The requirement of the high level, quite simply. Always push the limits and his own in particular. Pep Guardiola understood this well. And when it’s time to praise his star striker, Erling Haaland, the Manchester City coach plays it a bit of a killjoy. While everyone is on fire with the prowess of the Norwegian striker who scored twice against Leeds (3-1) on Wednesday, the Spanish technician calms things down: “He missed a few chances. Hopefully he can do better. I have the feeling that he is not yet at his best level. But it’s only a matter of time. »
“He can do even better”
If Guardiola is telling the truth, one wonders how far the Norwegian prodigal can go, who has already scored three goals in two games since the post-World Cup recovery. A return to the field with fanfare which allows the Scandinavian to maintain the pace with a total of 20 goals scored in the space of 14 days. A record.
Despite this, Pep Guardiola prefers to watch the glass half empty. Even if in the rest of his remarks, he admits that “his statistics are exceptional. He is a formidable offensive threat, always in the right place at the right time. But he can do even better. »
“A little angry not to be at the World Cup”
Not resentful, Haaland also recognizes at the microphone of Amazon Prime Video that he “would have