Erling Haaland is going through a difficult moment, and Pep Guardiola knows it.
‘Our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother Tone Rasdal passed away peacefully today, at the age of 80’… is what a member of Erling Haaland’s family said in a Norwegian newspaper. This is how the world found out that these days, Haaland is in mourning. Now Josep Guardiola, among other things, commented on how Haaland is doing. In addition, Pep also talked about current events in the Premier League.
Even though right now there are more than 3 teams fighting to win the Premier League, Guardiola knows that in the end, only a couple will remain: “When you arrive at the last eight to 10 games we will see how many teams will be involved ( in the title race)”.
Josep Guardiola is not confident about his match against Chelsea tomorrow: “It’s an exceptional team in all departments, (it’s) one of the toughest games we have until the end of the season,” he said. They’ve been playing really well in the last games. They have everything — intensity and quality. “Most teams are defined by if they don’t lose the ball and it’s difficult to find a player who loses the ball. They are a really good team. It’s a tough one tomorrow.”
Pep Guardiola surrenders to Cole Palmer, former Man City player and current Chelsea star: “We didn’t have any doubts about his quality. The way he is playing, he’s a star player. He’s already an exceptional player. He moved on to get the minutes he has. It was just a matter of time and he has shown his quality.”
What did Pep Guardiola say about Haaland?
Erling Haaland is here… will he play next weekend? I don’t know, I don’t have info, I don’t know… is he okay? Of course he’s sad but he played really well in Copenhagen.” Thus, Josep Guardiola suggests that above all, Erling Haaland will play this weekend.