Guardiola Doesn’t Want Haaland To Be Blamed For Not Scoring

The manager of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has insisted that it is his fault that Erling Haaland has stopped scoring.

The prolific Norwegian striker, Haaland who has not scored for Manchester City in the last three successive games, has been subjected to criticism from all quarters.

Note that before his goal drought began, Haaland enjoyed a beautiful run of form which earned him 27 goals in all competitions so far this season.

Ahead of Manchester City Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur, Guardiola said he is to blame for Haaland’s recent goalless drought. He however added that the Norwegian striker must step up his game to return to his goalscoring form.

The coach said: “We have our game, we have our principles but the way we played in the last two games didn’t help Erling to score.

“In the build-up, you can be wider, but in the final third, you have to have players in the middle. If Erling is not there we are not going to score goals.

“In the past, we have always had incredible movements in the final third, in the small spaces. Now, in the last two games, we haven’t had it. I would say it was my fault. I didn’t make them understand the way we have to attack.

“We need runners, not just Erling. If we had just Erling he would be controlled by two or three central defenders. We need more players in those positions, definitely. We have done it. We have to do it more often.”

Manchester City are currently occupying the second spot on the league table with 39 points in 18 games, 8 points below first-place Arsenal. Hence, City need to beat Tottenham later tonight to maintain the pressure on the Gunners.