Pep Guardiola said he would be willing to give Erling Haaland a hat-trick in his Premier League debut.Twelve minutes after the end of the game, his 2-0 win againstWest HamUnited was quite convincing.
After signing a £54 million deal, he sat in the dugout showing his frustration by tapping his knees before winning his third as 's***' on TV Explained that he could not, his new boss had such a hungry attitude a week after Haaland was widely criticized for his performance in the Community Shield, which lost toLiverpool.
The 22-year-old Norwegian is determined to run. Guardiola jokingly said Haaland even thought that if one of his teammates had tried to steal the ball from the striker before, he would have hit him. He converted the winning penalty kick after being brought down by home goalkeeper Alfonse Arreola in the 35th minute.
"We've been together for three weeks or a month, so I don't know him very well. I need time to see how they react to the situation." "I know how he's dealt with a lot of criticism this week. He's been really calm and trained really well. I liked the way he held the ball, he was straight forward and if anyone tried to take the ball from him, he would punch one of his mates in the face, I'm sure of it.
``Confidence, ambition and mentality are key. It showed me. When asked that he had taken the oath twice, Guardiola replied: 5. Top goalscorers are never satisfied, they are hungry, they are hungry and they want more and more.
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NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)Guardiola also took aim at those who criticized Haaland's slow start to the Community Shield eight days earlier. The head coach added: "A week ago he was unable to adapt to the Premier League. Now he is facing the best of Titi Henry, Alan ShearerCristiano Ronaldoamong others.
"He's been here for five years and hopefully he stays this time and more. Make all the newcomers happy and feel good in the city and in the team I hope And push him some more.
"He's an incredible talent and has great numbers, but he wants to add something to his game to make him a better player." It's not just a decision maker, it's very important, and that's why I want to do everything in my power to make him a better player.
On City's performance against a flat West Ham. Debating Guardiola added that Haaland wouldn't solve all the problems:
"We performed exceptionally everywhere. We were more aggressive and tried to win the ball. We were really bad at winning the ball against Liverpool, but then we played really well.The back four were great, all the teams.
"Of course Erling scored two goals. It was important to him and to us that he decided to have a good threat, another weapon we have, but he's not going to solve all our problems. He adds something to what we want to do as a team.”
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