In the early hours of this morning, Manchester City lost 0-2 to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. After the game, Pep Guardiola accepted an interview.
Guardiola said: “Haaland just played in World Cup qualifiers for Norway, and the match against Newcastle was extremely demanding. I saw Marmoush operating around the penalty area, and we have attacking midfielders in the team who are the core of our style of play.”
“Against teams that are very strong at building attacks and breaking through defenses, Haaland can’t play every game. We need players who maintain energy.”
“For example, Haaland played 90 minutes for Norway, then another 90 minutes, and after that they celebrated qualifying for the World Cup. Then came the game against Newcastle with only three days of recovery time. I value players' effective minutes more.”
