Pep Guardiola on Rodri's injury: "Unfortunately, we received the worst news"

Pep Guardiola spoke after Rodri's operation with Manchester City, the Spaniard revealed that it was the worst thing that could have happened for his team: "He will not be here until next season. This is over for him. Unfortunately it has been the worst thing that could happen. Now we can only support him, wish him a good recovery and move on," he revealed at a press conference.

The big problem is that there is no player with similar characteristics in Pep's team: "We don't have any player who looks like him, but the rest, all together, can replace what Rodri has offered the team since he arrived. We will have "We have to do it together. We will find a way to play for many months without a player who is so important to us," this is Guardiola's concern.

Rodri's injury occurs in the context of a possible player strike due to too many matches in Europe. Rodri was one of the footballers who stated that they are reaching a point in Europe where they think they are robots. The midfielder's criticism is mainly because he says that they are only thinking about money and not about the human issue.

A week after Rodri's statements, he was injured, revealing the real problem they are facing in Europe. The problem is that rest is essential for any human being and even more so when they play sports professionally. In England at least they play approximately three times a week, that is, when they are not playing they are training.

Another problem that footballers face is that the competition is really strong, at least the Premier League is considered the most competitive league in the world. If good results are not obtained, the fans go against the players. Furthermore, the criticism is even stronger because it is known that they earn huge salaries, and this gives the right to criticize.

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