ERLING HAALAND has admitted to feeling frustrated while watching Manchester City games last season.
The Norwegian joined Pep Guardiola’s side last summer in a £51million deal ahead of this campaign.
Haaland, 22, has been a revelation in England, scoring 36 Premier League goals and helping his side reach the Champions League final.
Ahead of City’s Istanbul date with Inter Milan this weekend, Haaland chatted to Rio Ferdinand about how he has helped to transform his side’s attack.
Speaking on BT Sport’s Between The Lines, the former Borussia Dortmund star said: “It’s a good thing to be good at tapping balls in.
“Last season, I watched so many times when crosses would go through the whole box and no-one was there. I was imagining myself being there and thinking I’d slide that in.
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“I was thinking of that when I came here. I’m not the one that’s going to create chances but I have my role in the team.
“And that’s this (tap-ins). My job is to help the team put the ball in the back of the net.”
When it comes to improving his game, Haaland doesn’t like to watch film.
He added: “I don’t watch my games back at all, actually.
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“I try to think of the next game, not too much about how I did and what I did wrong.
“I try to attack the next game. I did that a bit when I was younger but I was overthinking a lot so I stopped. I don’t watch anyone else’s (game tapes) as well.”
In addition to banging Prem goals in, Haaland has been in astonishing form in the Champions League.
He has scored 12 goals in 10 European appearances this season – including a stunning five-goal haul against RB Leipzig in the round of 16.
Haaland also bagged home and away against former Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
