Guardiola out until after the international break following back surgery

[Stelea]

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Probably be Kalvin subbed off after 15

 

[Barcon]

I hope he doesn’t watch that Dr. Death t.v show before he has his op..

 

[ws01]

Again, what's the off season for..... It's stated that it's routine, been a problem for a while, and he's had surgery on it before. Can the doctors not see the likelihood of the inevitable?

 

[BlueAnorak]

Get well soon Pep.
He's going to have to calm down celebrating those goals the way he does...

 

[come-on-barney]

Get well soon Pep!
In this day and age surely we could have a hologram of him on the touch line.

 

[CC1]

Again, what's the off season for..... It's stated that it's routine, been a problem for a while, and he's had surgery on it before. Can the doctors not see the likelihood of the inevitable?

Perhaps he just wanted a rest & relaxation during the few weeks he had off.
He deserves to do whatever he likes. Nobody thought he’d stay this long with us - he loves the club but needs a rest - he gives his all every day

 

[BlueAnorak]

Again, what's the off season for..... It's stated that it's routine, been a problem for a while, and he's had surgery on it before. Can the doctors not see the likelihood of the inevitable?

To get the team ready.
I would suspect that there is less time available in pre-season than during the season.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Get well soon gaffer….I’ve had back issues myself and it was a painful and slow recovery over a couple of years.

 

[Alfie Budd]

Again, what's the off season for..... It's stated that it's routine, been a problem for a while, and he's had surgery on it before. Can the doctors not see the likelihood of the inevitable?

The press release from City uses the words ‘emergency surgery’ so it’s probably not entirely routine. Reading between the lines, I’d guess it’s a longstanding problem that’s been manageable until now but has recently become a bit more serious than that with a fair chance it may get worse still.
From a purely football perspective, best to get it sorted now rather than take a chance and end up with something that has a much more serious impact later in the season.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Breaking news: Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp have both undergone emergency back surgery to try and work out what advantage it was going to give Pep.