– We are happy to have him here, Gomez asserts at Tuesday’s press conference. It is easy to understand the plot. news is unlikely to be very wrong if we state that Haaland is probably the world’s hottest footballer after an unparalleled start to the season in international football. At the weekend it was another hat trick for City, this time against United, Haaland’s third straight hat trick in three home games. He is the clear top scorer in the Premier League with his 14 goals. The next man on the list, Tottenham’s Harry Kane, has half as many with seven. – Even more spectacularly, 22-year-old Gómez, who came to City this summer after a stay in Anderlect, was asked at the press conference how it is to defend against a player like Haaland in training. Then the Spaniard stated that there is no trickery we will see week in and week out in the Premier League. What Haaland does behind closed doors on City’s training ground is at least as good, according to Gomez. – Sometimes he even does even more spectacular things in training. It’s great to have him on the team, we know what he’s capable of, says Gomez. Sergio Gomez is impressed by Haaland. Photo: LINDSEY PARNABY / AFP – No one can compete City manager Pep Guardiola also had to answer a number of Haaland questions. Guardiola believes we are currently witnessing football history being written. – For a player of his age, no one can compete against him. No! The numbers speak for themselves. Whether it’s in the dressing room or on the pitch, we see things that make us happy to have him here, Guardiola asserts. The City boss is naturally full of admiration for what his new striker has delivered so far this season. With Sunday’s hat trick, Erling Haaland has 14 league goals this season, and Guardiola is not surprised at how quickly Haaland has found chemistry with his new teammates. – It usually works with good people. He takes a lot of time for both young players and support staff. He encourages the others, and is not just a striker who scores goals. It comes from upbringing, says Guardiola. – Is he who he is The powerful City manager was also asked how unusual it is for such a player to come from a small country with even less of a tradition of producing world leaders in a global sport such as football. – You don’t have to come from England or Italy to be a good footballer. You can play anywhere if you have natural instincts. Erling has had good managers in both Austria and Germany, but Erling is who he is, replies Guardiola. On Wednesday evening, the light blues from Manchester play against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League. City have six out of six possible points before the supposedly easy home game against the Danes, and Haaland has scored three of the team’s six goals in the tournament. – Hopefully I can get them to stay focused. It is not easy to break through the structure they showed against Sevilla. I know exactly what FC Copenhagen is capable of. They have quality and they manage to use the ball when they have it, so we have to force them to go long. Everyone knows that. I was a bit surprised by how much they are capable of, says Guardiola. How many goals does Haaland score in this year’s Premier League season? 14. He is not scoring more now Between 20-30 30 or more At least 50 Show result Haaland was last year’s top scorer in the Champions League with his ten goals. Guardiola did not reveal anything about possible rest for the Norwegian in Wednesday’s match against FCK, but many interpreted the 90 minutes against United as meaning that it will now be a rare night on the bench against the supposedly far weaker Danes. Kick-off between City and FCK on Wednesday is 21:00 at the Etihad.
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