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Pep Guardiola discusses the keys to his coaching success and calls those who question Erling Haaland “lonely.”
Prior to the Champions League final, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola brushed aside the claim that Erling Haaland is out of form.
On the eve of the Champions League final, a question regarding Erling Haaland’s goal drought was posed to Man City’s head coach.
The Norwegian has only scored once in his previous six games despite having 52 goals in 52 games during his debut season with City. He has failed to score in his last three games against Real Madrid, Brighton, and Manchester United.
“I’m not here to discuss the average for Haaland scoring goals. If you have doubts about that you are a lonely person,” Guardiola told a press conference at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. “I don’t have doubts, tomorrow he will be ready to help us win the Champions League.”
Guardiola was asked by a journalist what advice he would give to young aspiring coaches and he responded by saying that his players are what have given him so much success. “Have good players. Have Messi in the past, have Haaland now. This is my success. I’m not joking,” said the Catalan. But he also emphasised the importance of team spirit. “Let them feel that alone they cannot do it, together we are a strong team. We have the same idea. The guys who follow me will be here, the guys who don’t won’t be here. Every manager with success has a strong institution and good players. A manager has never scored a goal.”
The season-ending game for City is the Champions League final. They’ll organize a triumph parade through Manchester’s streets on Monday if they defeat Inter.