The increasingly fierce epidemic in Europe has caused "heavy losses" to Bayern, who enjoy the winter break in the Bundesliga. In the first game of the second half of the league, Bayern had as many as 9 players forced to quarantine due to positive COVID-19 tests, and 2 players left the team due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, which in turn caused manager Nagelsman to face such a serious shortage of people that he had to add players from the youth team.
This weekend, as many players have recovered, Bayern in the league away to Cologne has finally eased up at the lineup level, but Canadian left-back Alfonso Davis, who has resumed training, has a new problem - according to coach Nagelsman, Davis found mild myocarditis in recent medical examinations, so he "suspended training and missed in the next few weeks".
According to the information disclosed by the German media, it is currently certain that Davis was previously infected with the new crown during the winter break, and after several days of isolation, he tested negative for nucleic acid, and then returned to the team to participate in large-scale exercise training. It was after this training that Davis found signs of myocarditis, and myocarditis was a potential sequelae of COVID-19!
Although Davis's current symptoms and extent are unknown, the term "myocarditis" is a threat to athletes. Myocarditis, manifested by localized or diffuse inflammatory lesions of the myocardium. Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic to severe arrhythmias, acute cardiac insufficiency, cardiogenic shock, and even death.
From a particular kinematic point of view, cardiac problems, including "myocarditis", are always discolored. According to medical statistics, myocarditis is one of the causes of sudden death in young athletes. In 2005, the 36th meeting of Bethesda stated that athletes suspected of diagnosing myocarditis should suspend competitive sports for more than 6 months until the structure and function of the left ventricle returned to normal and there was no arrhythmia before they could train and compete.
Although Bayern did not introduce Davis' condition too much, many medical experts still analyzed and predicted, and clearly made it clear that Davis was wrong to train for a large amount of exercise after a negative nucleic acid test, which is most likely the direct cause of myocarditis infection. For example, cardiologist Thomas Mainz said in an interview with Bild that Davis should not return to strenuous sexual exercise too early.
Minats also said: "This inflammation heals on its own in 90% of cases. Davis must suspend any training and games for at least 4 weeks. After this, the patient must be re-examined and can only resume training with the doctor's permission. It can be seen that as long as there are still symptoms in the physical aspect, then Davis will not be able to participate in strenuous exercise, let alone return to the field.
Combined with the above analysis, Davis must currently choose to rest and patiently wait for physical recovery, the most optimistic situation is to recover and resume training in four weeks; if it is not optimistic, then there is no more to say - it is not difficult to understand that the current positioning of Davis is an "indefinite truce".
Recall that another Bayern player, Kimmich, suffered from a lung infiltration after contracting the new crown, which not only caused him to suffer a longer injury stop, but even unable to participate in professional (intensity) training during his recovery, otherwise it would bring more serious physical damage. It wasn't until the fluid in his lungs disappeared that Kimmich started his regular training again.
In any case, the health of the players will always trump everything. As a Bayern fan, I not only hope that Davis, who has excellent physical fitness, will turn the situation around, but also hope that all this is just a "false alarm". In response, Davis also said on social media, "Thanks to the love and support shown to me by everyone, I can't wait to get back on the pitch and do what I love." ”
It's just that for Bayern coach Nagelsman, how to deal with the weakness of the squad brought about by Davis's absence undoubtedly tests his coaching wisdom and ability to deal with crises, not to mention that other players who can play left-back Lucas and Richards have also been infected with the new crown... In response, Nagelsman chose new signing Sabitzer after the winter break to appear at left-back.
Just looking back at the first game of the second half, Sabitzer's performance in this new position was a disaster, and Bayern was also reversed 2-1 by old rivals Borussia Monchenging in the lead. Then in the second game of the second half of this weekend away to Cologne, Nagelsmann, who did not have much choice, still arranged for Sabicze to start as a left-back.
As the "Austrian king", Sabitzer did debut as a winger in his career, but in the previous seasons in Leipzig he had been transformed into an organised back by Nagelsmann. Now suddenly back on the wing as a full-back, Sabitse does need time and real combat to adapt, but fortunately his performance in this game has improved significantly from the previous round of the league.
Looking at Bayern's 4-0 away win over Cologne, Sabitse completed 56 passes, with a success rate of 79%, in addition to 1 clearance and 2 blocks - as has been the consistent performance of Bayern, the "decent" left-back Sabitzzer is still restrained in this game, but several times to instigate the attack still shows his organizational talent.
Just returning to Bayern's technical and tactical level, it remains to be seen whether Sabice's performance is in line with Nagelsmann's expectations. Fans familiar with Bayern will know that Nagelsman has created a "false three-centre-back" system for Bayern this season. Among them, the only wing-back in the team lineup is Davis on the left, which forms a bayern left-heavy right-light attacking pattern.
Now, if Davis can't play, Nagelsman chose Sabitse, who is a winger, to replace him, undoubtedly hoping to continue the team's offensive flashpoint on the left side, and the two left wingers Who have appeared successively, Musharra and Sane, are more in the center of the position, which actually provides Sabitze with plenty of offensive space.
However, it can be seen through the average position map of the whole game that Sabicze is more like a traditional defender in the back position in this game, far from achieving the offensive and defensive effect of "wing-back" like Davis. At the same time, another statistic also verifies this, that is, Bayern's attack ratio on the left side is only 25%, far lower than the 42% on the right side - the disappearance of the key link of the left wing-back naturally led to the suspension of Nagelsman's "false three centre-back" system.
It can be seen that Bayern's campaign is more like winning a big score through the inherent 4231 system. Next, Sabitzer alone, or Lucas, who is about to return to the team, may not allow Nagelsmann to continue the "false three centre-backs" system he has created at Bayern. So, with Davis sidelined indefinitely, will Bayern really return to the 4231 system, or will they continue to look for (build) Davis's stand-in?