When you’ve got a dominant striker like Erling Haaland in your ranks, you want to exploit his ability to the max. But the prerequisite for Haaland to score goals is to get the ball to him. However, the Norwegian’s Manchester City teammates have failed to get him the ball in the disappointing 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest and the 1-1 draw at RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.##NAJAVA_MECA_7049921##Although the former BVB hitman already has 32 goals to his name this season, his frustration was evident lately, with stats showing he had notably fewer touches of the ball than usual. His coach Pep Guardiola said Erling was doing all the right things, and it’s understandable he gets angry when overlooked.”It’s our fault. Erling has been good all season. It’s not just metrics. When I finish the game one second later, I know if he was involved and who should be involved more. I don’t need numbers or metrics I know exactly. Yes of course, it depends on us. We need to look for him a little more.”🗣️ “It’s our fault. Not Erling’s. Erling has been impressive all season.”Pep Guardiola says it’s an issue for the team collectively to solve the problem of Erling Haaland’s lack of touches in games. 📉 pic.twitter.com/yYa7blvzbw— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 24, 2023 Guardiola dismissed all concerns about the lack of service to Haaland. He jokingly said that he was unhappy about it, too but there is more to life than being happy.”In the last game, he didn’t touch the ball enough, but he knows that happens sometimes. Striker is the most difficult position, one man has two defenders and with Erling it’s more. Against Leipzig, we should have looked for him more. It’s fine if he’s frustrated. I’m frustrated too, you get frustrated in your life too sometimes, I’m sure. Happiness is overestimated!”We hope you never change, Pep.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 25Friday23:00: (2.55) Fulham (3.20) Wolverhampton (3.20)Saturday18:00: (2.65) Everton (3.15) Aston Villa (3.10)18:00: (2.09) Leeds (3.50) Southampton (3.90)18:00: (5.20) Leicester (3.80) Arsenal (1.79)18:00: (1.84) West Ham (3.60) Nott.Forest (5.20)18:30: (9.50) Bournemouth (5.70) Man.City (1.34)22:45: (5.00) Crystal Palace (3.70) Liverpool (1.84)Sunday16:30: (2.65) Tottenham (3.20) Chelsea (2.95)***odds are subject to change***
