– This is not a team that anyone is afraid of at the moment. Everyone knows how to play with them. Coming with pressure, catching, hiding one on one, it's very easy to hurt them – emphasized Piotr Żelazny, an expert VIAPLAY in the program “This is Sport.pl”. In this way he referred to Manchester City's terrible disposal. The Pep Guardiola team has already dropped out of the Champions League, and in the Premier League only raises the fourth place and there is practically no chance to defend the title.
What is the reason for such a weak Manchester game? According to many experts, this is the lack of Rodri in the composition. – He is a man who absolutely clipped this team and kept in check. It was he who decided that City could attack so freely, because he was a one -man machine destroying the opponent's attacks – added Żelazny. It seemed that the Spaniard would return to the game only next season, but new news appeared in the case.
Rodri will come back to the game this season? Guardiola gave good news
Rodri injured in September 2024. Already in the 16th minute of the match with Arsenal (2: 2) he collided with Thomas Partey and fell to the field. The collision seemed seemingly harmless, and it resulted in the breaking of the cruciate ligament in the knee.
Rodri began rehabilitation, and Manchester began to sink. The media reported that this season we would not see him anymore, but it seems that the action may occur. Manchester has released a recording that shows how the Spaniard begins to work with the ball. It's a good sign. Now Pep Guardiola took the floor.
– I have to admit that fans are not the only excited people in this matter. (…) It looks good, but it's still not close to returning to the pitch. However, he reflected the ball in the locker room today, he did it with other players. He is confident, he feels good – said the coach after the match against Plymouth Argyle (3: 1) in the fifth round of Fa Cup.
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After all, he tried to tone the mood a bit. – Five or six months have passed. (…) We have to do step by step. We can't afford some stupid movements, just to see him on the pitch before – he added.
Optimism on the state of health of Rodri
He also gave the possible date of Rodri's return. As he admitted, until recently such a scenario seemed impossible. “I did not expect that he would return before the end of the season, even to the World Club Championships, and it may happen in the Premier League,” Guardiola noted, which means that in the last weeks of the Rodri season he can return to the pitch.
Is it not too late to save the Manchester season? Rather yes, so the club must do everything to deal with the problems before the Spaniard's return. – We are no longer fighting for the England championship, our goal is the first four table and the next place next season of the Champions League. We will be very pleased if we achieve this goal – Guardiola emphasized a few days ago.