Despite not winning the Ballon d'Or, Guardiola's advice to Erling Haaland

Pep Guardiola has tried to advise Erling Haaland, who failed to win the 2023 Ballon d'Or. The Spanish coach has been completely clear about what he expects from the footballer. Haaland and Pep have shown great closeness since they were together at Manchester City. The Norwegian has often been part of Guardiola's many calls for attention due to Pep's desire for him to improve.

Leo Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or. The World Cup was decisive. Behind him is Erling Haaland, champion of everything with Manchester City and top scorer of the season. And his coach, Pep Guardiola, sees him very happy with this result. "I saw him very happy to be a candidate close to Messi and with the rest of the players. It was a good night for Manchester City," the Catalan coach said in the press room.

"Haaland has his entire career ahead of him. He has to keep winning and maybe next season he will be there again. He was delighted to be there," he said about the Norwegian forward. Furthermore, he took the opportunity to congratulate Messi, his eighth Ballon d'Or winner, and Aitana Bonmatí who was making her debut in this award: "Many congratulations to Messi and Bonmatí for the awards."

What else did Pep say about Haaland?

Pep Guardiola assured that he saw his forward Erling Haaland “happy” for staying so close to Lionel Messi in the race for the Ballon d'Or, an award that was presented last Monday at a gala that took place in Paris. The Norwegian won the Silver Ball behind Messi, who surpassed him for winning the 2023 World Cup in Qatar. The above, despite the record of goals that Haaland had in the Premier League, who was key to the triplet that the team achieved citizen.