Pep Guardiola Substitutes Erling Haaland, Scores Two Goals in Champions League Match: What Happened?

Pep Guardiola has never shied away from strange moves. He provided an example of this at the end of the week, in the 11th round of the Premier League, when he replaced Erling Haaland during the break. His decision could be evaluated in two ways: Guardiola was dissatisfied with Haaland or the coach wanted to protect and rest the Norwegian midfielder. Of course, the substitution had no particular significance for the match, since Manchester City already led 3-0 against Bournemouth (in which Kerkez Milos started) at the break, and then it ended in a 6-1 defeat. After what happened, the question in Manchester was Haaland I wonder if he is playing in the Champions League match against Young Boys.

Erling Haaland wasn’t stingy with his goals and shirt either in the Manchester City-Young Boys BL match. Source: X

Well, Haaland played and scored two goals. The second one in particular was a sumptuous performance, he kicked a big goal from 17 meters so that he had to stretch hard for the ball. Pep Guardiola also liked this result.

– Erling usually scores his goals from a few meters away, but this was a fantastic goal – praised him the player of the City, adding that he did not even talk to Haaland before the meeting about whether he would start. – We saw how well he was moving in training the day before the match, there was no question.

Would Haaland have asked for a shirt change?

Perhaps the Norwegian flashed because the Swiss respected him very much, Mohamed Ali Camara unusually already after the first half he asked for Haaland’s jersey, who did not refuse the request. His player’s action also surprised the Young Boys head coach, who then took Camara’s side in spirit.

– Maybe Haaland asked for his shirt – He told After the meeting, Raphael Wicky added that the defeat did not depend on this, but he will exchange a few words with Camara.

Keith Curle, a Sky Sports expert and former Manchester City player, said that as a coach, he would be mad if his player did this. Pep Guardiola did not deal with the case: – I don’t know what is behind it. The point is that we won 3-0.

2023-11-09 04:21:17
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