Haaland: We Shouldn't Think Too Much About Arsenal, Proud to Achieve This Milestone
Norwegian star Erling Haaland, Manchester City striker, spoke to Sky Sports following the thrilling 5-4 victory over Fulham in the 14th round of the English Premier League.
Haaland said about the match: I think anyone watching the game from home enjoyed it. It was a crazy match, nine goals is a lot. In the end, we won and we are happy, but it’s not the best way to win.
He added about reaching 100 goals in the Premier League: "It's a huge thing and I’m very proud. The hundred club is special and I’m happy about it. I knew I was close, and that’s what I tried to do. My role is to help the team by scoring goals."
He continued: "Every match is different from the other. You can’t think about the past, you have to focus on what’s next. We lost against Newcastle and Leverkusen, and now we have two consecutive wins and must keep going. The schedule is very tough, and there are many matches next month. We take it game by game and recover energy for the next match."
Regarding fans' expectations that he scores in every game, he said: "I don’t want to say that literally, but when you are a striker for Manchester City, you have to deliver big numbers. That’s my job, and I should be criticized if I don’t do that… and that usually happens."
He concluded about the title race with Arsenal: "It’s important, Arsenal came here and won. Fulham is a great team, but we shouldn’t think too much about Arsenal. We have to focus on ourselves because today’s performance wasn’t good enough and we know that. We have to improve as a team and that’s what we will do."
Haaland said about the match: I think anyone watching the game from home enjoyed it. It was a crazy match, nine goals is a lot. In the end, we won and we are happy, but it’s not the best way to win.
He added about reaching 100 goals in the Premier League: "It's a huge thing and I’m very proud. The hundred club is special and I’m happy about it. I knew I was close, and that’s what I tried to do. My role is to help the team by scoring goals."
He continued: "Every match is different from the other. You can’t think about the past, you have to focus on what’s next. We lost against Newcastle and Leverkusen, and now we have two consecutive wins and must keep going. The schedule is very tough, and there are many matches next month. We take it game by game and recover energy for the next match."
Regarding fans' expectations that he scores in every game, he said: "I don’t want to say that literally, but when you are a striker for Manchester City, you have to deliver big numbers. That’s my job, and I should be criticized if I don’t do that… and that usually happens."
He concluded about the title race with Arsenal: "It’s important, Arsenal came here and won. Fulham is a great team, but we shouldn’t think too much about Arsenal. We have to focus on ourselves because today’s performance wasn’t good enough and we know that. We have to improve as a team and that’s what we will do."