An admiration far from being one-sided. After having evolved for a long time without a top striker, Pep Guardiola found in Erling Haaland the missing link to his system, the player capable of sublimating his team and the game deployed. “He’s just unstoppable. It’s impossible to stop him, he’s so powerful. There’s no central defender who can stop him, even with a gun.”the Catalan was fired up last September when his striker started the season on a crazy note with 7 goals in 3 games. In the spring of 2023, he also praised his formidable state of mind. “One of his greatest qualities, which I discovered from knowing him and working with him, is the fact that he never loses his… He can miss an opportunity and he is never depressed, he “It’s not sad. He’s always positive, he knows that next time he will have the opportunity and he will be there. It’s an incredible quality for a football player.”he said. With the striker’s extension arriving a few weeks after the manager’s, the two men will be able to continue to learn from each other and push each other.
