Guarded will be off the pitch for four to six weeks. This new reality opens up an unexpected scenario in Heliópolis and Manuel Pellegrini is already considering a conditioned summer when preparing the start of the next campaign. His team returns to the sports city this Monday, although the forecast with Guarded was already of a late return due to his role with his team. But the injury multiplies the doubts about whether he can be available to the coach at the start of the League and therefore the alarms are already on about the physical condition of the central midfielder, key in the team's plans in this last season.
The leadership and captaincy of Guarded is a fundamental value for Pellegrini. His absence leaves open the deadlines on his return, but the coach already contemplates a preseason scenario without the Mexican arriving. The importance of this preparation period for the Chilean is already known, who insisted on having a large part of his team already on stage for these next dates. He firmly believes that summer preparation is very valuable for the team's performance throughout the season and the absence of Guarded is presented as an unexpected setback.
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Betis has plenty of pieces to face the start of the course without saved, but the sports management is attentive to any movement that could disrupt the initial plan for its midfield. Pellegrini considers that Víctor Camarasa is the great reinforcement for that position after recovering from his injury and does maintain some uncertainty about the future of William Carvalho, who has Benfica in his wake despite the irregular performance shown in the European Championship with the Portuguese team.