Erling Braut Haaland He is the fashionable striker, one of the best in the world. With his goals, he has put the Manchester City back to the semifinals of the Champions League and in the premier league He’s still in the title fight. Without a doubt, the ‘Cyborg’ is the figure of the team. Nevertheless, Josep Guardiola he is not entirely happy with it. At least, that is what El Chiringuito assures this Friday. According to information from the Spanish TV sports program, the Nordic footballer’s style of play is not the Catalan coach’s favorite.
As José Álvarez commented in El Chiringuito, Haaland is not the type of striker that Guardiola likes. Among other things, Pep believes that the Norwegian does not know how to associate and does not go down to receive the ball. However, the Spanish coach has had to ‘swallow’ the criticism because the ‘9’ is a real ‘machine’ for goals.
“Guardiola doesn’t like Haaland. He is not associative, he does not go down to receive, he does not fall on the wing … He is not his type of striker. It is the first time that I see Guardiola adapting to a team. He has always chosen a team and has told the players: ‘You are going to play there and if not, you’ll leave’”, pointed out José Álvarez.
“He has done it many times, but with Haaland he has had to swallow, obviously, because he is a goal-scoring machine. Guardiola does not like Haaland and it is true that he has had to change his way of playing because Haaland touches ten balls per game and he is not one of those who goes down to receive and associates with his teammates ”, added the reporter from El Chiringuito.
And Real Madrid walks in his footsteps
While in Spain they talk about problems between Haaland and Guardiola, on the other hand it is said that Real Madrid has reactivated interest in the Norwegian after witnessing his recent performances. And for the signing to become a reality, they draw two stages at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The first, according to the newspaper AS, is that City fails to lift the Champions League, to try to seduce him and try to make the jump to the most winning team in the history of the contest.
The other scenario is that he fully triumphs in the ‘Citizens’, winning the Champions League and even the Ballon d’Or. Thus, once that voracity is satisfied, the option of fulfilling his dream of wearing white would be easier and in Spain they would expect it with open arms.
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