'Best if he rests': Haaland to miss Netherlands friendly after full schedule

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Haaland[/a] played all 90 minutes in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]'s 2-0 League Cup win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] on Sunday in what was his 48th match of the season. Since the start of the season, Haaland hasn't played in just six games for club or country.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a] manager Ståle Solbakken confirmed to Norwegian media outlet TV2 that Haaland will not play in Friday's game in Amsterdam:[b] "We have taken into account the overall strain Erling has been under for a long time and have come to the conclusion that the best solution for everyone is for him to get the rest he needs now."[/b][/p][p]Norway, who qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 1998, are set to play two friendly games in March, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a] being the other opponent on March 31st in Oslo.[/p][image alt="Erling Haaland's recent statistics" id="7dd52971-6c3f-4969-9b73-5b1623ed71da" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="8b900d84-8022-4f58-8558-006eeaaf9dc8" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /]