Guardiola denies Cassano, there is something he cannot teach Haaland: You don’t have to tell him anything

It took him very little Erling Haaland to acclimate to the Manchester City. To those who thought he would have difficulty finding space and shine in the English team, like Antonio Cassano, the Norwegian responded in the only way he knows, scoring goals. 19 those scored in 12 games, once again confirming his uniqueness. The same Pep Guardiolaone who has seen many phenomena on the pitch, was surprised by the performance of the former Dortmund as evidenced by his blatant reactions on the pitch in front of his star’s goals.

Of course Leo Messi is something else and any comparison is out of place, for the Catalan manager who today at the press conference wanted to clarify immediately: “I don’t understand it, people compare Haaland to Leo, nobody can compare to Leo Messi. How many new Messi are or have been in football? Ten? Fifteen? They all failed “. Having said that, however, we cannot recognize the uniqueness of the Norwegian who has already conquered the whole Manchester City environment.

Pep himself, speaking of Haaland, underlined how difficult it is for him to teach him something that this player seems to have in his blood. A concept that the manager explained in this way, Erling’s ability to always be in the right place at the right time: “When he arrived we never talked about how many goals. He is always there, and why does it seem like the ball has always been going to him? It is an incredible instinct. How can I teach him whether to stay here or there on the pitch? “.

Going into the specifics then, Guardiola seems to respond to Cassano who a few days ago at Bobo TV had declared: “Haaland? I don’t notice anything special about him. Aimar, he may have won little but between him Haaland and Ronaldo, I’m going to take him home. I consider special those who speak with the ball, like Bergkamp “. For the Catalan coach, the Norwegian has talent to spare and there is no need to tell him anything: “He has an incredible sense of attack and knows where the ball will go. Just a second before and the ball will not be there, he is exceptionally talented in this. His instinct is natural, he did it in Norway, Austria, Germany. You don’t have to say anything. He moves as if he smells the goal. “

And for this Guardiola wanted to thank the center forward for having chosen Manchester City: “I am grateful to him for choosing us, when all the clubs on the planet wanted him. And I also thank the property and everyone involved for bringing it here because we are lucky to have it here“