The league break has left new and important setbacks in the form of injuries at Real Betis. The spotlight is on Johnny Cardoso, who has already started his recovery process to try to return as soon as possible, although he will miss at least four games, forcing Manuel Pellegrini to come up with alternatives for a very punished midfield. Less worrying, on the other hand, is the situation in the rear axis, but the Chilean will also lose one of his troops for a time in that position.
Taking advantage of the break in LaLiga, Nobel Mendy returned to the reserves last Friday. The Senegalese thus played his fourth match of the season with Betis Deportivo, but he was the negative protagonist in the victory over Sanluqueño that kept Arzu’s team at the top of the table in Primera RFEF. had to ask the change in the 42nd minute of the match after an action with an opponent that caused him to feel discomfort in his left knee, which already had a cumbersome bandage.
He must still undergo the appropriate medical tests to know the exact extent, but the first examinations suggest that the young defender You could sprain your knee ligamentsa, as reported At the End of the Palm Tree. This will keep you several weeks out, without ruling out that it could be a more serious injuryalthough it is hoped that this is not the case.
This injury leaves the ‘Engineer’ with Diego Llorente, Marc Bartra and Natan as centre-backs, all of them at a high level in the last appointments. A priori, the position is well filled, but the Chilean coach is left without that fourth element that was until now the African footballer, to whom he had granted the opportunity to start against Legia de Warsaw in the Conference League and against the modest CD Gévora in the Copa del Rey.
Again the quarry, although the plan was to sign
For now, in the session this past Monday, the green and white coach He brought in two other defenders from the reserve team, both of whom arrived last summer: Arribas and Rudy Kohon. Some of them could have the opportunity to get on the list to visit Valencia, although there is also the possibility of using Ricardo Rodríguez, usual center back in a defense of three with the Swiss team.
From the noble floor of Benito Villamarín, on the other hand, the possibility of not going to the January market and pulling from the quarry to correct any deficiencies that may exist in the first team has been suggested. But In the plan initially drawn up by the sports management, the idea of bringing in a new replacement central defender was included.. With Mendy’s injury, that need may be revealed.