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The German team is called to be the protagonist in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but there is concern in the makeup of the squad: Manuel Neuer is injured in his right shoulder and is not progressing in his improvement. This Thursday, the goalkeeper felt pain again and had to withdraw from Bayern Munich’s individual training session.
On October 6, the goalkeeper began to feel discomfort, although he wanted to be present in Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund (2-2, on October 8), and decided to play undercover. The choice ended up being detrimental, as physical problems increased and he had to undergo treatment.
Since then, Manuel Neuer missed five games with Bayern Munich, but there were good feelings in his speedy recovery. A couple of days ago, the club shared images of the 36-year-old goalkeeper doing physical work, which gave positive signs of his upcoming return to the courts.
However, the situation changed radically this Thursday: the goalkeeper withdrew just 10 minutes after starting his individual exercises due to pain in the affected area. The experienced soccer player was transferred to physiotherapy to receive massages and, due to the signs that he shows, he still will not return to the field.
In principle, Neuer was expected to be under the three posts in Bayern Munich vs. Mainz, this Saturday, for matchday 12 of the Bundesliga, but new problems will change coach Julian Nagelsmann’s planning. Curiously, the goalkeeper is once again in doubt for the World Cup as in the previous one for Brazil 2014, also due to a shoulder injury; and Russia 2018, due to a broken foot. Finally, in those tournaments, the goalkeeper was able to start.
It is worth mentioning that the ‘Bavarians’, in addition to the aforementioned duel for the German tournament, will have another four games before Qatar 2022, although Manuel’s return is not certain. Hansi Flick, coach of the German national team, is also aware of the news, since he must define his list for the World Cup event.
Source: Elcomercio
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