Changes of football teams before the start of the 2022 World Cup

Only one month left until the biggest football tournament on the planet will officially start, this time is also the time when football teams rush to complete the final stages of completing the squad, tactics and physical training to prepare to participate in the race to win the prestigious championship trophy. However, this is also a sensitive time that players as well as teams should be careful to avoid unnecessary injuries that make them lose the opportunity to attend the 2022 World Cup. In this article, let’s learn about the notable changes made by football teams and assess whether these changes are positive or negative for those teams.

Portugal lost numbers at the World Cup

One of the strongest attacking spearheads of the Portuguese national team has been on the field because of a serious injury in the match against Man City in recent days, that is Diogo Jota. Diogo Jota’s injury was beyond the expectations of the Portuguese team’s coaching staff, because he is the most important factor in helping the team to deploy a direct attack and promises to bring great results to many teams at this year’s World Cup. Speaking after the win against Man City, coach Jurgen Klopp admitted that Diogo Jota’s calf injury will certainly make him say goodbye to Qatar this year. It is a pity that this talented striker had to wait another 4 years to be dedicated to his country. Jota’s absence will put even more pressure on Ronaldo, now that he is Portugal’s most notable striker, as alternatives to him like Diogo Jota or Pedro Neto are now available on the team’s attack. This is also a difficult problem for coach Fernando Santos, when the World Cup is very close and he suddenly has to change tactics when he loses key players.

Kante will not appear in the French team, but in return, Pogba is likely to return

N’Golo Kante is the next striker to suffer an injury and have to suspend all activities for a long time, including the 2022 World Cup. Continuous sad news about the problem of the team’s squad at the World Cup this year. After the draw with Tottenham in the English Premier League last August, Kante unfortunately suffered a hamstring injury. Previously, the midfielder had only just recovered from an injury, so, according to the health care doctors for Kante, he will recover relatively slowly and will certainly be absent from Qatar this year. This makes the French team will face many difficulties, when their important midfielders do not appear in the starting lineup at the end of this year. However, perhaps Deschamps still has his own plans, for the defending champion, this coach does not allow the French team to be threatened by any other team, besides Kante, France still there are other options like Ca Mavinga, Adrien Rabiot or Tchouameni. Those are also promising midfielders and can temporarily accommodate the changes in coach Deschamps’ squad.

Besides the sad news of Kante’s absence, fans began to get excited again when they saw Pogba appear in the training squad of the Juventus club. This is a good sign that the French midfielder has recovered from his injury and is in the most stable state of health to return to contribute to the team. More importantly, Pogba’s return right before the World Cup made the coaching staff and French football fans feel full of hope. From now until the start of the World Cup, Pogba still has 6 matches at Juventus club, surely this is enough time for him to get back into the game atmosphere and help him get in shape. This will be a premise for Pogba to increase his chances of participating in the World Cup, if he really comes back to play with the French team, this will be the best news for French fans at the moment.