The Norwegian striker spoke ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League clash about the battle he had with Lionel Messi to be the best in the position.
During the last edition of The Best awards, Lionel Messi managed to win the recognition awarded by FIFA. Of course, in second place was one of the big favorites: Erling Haaland. IThe situation generated some controversy, as there was a tie in votes, but in this situation the Argentine ended up being rewarded since he had obtained a greater number of votes from the captains. .
Remembering this fight, the Manchester City striker spoke about this situation in the middle of a preview of the knockout stages of the Champions League in which the Citizens will have to face Copenhagen. In this specific case, the scorer did not want to create new conflicts and ended up showing his admiration for the world champion. either.
One of the questions suggested that Lio should retire from football so that others could win prizes, the European striker did not hesitate. “I don’t know, good question. It’s true that he won them and also won the World Cup, so… I don’t know what to say. For me, he is the best player in history “, highlighted the player last season, he scored 52 goals and nine assists in 53 matches played.
“Last season I won everything and now that I’ve tried, I want to win it again. We’re doing pretty well as a team and I’m focused on scoring more goals. “added Haaland.
He then spoke about the speculation that has arisen in England about the possibility of him leaving for Real Madrid in the future. “I have my loved ones here and I enjoy it. I’m very happy with the people around me: the coach, the board of directors… it’s a good group of people and I’m very happy. If I say this there might be headlines, but you never know what the future holds, but I’m happy “.
Regarding a possible renewal with City, he commented that “I concentrate on what is happening on the pitch, there are a lot of matches. I think that’s what I should be thinking about. “.
“Last year I scored 36 goals and I was the top scorer. This season, I’m still the top scorer, with 18, so you might think it’s a good season or not for me. I think we’re doing pretty well as a team and that’s my goal. I have failed, I have failed many times and I will surely do it in the future too and people will criticize me. Should I think about it? No “, commented Haaland.
His numbers were so spectacular that even he put pressure on himself to achieve them, having to resort to jobs to take care of his mental health. “I might start crying a lot if I failed too often, so I worked on it . It’s been a challenge and I think I ask a lot of myself and people ask a lot of me too. “It’s something I’m working on,” he admitted.
The duel between Manchester City and Copenhagen is scheduled for this Wednesday March 6 from 5:00 p.m. in Chile. It should be remembered that in the first leg the English team beat the Danes 3-1.
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