Rodri out for the season with a knee injury

Manchester City, which is trying to win its fifth consecutive title in the English Premier League, is facing a huge crisis in the early 2024-2025 season. Rodri 28, Spain, the middle-field core, will be virtually unable to play for the rest of the season due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

 Rodri, who suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Arsenal, is virtually unable to play this season. Rodri collapsed in the 16th minute of the first half against Arsenal in the fifth round of the league on the 23rd, competing with opponent midfielder Thomas Partey, and was eventually replaced. Rodri, who was confirmed to have a knee injury during a close examination, is scheduled to undergo surgery in Spain. In the case of this injury, it will take about a year of rehabilitation before returning to the ground.

This is the worst news for Manchester City, which failed to achieve its opening five consecutive wins due to a 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Since joining Manchester City in August 2019, Rodri, a defensive midfielder, has shown an irreplaceable presence in Pep Guardiola's soccer. Last season, when he won his fourth consecutive league title, Rodri played the most 50 games in his team, playing the most 4,325 minutes. He has played more than 50 games in four of the past five seasons.

According to the soccer statistics media Opta, since the 2019-2020 season when Rodri joined Manchester City, Manchester City has won 129 games 26 draws and 19 losses in 174 games that Rodri played. In 21 games without Rodri, he only won 13 games 1 draw and 7 losses. Depending on his presence or absence, the winning rate fell from 74.1 percent to 61.9 percent, and the probability of losing increased significantly from 10.9 percent to 33.33 percent. Manchester City is undefeated in 52 consecutive games in which Rodri started.

According to the Opta statistics, Rodri's average goal difference is 1.70 and 1.29, respectively. Rodri's influence can be seen not only in defense but also in build-up and attack. Opta said, When Rodri is not in action, the average point per game drops to 1.90 points, which would close the season with 76 points 33 matches remaining. It will fall far short of the 91 points that won the league last season. We can make Guardiola worried.  토토사이트