In the early morning of February 6, Beijing time, the Red Devils Manchester United of the English Premier League officially announced that the team's Argentine central defender Lisandro Martinez is expected to be out for at least 8 weeks due to a medial collateral ligament injury in the knee. It also means that Lima has essentially been reimbursed for the season. Frustratingly, it's only been 22 days since his last comeback.
In the 23rd round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated West Ham United 3-0 at home to move up to 6th in the standings, and Lisandro Martinez started the game with a solid performance. However, in the 65th minute of the second half, Lima fell to the ground after a confrontation with Coufal, and was forced to leave the field after holding on for a few minutes. Now that the diagnosis has been released, Lima, who has just returned, has to continue to fight a long battle with injuries. Earlier today, the Argentine defender updated his social media to reveal his injury situation. "I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support, and I assure you all that I will be back on the pitch soon, that we will fight together and that we will always be together," he wrote. ”
One thing to say, with or without Alexandro Martinez, Manchester United are almost two teams, the three games that came back to the start, Manchester United won all of them, and the substitute came on in one game, Manchester United also drew 2-2 with Tottenham. His speed, ball play and grappling ability are impressive. Therefore, this injury again is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Manchester United, which has just returned to the winning track.
But then again, as the only player in Ten Hag's lineage who can pay back the ticket price, Lisandro Martinez's choice to play in the Premier League may have been a mistake. As the most competitive league in world football, the intensity of the physical confrontation in the Premier League is obvious to all. Lisandro Martinez, although full of fighting spirit, also has a very good quality. But a height of 1.75 meters and a weight of 77 kilograms are hard injuries. And his habit of actively seeking confrontation also increases his chances of injury.
Last season, Lima scored one goal in 45 games in all competitions for Manchester United, including 27 in the Premier League. In the quarter-finals of the Europa League against Sevilla, he suffered a metatarsal fracture and was declared out for the season. In the new season, Lima, who has been actively recovering, made a comeback as he wished, but only played 6 games before he was exempted due to a foot injury. Finally, he returned from injury after nearly 4 months of recuperation, but only played 4 games before suffering a serious injury for the third time.
After a season and a half and three injuries, Lisander-Martinez has the posture to become a glass man. This is also reminiscent of Phil Jones at the beginning. The England centre-back was also once a strong player in the Premier League, and his defensive attributes were almost perfect. But since playing behind closed doors in England's warm-up game, he has been mired in endless injuries. Finally, at the age of 31, he left Manchester United, although he has not yet announced his retirement, but he has basically said goodbye to his playing career. Now, Lisandro Martinez, who is constantly injured, also vaguely sees the shadow of Phil Jones. Perhaps, his move to the Premier League was a mistake in itself.