According to Guardiola, Rodri has suffered another serious injury

According to Guardiola's disclosure, Rodri suffered another serious injury and may not return after the national team match day in September. From Iron Man to Glass Man, Mr. Golden Ball has an unpredictable future, before the 2024/25 season, Rodri has always maintained a high attendance rate, and only 3 injuries have been missing for more than 10 days in his career. After the summer of 2024, Rodri suffered heavy damage from hamstring injuries and cruciate ligament tear. After nearly 10 months of recovery, he was injured again in the Club World Cup against Riyadh Crescent. Considering Rodri's age (30 years old), this series of injuries will inevitably lead to a decline in the form of Mr. Ballon d'Or, which is a huge challenge for Manchester City, which builds the team with him as the cornerstone.

400 million investment was questioned. Guardiola needed to adjust his thinking in the past two summer windows. Manchester City introduced 11 players and spent nearly 400 million euros. The resolute attitude towards reconstruction can be seen. What is worrying is that new players in the winter window, including Niko Gonzalez, Husanov and Vitor Rez, have been marginalized, and the "summer window combination" composed of Reindez, Ait Nuri and Serki is also full of crises.

Manchester City uniform team attacked from all sides in the signing market, but it was not without traces. Guardiola retains the tall central axis composed of Gvadior, Rodri and Haaland. New players provide running and technology. Rodri, who lives in the four battles, is still the "eye of the formation". Now, Rodri's physical condition has been questioned. On the one hand, Guardiola should help Sherkey and Reindez control the "key" of the midfield as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it should firmly build tactics around Haaland. This center forward with a ten-year long appointment is the team's absolute superstar and cannot continue to let him leave the ball control system on the court.