Who would have thought that Manchester City, which is a triple crown winner and has a strong lineup, encountered a wave of injuries at the beginning of the game. Several main players were injured one after another, which caused coach Guardiola a headache.
De Bruyne, the core of the midfield combination, has an old hamstring problem. After undergoing surgery, he has bid farewell to the rest of the 2023 schedule; Stones, the first midfielder, has been absent for a long time after playing the Community Shield. 1 Difficult to reproduce the game; Bernardo, the frontcourt master of the game, was exhausted due to injury after the first round of the Premier League, which made the Manchester City midfielder completely lose the backbone...
Fortunately, Diaz, the core of the defense, has recovered from the concussion. He played the whole game against Newcastle and his status is online. With Manchester City finalizing the third pick of this year's summer window and Rennes winger Doku coming to vote, everything is moving in a positive direction.
The real core and backbone of Manchester City is the coach Guardiola, but at this juncture, Guardiola will also be injured for a while.
Manchester City officially announced that coach Pep Guardiola underwent back surgery in Barcelona and is expected to return after the international break in mid-September. Fans may wonder: Why didn't Guardiola have surgery during the offseason, but after the start of the season?
No, no... The incident happened suddenly, otherwise who would know that Guardiola has a back injury? It is reported that Guardiola often felt back pain in the spring of this year, but at that time it was the critical moment for Manchester City to fully attack the Triple Crown. Guardiola could not abandon the team, so he gritted his teeth and persisted.
During the offseason, the pain disappeared along with the tension and anxiety, and with the glory of the Triple Crown, Guardiola didn't care too much, but when the new season started, the pain came again, and Guardiola couldn't help it. Do not choose to do surgery to eradicate the disease.
The operation was successful, but Guardiola needs to recuperate. During the recovery period, assistant coach Juanma Lillo will serve as Manchester City's interim coach and be responsible for on-the-spot command of the game. This can't help but make some Manchester City fans worry that the team will fall behind in the highly competitive Premier League competition and thus lose the chance of four consecutive Premier League titles.
To be honest, this worry is a bit unnecessary. In today's European football, there is a kind of coach called Guardiola's assistant. Vilanova and Arteta both benefited from assisting Guardiola, and finally embarked on the road of coaching giants. Lillo is Guardiola's most trusted assistant. He has assisted Guardiola to win 2 Premier League titles and has also served as the coach of other clubs.
Furthermore, Guardiola is very particular about the timing of the operation. While he was recuperating from his injury, Manchester City only played Premier League matches, and they still played once a week. They were an away game against newly promoted Sheffield United and a home game against dark horse Fulham. Frankly, it felt like a gift from Guardiola to Lillo.
Sheffield United has 2 games and 2 losses. It is difficult to compete with Manchester City in strength. It is Harland's opportunity to find the feeling of scoring goals. Fulham has 1 win and 1 loss, but the top scorer Mitrovic went to the Sands Super League to find gold. Minus, coupled with Manchester City's home game, it is reasonable to win.
In short, the strength of the opponent is not strong.
CAB사이트 believes that Guardiola's absence will not have a big impact. He can rest assured to recuperate from his injuries. Fans don't need to worry too much. They just need to wait for Guardiola to recover and lead Manchester City to complete the fourth consecutive round with energy. crown of greatness.
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