Pep Guardiola admitted he is not going to danger taking part in Rodri 3 times every week with the Manchester Metropolis supervisor seemingly cautious of overworking the midfielder amid the membership’s rigorous schedule.
Rodri missed City’s commanding win over Burnley on Saturday after stating he was not match however the Spain worldwide might be out there to face Monaco at Stade Louis II on Wednesday within the Champions League.
Metropolis struggled in Rodri’s absence final season after he suffered an ACL harm in opposition to Arsenal a yr in the past, and now it appears Guardiola is intent on ensuring he doesn’t go with out his Ballon d’Or-winning participant for an additional sustained time frame.
“Proper now he [Rodri] isn’t in a position to play three video games every week at high stage with the depth and demand of the opponents,” the Metropolis boss stated.
“He’s not prepared. He wants time. My feeling proper now’s he’s not prepared as a result of he wants time. The sort of harm, it’s minimal one yr and after that you simply begin.”
Metropolis started their Champions League marketing campaign with a victory over Napoli a fortnight in the past, in a recreation that noticed Erling Haaland turn out to be the quickest participant to succeed in a half-century of targets within the competitors’s historical past.
And whereas Guardiola stated he “likes what [he] can see” to date this time period, he insisted he should wait till “November or December” earlier than he’ll be capable of inform if his crew can compete within the Champions League.
“We should make a step ahead to enhance the best way we play, however we are going to do it,” Guardiola stated.
The Metropolis head coach additionally praised captain Bernardo Silva, who will face off in opposition to his former crew in France this week.
About his Portuguese playmaker, Guardiola added: “He can’t do higher because the captain. He is among the finest gamers I’ve ever educated, it’s been a luxurious for me to have him for these final 10 years.
“He’s a unprecedented participant. Clever, sensible, and might play in so many positions. Actually pleased to have him and he accepted the function as captain. He’s labored rather well.”
