Erling Haaland has warned of his Manchester City teammates that they cannot seek excuses to defend their bitterly disappointing season.
Although City could still end the campaign in second place, it does not refuse to have the expectations well. Pep Guardiola’s side is at 18 points behind the Liverpool champions, with a fall that began at the end of October, which led to a victory in 13 games in all competitions.
City They were abandoned from the Carabao Cup in the fourth round and were subperformed so much in the Champions League that ended up failing to qualify automatically for the eliminated stages and were eventually eliminated by Real Madrid. However, they could end the glory of the Cup in their name.
“This season has been hard,” said Haaland BBC Sport. “It’s not good to lose so much games. It’s boring and not fun. That’s why we have to end well and get a trophy.
“It is a good habit to get to Wembley and always important to win trophies. We have the Cup final to play and in a horrible season, we still managed to do it.”
Many have pointed out the battle of the city with important injuries as an explanation for their struggles. Ballon d’Or winner Rodri was hit by an ACL injury that ended the season in September, several central centers have been affected by fitness problems throughout the season, and Haaland himself has lost more than a month with ankle injury, but the Norway International is a terraced city that cannot be hidden behind his record of injuries.
“We have not been stable enough this season and we have not won enough games, it is as simple as this,” he continued. “We need to work better in the big games. We haven’t won enough consecutive games.
“Of course, we had injuries throughout the season. But we should not look for excuses. All of us have not been good enough and we have not been at our best, so when you are not in the best possible, you will not win games in this country because it is so difficult.”
