Manchester Metropolis striker Erling Haaland says his late miss in opposition to Liverpool within the Neighborhood Protect will act as motivation forward of his facet’s Premier League opener in opposition to West Ham.
The Norwegian may have grabbed a late comfort in Metropolis’s defeat to Liverpool final weekend, however he contrived to overlook from six yards out with the purpose gaping.
Nevertheless, the 22-year-old insists he isn’t dwelling on the chance and as an alternative says he’ll channel it right into a constructive.
“Once I look again, it’s like, ‘How are you going to miss there?'” he instructed The Athletic. “However, , this can most likely occur to me once more. That’s soccer. You say you didn’t sleep nicely and I by no means sleep good after video games.
“But it surely’s type of motivation, to attain or to do one thing within the subsequent recreation. It’s the identical while you rating two targets – ‘Ah, I need to do it once more!’
“So truly, it doesn’t matter what occurs it’s motivation and that’s what’s good about it. However, in fact, it’s not a very good feeling! It’s the worst feeling ever!”
Haaland additionally defined that it is vital to not enable disappointment to linger as a striker, citing his ‘starvation’ to attain targets.
“As a striker, I believe it’s actually vital that while you’re within the recreation to not suppose an excessive amount of,” the Norway worldwide added.
“If I’m going to enter my subsequent recreation fascinated with the possibility I missed final recreation, it’s not good. It’s a must to go into the sport hungry. It doesn’t matter what occurred earlier than, in case you scored three targets, in case you scored zero targets, in case you haven’t scored shortly.
“It’s a must to go into the sport with the identical mentality. And so I take into consideration not considering an excessive amount of about it.
“Perhaps it’s to be prepared as a result of you’re going to get possibilities. It’s about being prepared for the subsequent motion and never considering of the final one.
“Since you by no means know when you may get the ball – a cross, a deflection, a rebound. The following scenario is absolutely vital.”
