrates, you can see he is happy at Man City and so are the other players.
One thing I learned from Haaland after working with him is that he never loses focus. Haaland may have one or two chances but he is not upset because of the lack of opportunities, Haaland always thinks positively. Erling knows that the opportunity will come, what he needs to do is show up at the right time. This is a valuable quality in any player.
Of course, there were times when Haaland was under pressure. But it is necessary, he has to live with those pressures and overcome it. It’s a good thing to help push the players themselves to be the best versions of themselves.”
The goal against Palace brought Haaland’s number of goals scored in the Premier League this season to 28 goals. The Norwegian striker is still having a great chance of winning the top scorer title at the end of the season.
