On the evening of March 4, Beijing time, the Premier League Manchester City club issued an official announcement that the team's defensive core, last season's Premier League MVP Dias hamstring injury, is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. For Manchester City, which has a strong squad, Dias's absence may not have much impact, but for Portugal, which needs to impact the World Cup, it is a major blow.
Díaz was replaced at half-time in Manchester City's 2-0 FA Cup win over Petersburg United, and after the match Guardiola said the player suffered a hamstring injury. After a detailed examination by the team doctor, Manchester City today gave Díaz's injury absence. With City's other centre-back, Acker, also injured, Guardiola is likely to send a combination of Stones and Laporta when they play Against Manchester United this weekend.
For Manchester City, Díaz's injury is not fatal. After all, in the following month, Manchester City's biggest opponent is Manchester United this weekend. The rest of the competition, the Premier League opponents are basically in the middle and lower reaches, and the threat that can pose to the blue moon is not large. And next week's Champions League, Manchester City played portugal sport, which is already leading by 5 goals, and promotion is obviously not a problem.
Díaz, 24, became a major player in the squad immediately after joining Manchester City last season, and he was also named the MVP player of the season. It is worth mentioning that Díaz is the first player in the Premier League to receive MVP in the season of joining, and he is also the only Portuguese to be elected MVP of the Premier League season, and the other player is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking of Ronaldo, Díaz's injury can be described as mixed. The first is the club side, Díaz's injury absence, which is absolutely good news for Manchester United. Meet Manchester City this weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo does not have to face this strong defender, the possibility of scoring is bound to increase greatly.
But considering the news of Díaz's injury in the longer term, C Ronaldo may not be happy. At the end of this month, Portugal will have a Play-off for the World Cup. In the first round, Portugal will face Turkey, in fact, there is no absolute certainty of victory. Italy, a potential opponent in the final, is an absolutely difficult opponent.
Without Díaz, the biggest reliance on the Portuguese backline was the 39-year-old Pepe. However, in the previous news, Pepe is likely to be banned for 2 years due to violence in the Portuguese league, which is even worse news for Portugal. Excluding Díaz and Pepe, 2 important centre-backs, Portugal's backline is only for Players such as Fonte and Dalot, which is indeed difficult to count on, is it not heaven to help C Ronaldo?
The news of Díaz's injury, C Ronaldo can be described as mixed, and personally believe that the sorrow is more. The World Cup play-offs at the end of the month will determine the fate of Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo. Whether Qatar at the end of the year can see the figure of C Ronaldo, let us wait and see.