Pep Guardiola the smartest football person I have met

Present Manchester Metropolis and Norway striker Erling Haaland has instructed William Hill that Pep Guardiola is one of the best coach and the neatest man he’s ever met in soccer. 

Talking solely to William Hill on the Soccer Writers’ Affiliation Awards the Manchester Metropolis striker mentioned: “Pep [Guardiola] has been growing me all through the entire season. We’ve been attending to know one another, in fact, and me and all of the gamers have been placing the small particulars collectively right here and there.

“It’s about doing my very own factor, but additionally including a number of further issues to my regular sport. In the long run it comes all the way down to the truth that I simply need to hearken to him as a result of he’s one of the best coach, and he’s the neatest soccer man I’ve ever met. Why would hearken to him?”

Odegaard and Rodri Haaland’s decide for the award

Haaland additionally spoke on different gamers who had notable season, singling out fellow countryman Martin Odegaard, and praising his Manchester Metropolis teammate Rodri for his necessary position within the facet.

“If I needed to decide one other participant to have received Participant of the Yr, I might say my Norwegian buddy, [Martin] Odegaard has had a extremely good season,” mentioned Haaland. “There are additionally different teammates that might have simply received it as a result of there’s a number of gamers within the Manchester Metropolis crew which were excellent this season. In case you watch all of our video games, you will notice that Rodri has simply been so stable all through the entire season.

“I believe typically he’s a bit hidden as a result of he’s in midfield and he’s the one pulling all the pieces collectively. I don’t need to say too many names, however possibly it may have been one in every of them.”

Haaland assured forward of FA Cup Ultimate

With a treble nonetheless on the playing cards for Manchester Metropolis, Haaland spoke on the upcoming FA Cup ultimate towards rivals Manchester United, with comparisons being made not too long ago between this yr’s Manchester Metropolis facet and the Manchester United treble-winning facet of 1999.

“Successful the treble can be superb,” mentioned Haaland. “However in fact, we nonetheless have two extra finals. We now have to deal with one ultimate at a time. Now our solely focus is on the FA Cup ultimate, and we hope it would end up effectively for us. I’m actually trying ahead to it and I’ve confidence in our crew. Hopefully they are going to be two nice matches.”

“It ought to be an excellent sport towards Manchester United, and now we have to play our personal soccer and attempt to do what we’re greatest at, maintaining the ball and creating possibilities, taking part in good offensive soccer. That’s what now we have to attempt to do, after which ultimately we’ll see if it seems effectively for us or not. We’ll solely discover out as soon as the sport begins.”