Erling Haaland has revealed that Pep Guardiola can be very upset at a certain thing.
Having worked with Pep Guardiola for two seasons, the Norwegian striker has an insight into his personality and working habits.
Despite Erling Haaland being a global superstar, the Catalan tactician does not make exceptions for any of his players. In City’s 3-1 win against Burnley, the £378,846-a-week man was spotted berating Haaland at half-time.
Haaland shares what can be a “big problem” with Guardiola
After Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions by beating West Ham United 3-1, Erling Haaland gave an insight into a pet peeve of Pep Guardiola.
On Sky Sports Main Event during their live coverage, the 23-year-old disclosed: “It’s a bit demanding at times. He demands a lot every single day and if you don’t live up to what you expect then you have a big problem. He is demanding but he is a lovely guy. I love him to pieces.”
During Manchester City’s recent 2-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur, Jason Cundy noticed that the Spaniard was unhappy.
Despite City winning five titles during his time in charge before he secured his sixth league title on Sunday, Guardiola’s burning desire to win was evident to the pundit.
Guardiola can afford to be as demanding as he seems to be
In our view, the revelation from Erling Haaland about Pep Guardiola does not come as a surprise.
But simultaneously, Guardiola has the CV at his disposal to demand the maximum from his players.
The former Bayern Munich boss also proves to his players time and again that he is never satisfied with his previous tactical ideas.
Guardiola always seems to be on his toes as he experiments with different ideas every season — inspiring his players to chase perfection as well.
Ultimately, this very attribute is what has led to the ex-Barcelona manager winning 33 trophies since the 2008/2009 season.
As a result, Erling Haaland and his Manchester City teammates must push themselves to the brink to satisfy Pep Guardiola.
At the end of the day, the end result of their hard labour has led them to lift a major trophy after a season draws to a close, more often than not.