Erling Haaland has opened up conversations with his Manchester City teammates to provide him with better service.
Haaland says he will be 'angry' if his teammates don't play the ball behind him
Haaland says he will be 'angry' if his teammates don't play the ball behind him
Erling Haaland says he has been frustrated in recent games when his Manchester City teammates have not provided the service he wanted.
Haaland leads the way in the Golden Boot, with 26 goals in his first 22 Premier League appearances and 32 goals in 30 appearances for City. However, whenever he fails to score - such as the two games against Tottenham and Aston Villa last week - the question arises as to how best Haaland can fit into City's squad.
Although the Norwegian has a philosophical view of his place in City's system, he also told Alan Shearer this week that he feels frustrated that his teammates miss the opportunity to put the ball forward for him to run or cross to attack. . "It's frustrating," he told Shearer in an interview with Amazon Prime, ahead of his 26th Premier League goal of the season against Arsenal.
"Either the players don't see me or everything, that's another good opportunity to do something else. It's with other players around me. It's about chemistry. I've been here to be. at seven months, they started to understand each other better. Really in detail, we know we're good players, there are other things I could have done better.
"For me it was more important in the game [vs Villa] I said to Rodri 'please find me behind'. I said please. I also told Bernardo to step back, that's it. didn't happen but everything takes time, when we teach each other the right ball will come. I still have a lot of balls. Kyle's ball, Kevin's ball to turn into a goal, the balls are still coming. We want crosses and passes all the time.
"Of course I'm not going to sit here and say it was a good game [losing to Tottenham], it was a bad game. Of course I'm angry, the way I react is I talk to people, let's go. try to play better with it. We have hands-on in training, talking to the manager. It's no fun not hitting the target, but that's life. Then that's a better impetus for the next game."
With Haaland's record-breaking start to the Premier League, Shearer asked the striker how he founded the new league and if he thinks he can break Shearer's all-time goalscoring record in the league.
"For me, as a striker, you can't think, 'I really want this record,'" Haaland said. "You're tense, match after game. You have to focus on the next thing to do, the next race. To be in the right place. For me, the most important thing is the chances and how to create them, because that's the important step to score goals.
"I'm happy but there's more potential in this team. I won't be arrogant, of course I'm happy. It should have been more. I could have scored more chances, could have had more chances.
"Like I thought, every game is a tough game. The competition is fierce, I like being here, being in the center, taking those shots. I like that." It sounds psychological, but I love getting punched. Sometimes it's good, we need it. I'm happy.
"If I have five big opportunities, maybe [I don't sleep]. For me, the most important thing is to seize the opportunity. If the odds appear in every match, you will probably score.
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