Aston Villa star who have been on the spotlight this season has to return early from international duty than expected.
Aston Villa star has been sent back to Villa Park during his international duty. It is even earlier than expected due to his injury. Switzerland’s Johan Manzambi will not be able to play for two games in UEFA Nations League, as reported in Blick via Sportwitness.
“Manzambi is now set to return to Aston Villa for further assessment. Switzerland will not call up a replacement for him for the two games.”
This is definitely a huge blow for La Nati and Villa, should he be unavailable again this season. It can be concerning for Emery if this keeps happening.
The 21-year-old midfielder has been sidelined for quite a while this year alone. He has suffered knee injury and calf injury, which forced him out for more than 65 days. Such made him miss eight matches for Villa and Switzerland, including two games in 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Apparently, based on the assessment in his national team camp, Manzambi’s injury is not as what it was expected before. According to the SFV (Swiss FA) media chief, Adrian Arnold explained further on his latest condition.
“SFV media chief Adrian Arnold clarified during a press conference on Monday that the calf pain was not caused by that challenge on Sunday.”
This update surely would be something Villa need to take care of since his injury was initially considered because of the tackle he received from Manchester United’s Leny Yoro.
There is no confirmation yet on how long he would be absent or even how many games he would miss. Emery certainly hopes he can be fit in the next game versus Sunderland at their home turf.
One thing about Manzambi which probably he needs to start adapting is his style of play. His boss in La Nati, Murat Yakin, believes his potentials but his style of play could lead to getting hard tackles. He stated his view during the previous international break, as reported in Blick.
It’s part of Johan’s style of play to draw fouls with his dribbling. It’s these skills that thrill the fans. They [referees] have to protect the players. Even if one or two actions looked very dangerous, the referee [against Slovenia, Ivan Kruzliak] saw it correctly.
In the Premier League which can be physically demanding and rather lenient towards the so-called brutal tackles elsewhere, Manzambi really needs to adapt better by modifying his style of play. Perhaps by dribbling less and more on the effective but creative passes. It is all for the sake of his own career, especially if he is planning to stay long in English football.
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