The Spanish coach spoke ahead of the Champions League duel between Manchester City and Copenhagen on Wednesday in Great Britain. On occasion, he responded to the differences between the Norwegian striker and the Argentinian, the player with whom he won 14 titles at Barcelona.
The irruption of the Norwegian Erling Haland It darkened half of Europe. If the striker had already stood out during his time at Borussia Dortmund, his first games with Manchester City only confirmed the Norwegian as one of the best strikers on the planet.
Since his debut in the box of Ciudadanos, The Nordic striker played 11 games, during which he scored 17 goals. The distribution is remarkable, in the Premier League, he adds eight appearances and 14 conquests, or 1.75 for each game, in addition from getting three straight hat-tricks at home .
Likewise, In the Champions League, the player born in Leeds, England, has already played two games, which he celebrated three times, scoring a goal and a half in each game. L The Community Shield, the FA Super Cup, was the only tournament in which he did not score.
Reasons enough reasons why the island champ will pay around $60 million for his pass according to figures provided by City itself.
Figures that were greeted with some skepticism by the English and German media, the same that spoke of 350 million dollars prorated between the payment to Dortmund, the commissions to the player’s father and his representatives, in addition to the salary of the attacker.
Different from Messi
Such spectacular debut left no one indifferent. Minus his technician, the Spaniard Joseph Guardiola , who is more than satisfied with the first steps of the 22-year-old and 1.95m player. great under his discipline.
However, the Catalan believes the Norwegian still needs to develop further. Asked about the explosion of the footballer, the former Barcelona midfielder did not hide his admiration for the game of the Scandinavian.
Despite this, when the coach was asked about the differences between Haaland and Leo Messi player with whom he won 14 titles at Barça, the coach did not hesitate to place the 35-year-old Argentinian above the European.
“The difference is that Erling maybe needs all of his team-mates, whereas Messi had the ability to do it on his own. When it hits the rival goal, it’s amazing,” explained the manager.
Manchester City will receive FC Copenhagen this Wednesday for the third date of Group G of the Champions League, at 4:00 p.m. in Chile.
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Source: Latercera
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