{"id":4779,"date":"2023-10-26T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/4779\/guardiola-slams-haaland-criticism-people\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:57:11","slug":"guardiola-slams-haaland-criticism-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=4779","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola slams Haaland criticism: &#8216;People want him to fail&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guardiola slams Haaland criticism: &#8216;People want him to fail&#8217;\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says people want Erling Haaland to fail after the striker ended his goal drought in the team&#8217;s Champions League win over Young Boys on Wednesday .<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old scored for the first time in six Champions League matches with his brace helping City to a 3-1 victory against the Swiss club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><br \/><strong>&#8211; UCL Talking Points: Are <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"Man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Man<\/a> City the favorites to retain the UCL title?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haaland, who rewrote several goalscoring records last season, added another on Wednesday, breaking Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s mark as the youngest player to score 37 goals in the Champions League.  The Norwegian international achieved this feat in 33 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola defended his striker from criticism and warned Haaland will continue to score goals throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to have chances, people want him to fail,&#8221; Guardiola told TNT Sports after the match.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-table float-r\">\n<h2 class=\"table-caption\">Group G<\/h2>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-text-contract=\"-\" data-text-expand=\"+\" data-fix-cols=\"0\" data-behavior=\"responsive_table\" class=\"inline-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th\/>\n<th>General practitioner<\/th>\n<th>W<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>L<\/th>\n<th>DG<\/th>\n<th>SPT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>1 \u2013 Man City<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>+6<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>2 &#8211; Leipzig<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>+2<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>3 &#8211; Young boys<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"last\">\n<td>4 &#8211; Red Star<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>-4<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">1, 2: UCL round of 16;  3: UEL elimination round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, but this guy will score goals all his life. Given chances, he poses an incredible threat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Players need the ability to find the pass, like Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay G\u00fcndogan. But he will score until his last day of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League champions maintained their 100% winning record in Group G with three victories, despite their pre-match concerns about the smooth artificial turf at the rain-hit Wankdorf Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>City can clinch their place in the knockout stage when they face Young Boys again, this time at home, on November 7.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola&#8217;s side return to league action when they travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> in the derby on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information from Reuters was included in this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guardiola slams Haaland criticism: &#8216;People want him to fail&#8217;\u060c Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says people want Erling Haaland to fail after the striker ended his goal drought in the team&#8217;s Champions League win over Young Boys on Wednesday . 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