– He has gold here, said Guardiola and pointed to his head. – We have only worked together for a month. But he is incredibly competitive, he wants to win. And we will do that together, said the 51-year-old. The City coach met the press ahead of Saturday’s match against Bournemouth at home in Manchester. The match will be Haaland’s first opportunity to show off in front of the home crowd. TWO GOALS: Erling Braut Haaland had a dream debut in the Premier League. Photo: Frank Augstein / AP Haaland has had a terrific start to his City career. He needed only ten minutes to become the match winner in his debut against Bayern Munich in the USA in July. Jærbuen did go off the pitch in the Community Shield final without having been able to trick the ball behind the Liverpool goalkeeper, but when it really mattered, in his Premier League debut against West Ham last weekend, the Norwegian became the match’s only goalscorer with his two nets. Nevertheless, it is not the flair for goals that has impressed the coach the most. – What I am most impressed by is that he is a very humble guy, very down to earth and how much he talks to the young players. Which is important, said Guardiola. Asked people to calm down After the PL debut, Haaland was praised on the ball island, which led to Guardiola feeling the need to ask people to calm down. Among other things, he reacted to the comparison with legends such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry. – Yes, he has talent, but listen: A week ago, when he missed a few chances against Liverpool, he was a failure. Everyone laughed at him. Now he will do like Henry and Ronaldo. Give him time. “This is his first Premier League game,” Guardiola said after the game. At the press conference, the Spaniard emphasized that Haaland still has improvement potential. – I never see players aged 21-22, maybe only Messi, he was already so well developed then, who have no opportunity to improve. You can always get better. And we will try to make sure that after this season, and next season, that he is a better player than when he came to the club, said Guardiola. – The reason we are here, the support staff, the manager and the assistant coaches, is to help the players get better, he said. Makes his home debut Football expert in Viaplay, Petter Veland, believes that it is only injuries that stand in the way of Haaland’s further development. – It’s really just a question of how high the ceiling is. At the same time, I think Guardiola is unlikely to start him from the start and let him play 75-80 minutes each time, because then you increase the chance of stress injury, he says to news. He believes this weekend’s match against newly promoted Bournemouth could normally have been a match where Haaland was rested from the start. EXPERT: Petter Veland believes that only injuries can stand in the way of Haaland’s further rampages. Photo: Viasat – I think he starts to preserve the flow he came in now. But during the season there are probably some fantasy players who will throw darts at Pep’s head because he chooses to start with Haaland on the bench, says Veland. Bournemouth secured a 2-0 victory against Aston Villa in their return to the Premier League last weekend. – They press high, are very compact, lie down with five in defense and are very tight in the middle. Then they have fast forwards they can counter with. They are also good at set pieces. We have to try to establish our game and avoid this,” Guardiola said of the team from the south of England. When asked how the squad looks before the match, Guardiola answered briefly: – It is ready. Only centre-back Aymeric Laporte is unavailable of the biggest names in the big City squad.
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