Edouard Mendy has opened up about life at Chelsea and facing up against some of the world’s best following Erling Haaland’s big-money move to Manchester City.
Mendy has been a revelation since completing his move to the Premier League from Stade Rennais in 2020. His shot-stopping skills played a crucial role for the Blues in sealing a top-four spot last season.
However, his work appears to be cut out with the emergence of new forwards Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez in the Premier League – who are held in high esteem for their precocious goal-scoring prowess.
But the 2021 AFCON winner and reigning FIFA The Best Goalkeeper, revealed his regular studies help to shape him up as a goalie ahead of the new season.
“I study,” he smiled. “I study a lot. It’s not about one striker or one team – we just have to focus on every striker, every team we play to win. It’s not because it’s Haaland” Mendy said via Mirror.
When ask about the danger posed by Man City’s new recruit Erling Haaland, Mendy said: “I look at Haaland like I look at, say, Benteke at Palace – it’s not that different between Crystal Palace and City. You have to be focused because he is a striker and he can score.”
These Mendy’s comments were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from Man City supporters.
“What is this waffle?”
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“what’s my man waffling about”
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“Did this guy just compared Haaland to Benteke?
Nooo way”
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“do not put Benteke in the same sentence as Haaland please.”
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“Haaland at BVB
Everyone: “He is generational”
Haaland at Man City
Everyone: “Maybe he can outscore Benteke””
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“Man is on something”
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“I don’t care if he meant this way but Mendy is starting a rivalry with Erling already.”
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“Coming back to this tweet when Haaland put 6 past him both home and away.”
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