City manager Guardiola was not entirely satisfied with everything he saw from the Norwegian in the match against Everton. After a tame first half, the Spanish coach was surprised by Haaland’s attitude. – His body language in the first instance was not good. Much better in the second half, says Guardiola to Viaplay. – When he scored his first, his body language changed completely. Everything he did after that was better. He has to learn that even if he doesn’t score, he has to show courage and say “I’m here, I’m screwed”, he continues. He says that the team’s body language was not as it should be, but that it loosened up after the break. HAPPY COACH: Despite a poor first half, Pep Guardiola could finally cheer that the star forward finally scored. Photo: Reuters Before the match, it had been 77 days since Haaland had last put the ball in the goal in the league – but against Everton it finally came loose. Jærbuen has had problems with a small fracture in his foot and was out of action from 6 December to 31 January. This is his first goal since the injury. – It’s been crazy. I have tried to keep my spirits up. It has been terrible. I’ve been bored and it’s been awful. But now I’m back, says Haaland to Viaplay about his injury. It was 0-0 after the first half. Haaland and co. was certainly on the offensive for a long time, but “The Toffees” defended themselves very well. So after 70 minutes, Haaland got a hole in the boil. After a bit of fumbling and fumbling Inside the 16-yard box, the top scorer tapped the ball in with his right foot, to wild cheers from the City supporters at the Etihad Stadium. – Was it a relief or joy to score? – It has been both. It’s a wonderful feeling. It was nice stuff, says Haaland in the interview. SCORET: Here, Haaland finally scores for City, after months of goal drought. Photo: Reuters Just 15 minutes later, Haaland scored again, after a lovely individual performance. After being played through by Kevin De Bruyne, the 23-year-old did everything right. Haaland got the ball and passed Jarrad Branthwaite, before the latter was scrubbed over. Alone with the goalkeeper, he easily placed the ball in the net. Nor did the praise take long after Haaland ended his goal drought. The former football pro after another tweeted his way. Alan Shearer called Haaland brilliant, Gary Lineker thought the järbuen played superbly, and Stan Collymore thought the Norwegian showed “Beast mode”. GLIS: Jærbuen was very happy to get a hole in the boil. Photo: Reuters He thus stands with 16 league goals this season. Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah is chasing the closest with 14. Chance-poor match Before Haaland scored the first goal after 70 minutes, City had barely created a single chance. Everton defended very well, and did not allow City to have any great opportunities. Then Kevin De Bruyne was substituted – another injury-plagued City star – and then the light blues began to hunt for goals. He provided the assist on Haaland’s second goal. The match eventually ended 2–0 to Manchester City, who currently lead the Premier League one point ahead of Liverpool.
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