Rodri Injury Updates | City say ligament injury (pg117)

[Bluemoon has risen]

I think anything less than a season ender is a bonus at this point. There is still hope there until City confirm the full damage though.

 

[Dribble]

What's strange is that there shouldn't be any confusion at this stage about which ligament he's injured.

My guess is it's an ACL injury, but there's a difference of opinion on the severity and necessary treatment/recovery time.

Obviously they want him back as soon as possible (returning in March rather than June could be the difference between winning the league and CL or not), but not at the expense of his long-term fitness.

I've already ruled Rodri out in my head until March/April. He first warned about player burnout & injuries in August 2024, & I'm gutted his fears have materialised for himself.

The players must stand up for themselves, because the governing bodies & most clubs won't. It'll take a major player to stand down from International football at the height of their career, for UEFA, FIFA & National Associations to take notice.

UEFA, FIFA & the PL are reducing squad sizes & the amount of foreign players per squad, whilst on the other hand massively increasing the amount of top flight games the world's best players are expected to play.

Something's gotta give, & it looks like it's Rodri's knee. I'm seriously pissed off with the new format CL, World Club Cup & proposed expansion of the Euros & World Cup, alongside the pointless Nations League too. It's sheer corporate greed at the expense of player safety.

 

[willipp]

City being very vague with the updates. Doesn't really tell us anything that we didn't know.

 

[Goatmeal]

If it was MCL would it still need surgery?

 

[CC1]

How do they still not know what the exact issue is?

They do.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Cautiously optimistic - I think if it was really bad the club would be less vague (possibly)

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Nothing statement. Bugger lol. we need to know what DEFCON level we are at ffs.

 

[Dribble]

Club hasn't said anything about surgery.

We took the risk on injury management with KDB at the end of the Treble season, only for his hamstring to go during the first PL game of last season.

In hindsight, we'd have been better off operating on him last June & pencilling his return for October/November. I'd rather we do what's best for Rodri in the long-term, rather than a short-term fix & physio, which could risk more serious damage.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Club hasn't said anything about surgery.

Pep did

 

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