Erling Haaland is already being prepared with the selection of Norway to face Gibraltar next Wednesday, in the debut of the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup.
Haaland’s controversial gesture when a rival asks him for the shirt
The young striker joined the rally after his controversy at Dortmund-Cologne, when he threw his shirt at the Spaniard Jorge Meré, Who had asked for it at the end of the match.
” I was pretty pissed. I had a wrong reaction when I threw the t-shirt at the person who asked for it. I’m sorry about that. But I couldn’t control myself … I was very angry ”, commented the attacker, in statements that Marca collects.
In the other hand, Haaland was questioned by comparison with Messi i Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballer’s response was forceful.
” It’s the media that writes. My goal is to improve and meet in the field. I don’t need to talk about Ronaldo and Messi. Maybe they are the best of all time, so I have a long way to go to get to them, ” he explained.
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On his incorporation into the selection, the 20-year-old ram hopes to maintain the same pace as in the BVB. In addition it was pronounced on his new selector, Solbakken.
” I feel good. I tried to do the same in the national team that I did with Dortmund this year. With the coach I have high expectations. We have just spoken, especially via mobile, so we will see in the coming days, ” he said.
Haaland will be reunited with Martin Odegaard, Who was recently named captain of the Norwegian national team. ” He has 25 games and is already an experienced guy. I look forward to playing with him as captain. We have to start on Wednesday winning games and we have to give our best, ” he concluded.