Man City has just announced that Rodri was injured again. The midfielder was not fit enough to play the match against Al Hilal in the 1/8 round of FIFA Club World Cup 2025. This is what Pep Guardiola coach will definitely have a headache.
In the match between Man City and Al Hilal in the 1/8 round of FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Rodri was not named in the starting lineup. It took me close to the second half that he was launched by coach Pep Guardiola to replace Ilkay Gundogan. However, the 2024 Golden Ball was unable to play all 2 extra time. 100 minutes, he was forced to leave the field to make room for Phil Foden.
Explaining the decision to replace this person, Man City's coach said: “Rodri signed a sign that he was not good. He felt pain in his foot. We would take him to check the medical examination, before the official announcement.” During the short time of play on the front field Al Hilal, due to foot problems, Rodri played very disappointing.
It is unknown how serious Rodri's injury level is, but it is clear that Pep Guardiola coach needs to have a long -term calculation. Assuming he will have to take a long -term break, Man City will not be able to continue because of that absence – like the way they have been “bankrupt” in all plans in the 2024/25 season because of the cross -ligament injury of the Golden Ball 2024.
Not to mention, although it will soon return, it is unlikely that Rodri has regained the top form as in the season he played sublimated to win the Golden Ball 2024. Usually, the trauma broken ligament often has serious consequences for unfortunate players. Besides, having to be away from the pitch from September last year until June also made the Spanish player felt a feeling with the ball.
In short, Man City needs a plan, in case Rodri is only a “waste” after re -exporting the pitch. Again, it is not ungainly for no reason Real Madrid decided to give up to pursue Rodri, although there was a time when they considered him an important goal in an effort to fill the gap in the middle of the yard after Toni Kroos (last summer) and Luka Modric (this summer) left the Bernabeu.
In fact, coach Pep Guardiola also considered to replace Rodri. That is why he decided to drag by midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from Milan to Etihad. The Dutch star has a lot of similarities with Rodri. It is the qualities of the midfield, the ability to hold and rotate the ball, regulate the match …
Pep Guardiola is famous for being a very “very” coach. His point of view is to use only the best physical players and forms to be ready to have the best dedication to Man City. If Rodri could not meet that, he was completely likely to be removed from PEP's plan in the 2025/26 season, despite his owner of the 2024 Golden Ball title.
172 – Rodri has participated in all 4 matches of Man City at FIFA Club World Cup 2025. In which, he has 1 main kick and 3 times on the pitch from the bench. In total, the Spanish player played 172 minutes in the US, before being injured again.
