US EditionHaaland Responds to Guardiola with a Photo on the Scales
Haaland posted a 94.4kg weigh-in on Christmas Day to confirm fitness after Guardiola warned players risking excess weight could be left out of the Nottingham Forest match.
- Two days before they take on Forest, Erling Haaland posted a scale photo showing 94.4kg with 'all good', prompting Gianluigi Donnarumma's laughing emojis on Instagram.
- Pep Guardiola earlier this week imposed festive weight checks, allowing Christmas eating but controlling players and refusing an extra day's break after West Ham United, urging the squad to improve since they 'have to play better'.
- Squad members underwent weigh-ins before the West Ham United win, and Manchester City will compare those measurements with Christmas Day figures after a three-day break and two days to prepare.
- Guardiola warned any player arriving three kilos overweight will not travel to Nottingham Forest, and Manchester City will use weigh-in comparisons to decide selection with two days to prepare.
- Balancing family time with fitness, Guardiola noted: `Nevertheless, Guardiola acknowledges the significance of players spending quality time with loved ones.` Haaland previously said `I weighed 86 kilos when I came to Dortmund. I'm almost up and nodding at 94 kilos.
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Pep Guardiola has always been a maniac on the holiday with his footballers. That’s why he has long established an untouchable law in Manchester City: the one who passes weight, does not play. Although this year there will be no Boxing Day, in the English club they do not want the staff to relax in the fight for the Premier League. A few days ago, Catalan had already warned his footballers: “On 25 (December) I will be there controlling how many k…
Norwegian Erling Haaland, a striker at Manchester City, posted a photo on social media this Thursday that appears on a scale, with the message of “all right”, regarding the warning of his technician Pep Guardiola about the weight gain of his players at Christmas time.
The Norwegian City shows 94.4 kg on the scale. And Donnarumma smiles (ANSA)
Erling Haaland aim funny jibe at Pep Guardiola over Christmas weight comments
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has confirmed he will pass the Pep Guardiola weight test when the Catalan weighs his players after Christmas. Guardiola spoke at length after Manchester City’s 3-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League last weekend as the Blues entered the Christmas week two points adrift of leaders Arsenal – embarking upon a difficult run of games over the next 45… Source
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