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Arling Holland and Kevin de Brauna (Reuters)
Everyone knows Erling Holland’s great hunger for scoring goals, but it is not every day that we are given the opportunity to know how much the Norwegian striker really sets himself the goal of piercing as many nets as possible. In an interview he gave in England, a Manchester City player lineVin de Brauna He talked about his teammate and complimented Holland’s ability to score goals.
“Arling is so obsessed with goals, he already has about 200 goals, so he can probably reach 600, 700 or 800 if he stays fit and does things the way he does,” said the Belgium midfielder. “Arling is a striker of the highest level. I don’t see him as different from many people. He is a regular soccer player like everyone else and he doesn’t take himself too seriously.”
The English champion midfielder elaborated: “He is still a young boy who enjoys his life and he takes his football very seriously. He likes to score goals, so I think that’s the most unique thing he has as a footballer.”
Another figure in Manchester City who is greatly appreciated by de Brauna is Pep Guardiola, the manager who has often described the Belgian as one of the greatest City players ever, while de Brauna also often calls his Spanish coach a “genius”.
“I’ve been with him for so long, so I can handle him changing things up during the game,” the midfielder said. “This is the way he sees football, his football philosophy, which is to get the ball as quickly as possible and play good football with it. No one else would have changed football like him. A lot of people do things like him because of him and because of Barcelona’s way. He changed football In many ways.”
The 31-year-old midfielder also described Phil Foden as having high potential. “He’s probably one of the biggest talents I’ve played with and his glass ceiling can be so high. He’s already won four championships and he’s only 22 years old,” De Brauna said.
“He’s very smart as a player. In a world of a lot of tactics, you still have this guy who has a bit of magic. He’s one of those guys who has the ability to do a lot of different things. He can achieve what he wants,” De Brauna concluded.
