Pep Guardiola Jemawa About Erling Haaland Who Has Printed 11 Hattricks At Man City

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is considered difficult to stop English Premier League defenders. (X/@ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester manager Pep Guardiola with a jemawa said no defender in the English Premier League was able to stop striker Erling Haaland. Guardiola praised his 11-time player for scoring a hat-trick when Man City won 3-1 over West Ham United.

Haaland was completely unstoppable. He again showed his greatness in breaking into the opponent's goal when Man City visited West Ham's headquarters at London Stadium, Saturday, August 31, 2024 evening WIB.

The striker, who was brought in from Borussia Dortmund, opened the Cityzens victory. Next, he added two more goals. Meanwhile, West Ham's only goal was created by the suicide of defender R wayben Dias.

For Haaland, this is the 11th hat trick since he played in the Premier League in 2022. At that time, in his debut, Haaland had immediately brought Man City to a treble stage.

Now, he immediately skyrocketed to the top score after scoring seven goals. This means that on average he scored at least two goals in every league match. With a score of 70 goals during 69 league games, Guardiola did not hesitate to praise his players.

Even Guardiola with a jemawa said that none of the defenders in the Premier League were able to stop Haaland. It's like even though defenders are equipped with weapons, it's still difficult for them to hold back their players

"His first goal came after Bernado [Silva] won the ball and then provided the bait he finished. Or the third goal, no one was able to catch up. He was unstoppable," said Guardiola.

"No center-back, even with a gun, stopped it," he said again.

Guardiola said it was impossible to catch Haaland who had extraordinary speeds. According to the former Bayern Munich coach last season, Haaland actually had difficulties due to injury. But he can still be the top scorer by scoring 27 goals. Now, he will be increasingly unstoppable as he reaches his best performance.

"It's impossible [to pursue Haaland] that's so fast and strong," he said.

Meanwhile, Haaland admits he is in good shape. Moreover, he always gets a long holiday. Because Norway, the national team strengthened by Haaland, has never qualified for major tournaments such as the World Cup or European Cup. Finally, at Euro 2024, Norway was absent so that Haaland could take longer holidays.

"I am in good condition and full of energy. I also got a long holiday and experienced pre-season," said Haaland.

"It makes my body and feet really rest. Now I'm really ready," he said.

The victory over West Ham made Man City get the perfect points. They got nine points and returned to the top of the standings. Man City are two points ahead of Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal.

Meanwhile, West Ham are stuck in number 14 with three points. The Hammers got points after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.