Erling Haaland creates strange record that makes Pep Guardiola worried

"Man City star Haaland set a strange record in the match against Man City," commented the Daily Mail. The strangeness that the British newspaper mentioned lies in the passing statistics of the Norwegian star.

Despite scoring, Haaland only made 3 passes in the match against Chelsea (Photo: Getty).

Accordingly, during the 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge, Haaland only made exactly... 3 passes. This is an extremely surprising statistic because every team Pep Guardiola has coached is famous for its complex passing style, all players have to pass the ball all over the field.

Haaland has made history as the player who made the fewest passes in a match for a team Pep Guardiola has coached. What's even more incredible is that despite only passing the ball three times, Haaland still scored a goal against Chelsea.

Statistics show that in 100 matches for Man City, the striker born in 2000 has had a hand in 106 goals for Man "blue". Of these, he scored 91 goals and had 15 assists.

Pep Guardiola wants Haaland to participate more in the overall play of the Man City team (Photo: Daily Mail).

However, what worries Pep Guardiola is that Haaland does not contribute much to Man City's overall play. This is reflected in the low number of passes per game. Many opponents have actively marked Haaland to "cut off" the connection between this player and the rest of Man City.

This partly explains why Haaland often fails to shine in big matches. Sharing with the press, the Norwegian striker has seen his weaknesses.

Haaland said: "I want to be more involved in Man City's play. That's also what coach Pep Guardiola wants to aim for. I want to have more assists and become a better player."

Pep Guardiola clearly wants to turn Haaland into a more complete player, rather than just a goalscorer like he is now. According to the Daily Mail, he is aiming to improve Haaland's assist numbers this season. First, the Norwegian star needs to change his playing habits.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/erling-haaland-tao-ra-ky-luc-ky-la-khien-pep-guardiola-phai-lo-lang-20240819140729995.htm