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Sir peace frog said:
86 was a very long time ago ,i'm sure techniques in shoulder surgery have moved on , same as knees ,once upon a time a bad knee injury meant career over at the highest level most of the time
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Sure they have but it's a serious injury for any sportsman, it's not a easy fix.
 
mat said:
He's got access to some of the best medical care in the world. If I was Pep I would be thinking write off this season for him to get proper treatment and hopefully comeback better.
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And either have Rodri die in the pitch or us having to improvise again to rest Rodri if we don't want to lose every cup we participate in.
 
ManCityGR! said:
And either have Rodri die in the pitch or us having to improvise again to rest Rodri if we don't want to lose every cup we participate in.
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I trust Pep and the club if we have or need a stop gap for Rodri.

We pulled the Dortmund lad out of the bag for our CB issues. I have complete faith we'd find another bargain basement replacement if needed.
 
wonder what time we will get the usual Stones withdrawal announcement?
 
Keeper! said:
Same injury that Bryan Robson has before the World Cup in 86, that did not go well, hopefully this outcome will be better, the sooner he has the op the better, almost certainly miss the WC but he has a long career to protect.
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It's a major decision to miss the WC to have surgery on it, so fair play to the lad - clearly not something he can deal with. I'd imagine he'll be out until March time and not at 100% until the start of next season. March is a good time to get him back, but we'll miss him still as Rodri doesn't really have any cover otherwise.
 
supercity88 said:
It's a major decision to miss the WC to have surgery on it, so fair play to the lad - clearly not something he can deal with. I'd imagine he'll be out until March time and not at 100% until the start of next season. March is a good time to get him back, but we'll miss him still as Rodri doesn't really have any cover otherwise.
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A three week tournament is irrelevant in the cold light of day when it comes down to taking care of your long term career.

If he were to go against his club's wishes and NOT have the op, goes to the WC and is injured yet again, I would imagine he will be gone from this club before the new year.
 
supercity88 said:
It's a major decision to miss the WC to have surgery on it, so fair play to the lad - clearly not something he can deal with. I'd imagine he'll be out until March time and not at 100% until the start of next season. March is a good time to get him back, but we'll miss him still as Rodri doesn't really have any cover otherwise.
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It sounds like he avoided surgery to go to the Euros, but I think having injured the shoulder twice already this season, he probably knows it's foolish to take any more risks.

From the club's point of view, I can see them telling him he has no choice.
 
Keeper! said:
A three week tournament is irrelevant in the cold light of day when it comes down to taking care of your long term career.

If he were to go against his club's wishes and NOT have the op, goes to the WC and is injured yet again, I would imagine he will be gone from this club before the new year.
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If I was a player it wouldn't be irrelevant, I'd be absolutely gutted to have to make that decision. It might take care of your long term career but to have the opportunity to play in a World Cup, particularly for a team that has a chance (although it might be slim based on past attempts) that's a big decision. He might go on to have a bang average career and that WC would be his defining moment. I'm sure City were hoping to manage him through to the WC and beyond and try and avoid an op but it's just too big a problem unfortunately. I can't see City forcing it upon him though, Pep's always respectful of International duty and what it means to players even if I'm sure he'd prefer life without those interruptions.
 
supercity88 said:
If I was a player it wouldn't be irrelevant, I'd be absolutely gutted to have to make that decision. It might take care of your long term career but to have the opportunity to play in a World Cup, particularly for a team that has a chance (although it might be slim based on past attempts) that's a big decision. He might go on to have a bang average career and that WC would be his defining moment. I'm sure City were hoping to manage him through to the WC and beyond and try and avoid an op but it's just too big a problem unfortunately. I can't see City forcing it upon him though, Pep's always respectful of International duty and what it means to players even if I'm sure he'd prefer life without those interruptions.
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A WC is no longer the pinnacle it once was, I would bet that if Phillips was truthful, playing for us in a Champions league final at the end of the season would mean more to him, even more so with the crazy location and timing of the WC.
 
Keeper! said:
A WC is no longer the pinnacle it once was, I would bet that if Phillips was truthful, playing for us in a Champions league final at the end of the season would mean more to him, even more so with the crazy location and timing of the WC.
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Again I'd disagree. I think the CL and World Cup are probably regarded as equal to the majority of players but for an English player I'd be surprised if winning the CL was higher on their wishlist than winning a major tournament with England. Regardless, it is what it is and hopefully he gets the issue sorted and is back soon. Timing wise it is for our benefit and whilst England will miss him, he clearly wouldn't have been able to perform at the WC and it forces Southgate to think about playing Bellingham alongside Rice and having a bit more of a forward thinking combination.
 
I hate these meaningless International breaks, last thing City needed was another injured defender. Hope Walker doesn’t pick up a knock. Meanwhile most Liverpool players are having an early season break.
 
That's Stones not playing again now until the world cup where he can pick up another international injury. Any news on Ake, down to the bare bones in defence now, shows you just how crucial that 5th cb signing was, and to think, people were genuinely suggesting we only needed 3 again this summer.
 
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