ERLING HAALAND has paid a visit to โMr Fixโ in his pursuit of world dominance.
The striker for Manchester City is questionable for the Club World Cup.
This week, Haaland took a flight to Spain to see biomechanics expert John Haddad, who will evaluate the foot issue he sustained in the loss to Aston Villa ten days ago.
Biomechanics expert John Haddad, left, with Erling Haaland, centre
John Haddad has been helping Erling Haaland for several years
Erling Haaland is a doubt for the Club World Cup
The 23-year-old Norwegian goal machine has been working closely with the former jeweller from Lebanon since 2020 and has faith in him to hasten his recuperation from wounds.
He experienced a hip injury two years ago while playing for Borussia Dortmund, but it healed considerably more quickly than anticipated after working with Haddad, also known as โMr Fix.โ
As a result, the Norwegian media heralded him as a โmiracle man,โ even though some of his approaches and viewpoints were regarded as a little unconventional.
He saw him once more this week, accompanied by Mario Pafundi, the City physiotherapist.
After todayโs match between Crystal Palace and Etihad, City manager Pep Guardiola expects that the 19-goal striker will fly to Saudi Arabia with the team.
However, he might skip the two Jeddah games.
โErling arrived back on Friday โ the doctors will see him and we will see how he feels,โ Guardiola stated. This week, he received therapy away.
โPerhaps he can visit Saudi Arabia. When we return, weโll check to see if he can play in the second game or the first one.
โI donโt think heโll play against Palace, but I could be wrong.โ
In the CWC semifinal on Tuesday, City takes on Urawa Red Diamonds, a Japanese team.
Although Haaland missed Sundayโs 2-1 victory over Luton, Guardiola stated they are still being cautious with him.
โPlayers sometimes recover quickly, longer,โ he stated. Heโll play as soon as he is pain-free.
Haddad is a movement and biomechanics therapist with a practice in Beirut.
He wrote a book about the actual purposes of muscles and holds that although the human body is complicated, complicated healing techniques are not necessary for it.
In addition, Haddad owns a company that makes light-blocking spectacles, which Haaland has utilized to enhance his quality of sleep and relaxation.
As they take on Palace, Pep doesnโt want his players to daydream about the Saudi sunshine.
โThat is my job, to warn them and make sure they know,โ he declared.
โWe always face off against Crystal Palace.โ
The goal machine picked up a foot problem in Cityโs shock defeat to Aston Villa ten days ago
Pep Guardiola is hopeful Manchester Cityโs main man will be able to travel to Saudi
The Norwegian has sought the help of biomechanics expert John Haddad to be fit for the competition