On the Saturday before Christmas Eve, the City supporters walked out of the Etihad with two Haaland goals and a 3-0 win against West Ham, the Sunday calm was saved. For the players, it was a completely different story. Quick shower, home and back to training on the “rest day”. Pep Guardiola does not let his players lose focus on the next game and the trophies they will bring back to the club. It goes so far that Guardiola brings out the weight. The day after Christmas Eve, Haaland reassures the supporters, he has nothing to fear at all.
December 27 is the next City game, then the trip goes to the City Ground and Nottingham Forest. This means plenty of opportunities for the City players to completely relax and enjoy Christmas. Guardiola said he is ready to find out who has “enjoyed themselves too much”.
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“The moment they come back after three days off, I want to see how they are doing. They are welcome to eat, but I want to control them. Imagine a player, you are perfect now, but he comes back with three extra kilos. Then he will stay in Manchester and not travel to Nottingham Forest,” the City manager said, according to the BBC.
The day after Christmas ribs/pork chops/Christmas marzipan day, Haaland posts a nice comment on Instagram with a picture of a weight: “All good”.
Nottingham Forest cannot escape the Norwegian goal machine. Merry Christmas.
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