SUMMARY
- Erling Haaland is one of the best upcoming talents in the soccer world, but his international coach believes that he must be handled with care as he is still young.
- According to Norway's Stale Solbakken, Erling Haaland of Manchester City is more prone to injury because of his aggressive style of play.
Manchester City FC’s Erling Haaland is one of the most lethal forwards in soccer right now, although his recent foot injury has kept him out of the 2023-24 season for quite some time. He is one of the best upcoming talents in the soccer world, but his international coach believes that he must be handled with care as he is still young.
Erling Haaland of Manchester City is more prone to injury because of his aggressive style of play, according to Norway’s Stale Solbakken. The Norwegian forward left Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund in the course of the summer of 2022 to sign a £52 million ($67 million) contract with Champions League, FA Cup, and Premier League champions City.
📢 Norway manager Stale Solbakken, speaking on Saturday about Haaland: “It was unfortunate for us that he got the small knock on Thursday.
“It’s the movement in his foot that is the problem but it’s not a serious injury…”#fpl #gw13 #MciLiv #mcfc #cityzens #captain #ScoNor
— FPL News (@1fplnews) November 20, 2023
The manager from Norway has clarified that City No. 9 needs to be managed carefully to avoid his explosive style blowing up his body. He said, “The package he has been given and then physically acquired will explode and perform maximum actions on Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday every week in a normal season. The body can’t stand it. How many times during a match can he explode?” (Via: Mirror)
Although Solbakken believes that the people in his native country are unaware that their hometown lad has become a global celebrity, Haaland is revered as a national hero in Norway. Additionally, the 52-goal striker from the previous season is getting better, the Norway coach cautioned.
Pep Guardiola provides fresh injury update on Erling Haaland
Manchester City will kick off on January 7, 2024, against Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup third round. The team has just two English Premier League games left in January; those are Premier League fixtures against Newcastle and Burnley.
Even though Kevin De Bruyne was on the bench for the Citizens’ 2-0 victory against Sheffield United last week. Haaland and De Bruyne may be among the eight players the team is missing when they open their cup defense.
The offensive midfielder from Belgium hasn’t appeared in a game since he suffered a hamstring injury 23 minutes into the season’s first encounter in August. Along with fellow players Jeremy Doku and John Stones in the treatment room, soccer star Haaland has also been out of commission for the past month due to an ankle problem.
🚨🔵 Pep Guardiola on Haaland injury: “He’ll be back I think on Thursday”.
“We’ll see how he feels…”, Pep added. pic.twitter.com/5iJV43H5Jm
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 12, 2023
However, manager Pep Guardiola provided a fresh injury update on Erling Haaland and other City stars. He said, “Jeremy feels really, really good and Kevin as well. And Erling is also a little bit better.” With a game remaining against their rivals, the Citizens are presently fifth in the Premier League standings, five points behind leaders Liverpool.
Manchester City has not been playing up to the standards they established for themselves, so it will be interesting to see how they do for the remaining games of the 2023–24 season. Erling Haaland’s absence from key games also makes Pep’s situation more difficult because he must devise an alternative strategy without his star scorer.