About a month before the start of the 2022 World Cup, Portugal learned that they would have to dispense with the services of Diogo Jota, who has a serious thigh injury.
The concern was immediate. As the last moments of The meeting, which opposed Sunday, Liverpool with Manchester City (1-0)., Diogo Jota had to leave his partners and go out on a stretcher. Two days later, Jurgen Klopp confirmed the bad news: the Portuguese winger would not be back in time for the 2022 World Cup and would therefore have to compromise.
At a press conference, coach reds Leave no doubt: yOta will be away for a long time, we are talking about months. I don’t want to specify a specific duration, but it will be long. […] He will miss the World CupHis calf injury is very serious. This is very sad news for him, for us and for Portugal. »
“It works surprisingly well”
Jürgen Klopp is also back in Diogo Jota’s state of mind facing this complex episode to manage. ” He’s Diogo, he’s doing surprisingly well so far. He is a smart and thoughtful boy. When the suspender came to pick him up, he understood what was going on. He explained what had happened and he knew it was dangerous and had a direct impact on his World Cup dreams.”
