Erling Haaland travels to see “Mr Fix” aka John Haddad the miracle man for his foot ailment and here is all you need to know about him
Erling Haaland was not utilised in City’s 2-1 victory against Luton last Saturday due to a bone stress injury in his foot. The prolific forward’s foot ailment has kept him out of the Cityzens’ previous two games against Red Star Belgrade and Luton Town.
Who is John Haddad aka Mr Fix biomechanics expert and personal trainer of Erling Haaland treating his foot injury
The 23-year-old forward did not go to Serbia for Wednesday’s 3-2 Champions League victory over FK Crvena Zvezda. After sustaining a foot injury during City’s 1-0 loss to Aston Villa last week, the Norwegian appeared to be having difficulty walking as he left Villa Park. A “bone stress reaction in his foot” was the condition that Pep Guardiola disclosed the former Borussia Dortmund player was experiencing.
Meanwhile, the City striker, who is also in doubt to miss the Club World Cup, recently visited “Mr Fix” along with the Sky Blue’s physio Mario Pafundi. As reported by The Sun, Haaland flew to Spain this week to consult biomechanics expert John Haddad to assess the foot injury he experienced in the defeat to Aston Villa 10 days ago.
He believes the former goldsmith, who has been living in Lebanon, will hasten his recuperation from his wounds because they have worked closely together since 2020.
Erling Haaland has been in Spain this week with his personal trainer and Lebanon-based biomechanics expert John Haddad, as well as #ManCity physio Mario Pafundi. Haaland returned to Manchester on Thursday evening.
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— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) December 15, 2023
The club will also be without Haaland against their Premier League clash vs. Crystal Palace. As per Guardiola, In the hopes of making a comeback for the Club World Cup, he is unlikely to recover in time to play against the Eagles tonight.
Who is Mr Fix?
Mr Fix was born John Haddad and is a biomechanics expert with a few of his techniques and viewpoints regarded as quite unconventional. The former goldsmith stays in Lebanon.
He has been working with the Manchester City star player Erling Haaland since 2020. When the Norway International was in Borussia Dortmund two years back, he suffered a hip injury. However, a few meetings with Haddad aka Mr Fix made it recover quicker than expected.
🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Erling Haaland has spent time with 'Miracle Man' John Haddad in recent days in a bid to recover from a foot injury in time for the FIFA Club World Cup. 🇳🇴📰
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— Daily Football (@goatedfootballl) December 16, 2023
After this quick recovery, Haddad was called “miracle man” by several media of Norway.
Haddad is a biomechanics expert who also owns a company that produces the special glasses Erling Haaland uses while sleeping to block out light.