Manchester City vs West Ham 3-1 Pep Guardiola interview Haaland hat-trick Analysis all reactions

well erling congratulations on the win um it is a 3-1 victory in the end but was it more nervy at times than it had to be given how much you dominated the match I think first half we we dominated and we could have scored several goals uh second half they they had the ball more and they had more chances uh but I don't care in the end we win and that's the most important thing nice summary of it I mean it was a dominant start to the match you of course scored the opener and then they find themselves back in the game through an on goal but if there is one man who City can rely on it is yourself look three goals today back toback hattick seven goals in just three matches how do you assess your start to the season it's been quite good nine points and seven goals so cannot complain what's your favorite of the three goals uh I like all three uh but the second one why because it's a great goal yeah they were all great goals to be honest um I wonder after scoring that hat trick last weekend um when you were on two goals today would you have been disappointed if you had ended the match with just two you know for yourself is it about hitting those Heights hat tricks regular on a regular basis no it's about winning games and uh that's what we did today as well so nine points out of three games is a is a great start and um that's my focus and just looking at the collective you mention it there is three wins from three um especially after Arsenal drop points your two points clear now um how please you with the start of the Season already yeah season is good uh but don't forget there's 35 games left so last thing I'm going to focus about is anyone else it's about taking game by game and to getting three points and to um don't think too much because that's not thank you another match B Burling Holland you mentioned this season that he is not feeling any NEOS he's very well physically so how different do you see him uh considering his preparation especially in the preseason in this extended preseason uh with this huge B he has when know have nigles is not play him so but U yeah from the beginning so it's unbelievable I say you know the second goal and uh even the first you know in front of the goal is uh is something is something unique so yeah but now like I said start every three days and of course then with this mindset that now he has everything he can do so the numbers is and you know the shortage of the numbers the games have played and the goals have scored so two goals three goal two goal three goals so it's and yeah it's incredible belove not just for what he does on the pitch and I think this is so important Stadium let's take a look at the difference between the two sides in terms of the numbers Manchester City with 23 shots eight of them on target an XG of just over three 57 touches in the the West Ham penalty area they made 257 passes in the final third they had 70% of The Possession and as much Jamie as as we were saying that West Ham had a had a good game they created opportunities they looked as though they were they were on the front foot Manchester City absolutely dominant in that game and they have someone like lling harand who can convert those chances as well yeah EAS the icing on the cake I mean if you do look at moments in games you think about cudas when he goes through hits the the post of crossbar 22 might have been a completely different complexion on the game and West Ham the Ascend in the ascendancy but when you've got someone like Harland he just takes the stress out of every situation that third goal was all important he always just calmed himself finished it with a plum it was just a really important goal for them and it just just took the stuffing out of what West H were trying to do but right now it's been a great start for him maximum points pep guarda be delighted and when you've got a player like Harland in the form that he's in he just gives you such a chance every single game because as I say I've never seen him look better and more confident I think it's his um we talk about goal scoring and the numbers are staggering absolutely amazing but it's his movement in in the box so when Bernardo Silva gets the ball earlier on and plays him through as as a Defender you've only got a split second to react and that's what the difference is his movement is so great and he's finishing as well the second one when he goes in he's in around in the Box Jamie talked halftime about the defender should have shown him onto his right foot but it's the speed in which he does it what makes it so difficult and then the third one when he goes through we'll talk about it a little bit later it's just that confidence that's the sort of goal we saw when he was at Dortmund they played a bit of you know uh counterattacking football at times he would have that space to bend his run as as a as a Defender when when you're watching him there You' always tell you to keep your head on the swivel but he's so smart the way he gets himself on side and once you get into a race with him it's all over because he's that is that quick is how well first of all how quick he is but also how hard it is you said Keep Your Head on a swivel but just to to keep awareness of where he is because of that constant but that's why teams play in a low block because that is what Harland was known for running in behind and don't forget if you're facing the play this way and you're a Defender he's if he's already on a half turn and bending his run and makes run you've got to turn while he's going forward and cuz his acceleration and his pace is so good and it's finishing that's why teams don't go and play uh press Man City really high you know I read something this week that Pep Guardiola said and and we we we look at Premier League players and you look at Harland and we think well he might be the finished article what actually can he do to improve but Pep's been talking this week about he's been doing his extra training he's been working on his touch working on his finishing and you can see that it's actually come into fruition MH because the harder you work the luckier you get the you get that confidence repetition every single day you talk about Sportsmen that are at their best it's when they practice and practice makes perfect practice makes permanent all young players that are watching Harlem thinking oh yeah but he gets that pass but it's not necessarily the pass that's perfect it's his momentum back from West Ham West Ham started the game quite well let's not forget that first 5 10 minutes they done quite well got on the front foot try to put City on the back foot wrestled momentum back and then they dominated the game in that first half the first half they they were incredible the the way they finished their chances and the composure the team have in the opposition's Box West Ham had a chance lateer on and myself and Owen looked at each other and there was Panic trying to get a finish away Su was trying to get it out his feet couldn't do so every time Manchester City get the ball in the opposition's boxs there's no Panic everyone's nice and composed and they work even if it's an extra pass to create the finishing opportunity which we saw when harand come inside and unloaded the second shot yeah own your report card on the 90 that's just how Man City play it's just what they do every time and I think I mean sh made a really good point when you got you know Bernardo Sila and Kevin De bruyne and ering Harland and Edis all these types of guys they're just they're too good the one thing I would say is when you give Eren H that type of space he's going to hurt you you know so at some point either you mark him or you get tight or you you try and be physical but with the space that he had to run into on the first one the second one he's allowed to get onto his left and then the third one you know he kind of runs in behind I know he's he's he's a problem because physically he's big and strong and he's quick but you have to try and make it a little bit more difficult cuz this guy is just he's just a machine he really is and if the BR is playing the balls in Bernardo then you're going to struggle yeah absolutely I want to talk about the first half uh because the first and the second we briefly touched on we're a little bit different for City had so many chances uh hit the woodwork there were chances there was a chance for greish de brainer had an opportunity he in fact hit the woodwork as well it was two1 at halim it could have been more yeah it probably should have been more because of the chances that they did create to be fair they were lucky to B especially you know Ariola made one brilliant save then hit the post on another and the problem is they just get so many bodies forward they make it really difficult I think for West Ham or any club to defend because there's not enough Defenders there there's about seven eight guys in the box and I just think as a Defender you're probably thinking well these guys coming from you know just put so much pressure on the team yeah they don't need any help and yet that's what West Ham gave them that there was a turnover from Silva um who you mentioned was once again so brilliant today that led to the opening opportunity harand with the uh opening goal talk us through this here in the Midfield well he's had a nibble at the ball first off and then he's gone after the ball again and got the ball back and the waiter pass after he does that slides his teammate in Holland starts to read there might be a turn over here and he's on his way as uh as Owen mentioned earlier the West Ham Center offs have split to play and then you're in big trouble if you give it away what about pakar though losing the ball should he how how could he have done better yeah but he's a Brazilian that's how he plays you know he he kind of gets his he takes risks that's how he plays the problem is Bernardo Silva he he knew exactly what was going to happen Shu made a great point he pressed in the first one won that and then he did it again paket thought you're not going to get off me again and Bernardo Silva did and the problem is when you leave a big gap like that for harand to run into he just cruises into it and the Finish he opens his body was beautiful so it was an on goal to restore parity but that didn't last long because Highland again with the Finish after all those chances we mentioned he showed them how the finish could be pulled off look at the composure of of the city players composure composure composure composure and then the Finish there's no Panic in any of their play they they would weren't trying to get the ball out their feet and smash it against the opposition's defense you know greish has started it then it's a chain of events West H Defenders are getting there too late at that stage and then the Finish is fantastic touch inside bang goalkeeper can't react so is the criticism then that they should have closing down soon no they should just be allowed more players because there I mean they got seven guys in the Box offensively I mean you're not going to have seven eight Defenders really in your own box and I just think when they overload you like that it just it just makes it so hard the only could have say is Emerson's worried about dku but actually he should be more worried about harand take away the left foot of harand let the ball go to dku and if he scores he crosses that he does I think you got to find a way to take away harand de bruyne they're the guys that hurt you the most let's look at the goal that seals his hatrick it came pretty late on in the second half a spell of opportunity of control for West Ham but it was Manchester City that got the goal puts the gloss on the score line as well great run from him great vision what more can you tell us about it well clever look he's he's way offside at this moment in time he sees I don't have to get onside just yet the ball's not ready to come then he gets on side briefly and then he's gone and once he goes he transfers all the pressure to the goalkeeper so the goalkeeper instead of the forward G through thinking to himself I've got to score I've got to score Panic he doesn't he goes okay I'm in full control of this and the goalkeeper got the pressure transferred to him and it's a little dink it looks easy but it's no those numbers are just ridiculous eight Premier League hatrick in 69 games played that is so far and away from some legendary names Jules you nail that they're the legends of our game of our league some of the the best to ever do it Sergio gr Alan Sher Robbie F cheron Reed that is the best of the best and we're talking 12 hat tricks and 275 in so eight hattricks in 69 games I mean it's not we've never ever seen anyone not even Messi Ronaldo were putting up these numbers it's truly astonishing as a digit fell off the game Premium League City Cort HD Manchester cityam London manchest City 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