Haaland jokes with scales photo after Guardiola’s Xmas weight warning | OneFootball

The excesses of the year-end festivities have become a serious topic at Manchester City. Before the Christmas break, coach Pep Guardiola highlighted the importance of the players’ physical control and warned that the squad would be monitored upon their return. The most talked-about response came from striker Erling Haaland, who took to social media to mock the coach’s warning.

The Norwegian posted a photo standing on a scale, with the display showing 94.4 kilos. In the caption, he wrote “all good!!” in a playful tone.

  See this photo on Instagram   A post shared by Erling Braut Haaland (@erling)

Known for his strictness regarding diet and physical conditioning, Guardiola stated in a press conference last Monday that his players were weighed before the Christmas break and will go through the same procedure upon their return after the festivities.

“Every player is weighed,” said the Spanish coach. “They come back on December 25 and I’ll be there checking how many kilos they gained, (to see) if they come back fat.”

Additionally, Guardiola warned that players who return overweight will not play against Nottingham Forest on December 27. “Imagine a player who is perfect now, but comes back three kilos heavier. He’ll stay in Manchester,” he said.

Manchester City’s Situation

In the English Premier League, City is coming off five consecutive wins and sits in second place on the table with 37 points, two behind Arsenal.

Part of this good run is directly due to Haaland. The number 9 has scored 25 goals in 23 matches this season and recently reached the milestone of 100 Premier League goals, becoming the player who needed the fewest games to achieve this historic feat.

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