Rafa Honigstein

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Yeah, it's really sad.

He ruptured his adductor.

It's going to be more than three months, so well within the World Cup timeframe.

And big miss for Bayern, but perhaps even bigger for Germany because he's been really, really influential.

Lots of goals for him in the last couple of years or so.

And yeah, big shame because it might be his last World Cup or would have been his last World Cup.

So, yeah.

How would you know, James, about getting injured in football?

I mean, Strasbourg were absolutely amazing in the Conference League against Mainz and the crowd were just unbelievable.

It's such a huge factor in beating them.

But my question is, Jules, what happens if they end up in the same competition, Chelsea and Strasbourg?

They're all decent coaches, but it's hard to see anyone rushing to Stamford Bridge at this moment.

Yes, a period of self-reflection is coming, as we saw in the press release.

But I think for any manager, you'd have to really find out what it is you're actually getting there, what it is you're trying to do.