The talisman of victory returns Guardiola's smile Rodri may return this season
Mar 04, 2025
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That was the smile of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Rodri's early return seems to be a reality. Guardiola said in a recent interview that he saw Rodri exchanging balls with players in the locker room. He is getting happier and happier. I didn't expect to return before the end of this season, but if I do well, I may be able to return this season."
Manchester City have been keeping up with Rodri recently. Manchester City released a video of Rodri on the 1st (Korea time) at the Etihad Campus, the club's training ground. It was his first training session since recovering from his injury. In the video, Rodri is not in perfect physical condition yet, but she made light movements, such as sprinting and changing directions. He also trained with the ball and boosted his senses.
Rodri is Manchester City's ace who doesn't need an explanation. He played a leading role in Manchester City's fourth consecutive victory. He plays the most important role in Guardiola-style football. Manchester City is always strong, but the performance is not very good in Rodri's absence. Manchester City have not lost in 48 consecutive games that Rodri has played. The loss rate of the game he played in is less than 3%, but it rises to 35% in his absence.
Rodri collapsed against rival Arsenal in September last year. I fell down after struggling to get a seat with Thomas Partey. Earlier in the day, Rodri had collapsed on the ground after a collision with Kai Havertz shortly after kickoff in the first half. The second collision led to serious injuries. As a result of the slow scene, there was no special physical contact with the opponent, but he felt a big injury because he collapsed alone. Rodri hasn't been up for quite a while. I waited until the medical staff called by the referee came. Rodri was replaced by Mateo Kovacic and left the ground. When I went out, I walked out.
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In the meantime, Rodri won the Ballon d'Or and stood tall as the world's best player in name and reality. But Man City suffered a lot of Rodri's absence. He has been sluggish, losing his first five consecutive losses in Guardiola's career history. The league championship went overboard and fell to a position to advance to the European Champions League.
In such a situation, Rodri's return is expected to be a great boost. Of course, it seems that Rodri needs more time to return to the ground. Guardiola said "The most important thing for Rodri is the perfect recovery. So far, the rehabilitation process has been smooth, and Rodri's condition is good, he said. "I'm going to watch his condition calmly." Rodri also said earlier that there is no problem with both physical and mental conditions. I don't feel unstable in my knees anymoreYou have to pay attention to making your body perfect because you may be in a different state from what you think. I'll come back stronger."
In reality, Rodri's return is expected to be the Club World Cup in the United States. The BBC also reported this.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
