Arling Holland missed goal after goal against Chelsea in the previous match. His team Manchester City also failed to beat Chelsea in a Premier League match that day. Criticism of Holland did not subside after that match. The Norwegian striker responded to the criticism by scoring the winning goal in the very next match. City won against Brentford last night with Holland scoring the only goal.
After that win, City coach Pep Guardiola hit back at Holland’s critics. The Spanish coach asked everyone to think twice before criticizing Hollande. Guardiola also took the journalists with one hand.
Guardiola spoke to the media after the Brentford match. There, Guardiola refrained from criticizing Holland, “I was not a journalist, but a friend of mine said, “Big strikers score a lot of goals. Don’t criticize too much, he will force you to shut up.”
Guardiola found no reason not to trust Holland, “I knew that today, tomorrow, he will get himself back.” If you ask me to pick one player (to score goals), I will pick him.’
Explaining why the City striker played so poorly in the match against Chelsea, Guardiola revealed the news of Holland’s grandmother’s death, saying, ‘She was out for two months with an injury. Physically he has not fully recovered himself. And it’s been a tough week for him, his grandmother died. It is not very easy for a man.
Why didn’t he try to become a journalist? Guardiola jokingly replied, ‘I am the manager (coach). My life is better than yours. But I have no personal dispute with you.
City beat Brentford and moved up to second in the points table. The team has 56 points in 25 matches. Liverpool are on top with 57 points in a draw.