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Haaland: We performed badly this season, hope to end this season with a trophy

4:41am, 16 May 2025【Football】

May 15th According to the BBC, Haaland talked about topics such as the FA Cup final and his performance this season in an interview.

Manchester City striker Haaland described Manchester City as "bad" and "boring" this season, but he still hopes the team will end the season with a trophy. It has been a successful season for many clubs to reach the FA Cup final and approach the Champions League qualification, but it is not the case for Manchester City. Haaland, 24, is working to get back into form after missing seven games with an ankle injury to make the appearance in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

About performance this season

This season is very difficult, and it doesn't feel good to lose so many games. It's boring and not fun. That's why we need to finish the season with a good result and win a trophy. Being able to get into Wembley Stadium is good news, and winning a trophy is always important. We still have the FA Cup final to play and we still have a chance to do that in a bad season.

When you win a league championship for four consecutive years, if you don't win a fifth, it's not a successful season, which is the standard we set. We are not doing well enough in the league, but we still hope to qualify for the Champions League. Crystal Palace is a very difficult team to deal with, we tied a 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park and won 5-2 at Etihad Stadium and they started very well. They are a great team with high quality players.

Regarding personal performance

We did not perform stably enough this season and did not win enough games. It was that simple, we had to perform better in major games. We didn't win enough streaks. Of course, we have been affected by injuries throughout the season, but we shouldn't make excuses. Each of us is not doing well enough to reach our best, so when you are in a bad shape, it is hard to win the game in this country.

The feeling of being injured

is very bad, and it is not good to see your teammates playing on the court but you can't participate. But you have to try to find the positive side of this situation and recover as soon as possible. You can't get too involved in the past because it can't be changed. All you can do is look forward. I'm so glad to be back and now full of energy.

About De Bruyne

We hope De Bruyne can end his Manchester City career with a trophy, he has spent an incredible number of trophys won, and hope he can add another one. To me, he is a top player. Receiving his pass was a dream come true, and it was very special to play alongside him and I will do my best to keep him enjoying this joy in the last few games. The future will be different, and new players will join, but De Bruyne is irreplaceable in many aspects.