December 29-according to the Daily Mail, Alan Shearer praised Harland’s performance in an interview and said he would score 40 goals this season.
Harland scored twice in Manchester City’s game against Leeds United, helping the team beat their opponents 3-1. The two goals brought Harland’s total number of goals in the Premier League to 20 and helped City narrow the gap between Manchester City and Arsenal to five points. Shearer praised Harland’s performance in an interview, joking with other commentators that as long as Harland stayed in the Premiership, his record of 260 goals would be broken sooner or later.
Shearer said: “Harland missed some chances in the first half, once a few minutes before the start of the game.” He is a very all-round striker with no obvious shortcomings, but you have to admit that he did waste some opportunities in this game.
“I said before the start of the season that I think a good center can score 20 goals, and a good center like Harland will have a goal for himself if he can score a lot of goals this season. I wouldn’t be surprised.
“I appreciate Harland’s hunger and his desire to score goals. I like the way he plays football. Harland is typical of a perfect center who can do almost nothing. If he can keep fit, I think he can score 40 goals. Coupled with his personal ability and the ability of his teammates, if he continues to play in the Premier League, it will be sooner or later to break my scoring record. ”
After the game, Guardiola also praised Harland for his humility and said he was a very good player. Guardiola said: “I am sorry for some of the opportunities that Harland missed.” but we are glad that he has been able to maintain such humility. Harland was paid attention to when he joined the team. He is a very good player with a good work ethic. ”