The Manchester Evening News wrote an article about the potential problems between Haaland and Manchester City.

The article wrote that Haaland's performance in Manchester City and the Norwegian national team this season has been incredible, but his large number of games may become a problem.

Haaland scores goals when he comes on, which has almost become the norm this season. The 25-year-old forward has performed very well in both club and national team, and has just led the Norwegian team to the World Cup.

In the last two World Cup qualifiers, Haaland scored four goals, helping Norway secure a spot in next summer's World Cup with a complete victory. This is an important achievement for Haaland and a goal for his career. He still needs to face six months of intense club competition before participating in the World Cup.

Manchester City has shown potential to compete in the Premier League and Champions League, and Haaland is a key member of them. Haaland's scoring ability, ball-making ability and on-field leadership have shaped this new Manchester City team. His role in the front line is indispensable and extremely threatening.

So far this season, Haaland has only missed two games - both League Cup games against lower-level opponents, and has rarely been substituted early in the games he has played. Haaland has played more minutes than any other Manchester City player this season. If both Manchester City and Norway go far in their respective competitions, from the Club World Cup to the World Cup, Haaland may easily play more than 70 games in a year.

This is a huge workload, and the intensity of the game even led his club teammate Rodri to bring up the idea of ​​a strike last year. All this means that Haaland has a very heavy burden on his shoulders.

Guardiola once jokingly said that he would only consider letting Haaland rest if Manchester City locks the Premier League championship in advance. However, since Haaland's substitute Malmouche will miss up to 10 games for Manchester City in December and January due to participating in the African Cup of Nations, there is no suitable opportunity for Haaland to rest in the Premier League or Champions League in the short term.

Currently, Haaland is in excellent condition and in good physical condition. He has rarely been injured since joining Manchester City. But the coming year will be very special for him, and although he may stick around until the summer, there are concerns that such a huge game load may have an impact on his performance next season.

In this week's "Talking City" podcast, Manchester City reporters Alex James and Tyrone Marshall also discussed this issue.

James: "As the representative of the Norwegian team, Haaland will face huge psychological pressure. At the same time, he is also the absolute main force of the Manchester City team. Although he is an experienced player, he has never experienced such a situation."

Marshall: "However, it seems that these pressures have not had much impact on him. Physically, he seems to be indestructible at the moment. His physical data at Manchester City are incredible. I think he may play more than 70 games this season. He may not play in the League Cup and almost everyone hopes that he will not participate in that game."

"Guardiola has rested everyone except Haaland. This does bring about a problem that Haaland may have to play more than 70 games. Maybe we will see the impact of this game burden on him next season."

In the next few months, Haaland will face huge physical and mental pressure, especially during the World Cup. Guardiola is aware of the potential and seriousness of this issue, but the most important thing at the moment is that Haaland is still performing well, which may outweigh any future concerns.