Haaland: 'Guardiola is really different'
"Guardiola is different, but I like it," Goal quoted Haaland after the friendly match against Bayern 1-0 in the US on the evening of July 23. "Therefore, everything will be very happy next time. I have only been practicing for a week so I can't say too much. But I have practiced well and ready for the next."
The match between the Premier League champion and the Bundesliga was delayed twice by the storm pulled to the Lambeau Field yard, causing the sky to thunder, heavy rain and strong winds. The bad weather also caused the two halfs to take only 40 minutes, instead of 45 minutes as usual.
On the field, Man City overwhelmed with 22 finishes with the difference created by Haaland. The Norwegian striker takes only 12 minutes to score the first goal for Man City, with a leaning on the drum net from Jack Grealish's cross. At the end of the first half, the second time he hit Bayern net, but the goal was not recognized, by Bernardo Silva Vietnamese before creating Haaland.
"I have watched many Manchester City matches over the years, and knew that I could score in similar situations in the match against Bayern today," Haaland revealed. However, he also admitted to continuing to improve his performance to really adapt to Man City's play.
After the friendly match against Club America 2-1 on July 21, Grealish praised Haaland as a great player. When asked about the coordination with the midfielder Britain to win against Bayern, Haaland said: "Grealish is kicking well, but both he and I have to play better. It's a good combination. Having been with Grealish, and everything will be very interesting. "
Haaland only kicked the first 40 minutes, before giving way to Julian Alvarez - another striker also arrived at Etihad this summer - in the second half. Guardiola said he wanted to keep the 22 -year -old striker, because he had not achieved the best condition after the summer vacation.
Regarding the performance of the 63 million USD rookie from Dortmund, coach Man City commented: "Haaland scores an important goal. He always stands in the right position to score such goals. In the first minutes, Haaland needs to catch up with the beat with the beat with The intensity of the competition. But looking at them, Haaland has a good performance in the first half. "
Haaland's goal helped Man City run the perfect momentum for the Super Cup match with Liverpool at King Power on the evening of July 30. A week later, Guardiola's teachers and students will start a campaign to protect the Premier League with a trip to West Ham.
