Guardiola additionally had many compliments for Haaland and in contrast the Residents striker to soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“I’ve the sensation that Haaland is fitter than on the identical stage of the season. Haaland all the time feels drained however as a result of he did not go to the Euros he had a relaxation and he feels good,” stated Guardiola after the match at Stamford Bridge. Haaland opened the scoring within the defending champions’ 2-0 win over Chelsea.
The Spaniard added: “The objective was improbable. Haaland helps quite a bit in defence and midfield. These are the identical numbers as Messi and Ronaldo, who’ve managed every little thing within the final decade. Haaland’s numbers are at that degree. To try this on this nation is admittedly unbelievable.”
Haaland scored a objective after the primary match of the 2024-25 season (Photograph: Getty).
Remarkably, Haaland has scored extra Premier League objectives in August (13) than Chelsea have scored in whole (11) and 4 greater than rivals Man Utd (9) because the begin of the 2022-23 season.
Talking about Man Metropolis’s efficiency in opposition to Chelsea, Guardiola stated: “I used to be stunned with the outcome. We weren’t at our greatest so three factors is nice information. The dangerous information is that now we have 65 video games left.
Now we have a bonus, it is our ninth season collectively so we all know one another properly. In fact there are errors that it’s a must to enhance however we speak. The distinction in being champions is our physique language, now we have to seek out the suitable reactions.
The dangerous moments within the season and within the video games will form the good groups. For me, it’s an honor to guide these boys. I’m impressed, lucky and speechless.
The plan is to defend and assault. However then we have fun the nice moments and the way we overcome the dangerous moments. That is what defines this crew and nobody talks about it. For some time we may by no means win at Stamford Bridge. This can be a large step ahead.”
Man Metropolis performed fairly comfortably on Chelsea’s discipline (Photograph: Getty).
Man Metropolis subsequent put together for his or her first dwelling match of the 2024-25 season on the Etihad Stadium in opposition to newly promoted Ipswich City on 24 August.
