Guardiola on Haaland summer of rest producing City goals

Guardiola on Haaland summer of rest producing City goals  24/08/2024  Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK

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00:00since he's been here but listening to you talking it sounds like you think

00:03he's in the best physical shape that you've seen him since he arrived he

00:07feels good yeah last season always probably the hips probably with an ankle

00:11in the knee this season of course he take care of himself with the fissures

00:15really well but I had the feeling that he's sharper you know after training

00:21session stay longer to practice crosses on controls or whatever you know and

00:26last season never happened it was not perfect and with his body has to be

00:31perfect to perform in that level and that's why you have an incredible

00:35organization to help the players you know to be as best as much comfortable

00:41to performance at best all the managers are gonna listen to you talk about him

00:45he's already scored nearly a hundred goals and worry slightly that you're

00:48talking about a player who is in the best shape since you've seen him he's

00:53already scored a hundred goals yeah he had already scored right he's getting

00:57close to 100 goals and you're telling other managers that he is finally in the

01:01best shape that you've seen him no it's yeah last season was fine but it was not

01:05he said to all of you I think so to me but it's good so now it's one game a

01:10week I have to see how happen when you start the crazy schedule for all of us

01:13all the teams after international break so when after start Champions League

01:18Carabao Cup Premier League Premier League and of course with absent from from

01:24Moscow can play in that position as well because it's really good and of course

01:27I think is irreplaceable you know for many many aspects but we will find a way

01:32we'll find a way when he is not playing for rest or for any other circumstances

01:37hopefully not to find a way to continue to to be to be clinical and play good

01:49I like when he runs a lot and I when he pressed like an animal I like it

01:58because that helps to score a goal when you are connected defensively you are

02:02connected offensively when you defensively are disconnected and you

02:06don't have to come the ball is surprise you you are not precise so and with this

02:11mix to know exactly what you have to do and help us you know with his body

02:15language imagine you know central defender has the ball and making a

02:18sprint with this body with these legs moving it's a scary and help us for the

02:23people in the middle and back to support him and we are more effective now by

02:27pressing and we need him we need him and this is non-negotiable if you score a

02:33goal it's fine but to do that have to do it

02:38Does he just need to be in the box and score goals or does he be involved in the build-up play?

02:45yeah especially when we link up with him you have to control better the ball but

02:49now we are working on it and hopefully he can can do it

02:55Thank you guys