Lima left Manchester United to join Argentina, the reason is revealed! He may be Casemiro s substitute after his comeback

Lisandro Martinez, who did not represent Manchester United against Tottenham, left Carrington. He flew back to Argentina and will participate in the training of the national team in order to speed up his comeback. Now, more than nine months have passed since Lima suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in the game against Crystal Palace at the beginning of the year.

Lima joined the Manchester United team for joint training at the end of October, but has not been included in the game squad by Amorim in the last two games, and he has not yet returned to match fitness. Since the club has many holidays during the international break and players do not train, the Red Devils allowed Lima to return to South America to participate in the training of the Argentina team.

Although Lima was not selected for Scaloni's lineup, he will train with his national team teammates. The Argentina team has official games, so the training intensity is stronger and the level is higher. Argentina team reporter Gaston Edul confirmed that Lima has left Manchester and flew back to Argentina to join the national team.

After joining the Argentina team, Lima will not participate in the competition, but he can ensure that he gets a complete training system, so that he can hone himself harder and rebuild the competition intensity in a competitive environment.

Argentina will play a friendly match with Angola on November 14. Manchester United will return to the Premier League 10 days later to face Everton at home. Manchester United hopes that the 27-year-old Lima will conduct more confrontational training to improve his physical fitness and competitive status to prepare for a possible comeback against Everton.

According to the British media, when the "Argentine Butcher" returns from injury, he will initially serve as a temporary substitute, but his position may sometimes change. He may not necessarily be a central defender, but may have the opportunity to become Casemiro's substitute in the defensive midfielder position!

In the Ajax era, Lima, who had just joined from the Argentinian team Defense and Justice, had played as a defensive midfielder for a long time, filling the vacancy left by the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona. After playing in the midfield for a season, the Argentinian Titan retreated to the central defender position. Therefore, he is someone who has the ability to play well in the midfield.

In his early career, Lima played many positions. He was originally a left winger and later became a central defender. His nickname was "Little Trouble" when he was in the Argentine domestic league. He has a high-intensity playing style and superb skills, and can control the offensive organization. Ten Hag initially used Daley Blind as a defensive midfielder and Lima as a central defender at Ajax, but he soon discovered that the reverse was the best option. Lima formed an excellent midfield partner with Edson Alvarez, another versatile player. When the Argentina international, known as the Butcher by the Dutch, plays in the midfield, he can retreat to the central defender area to ask for the ball, and then return to the midfield.

Manchester United currently does not lack central defenders. Luke Shaw switched to left central defender this season. Although he did not perform well at first, he has gradually adapted to it and is able to play the entire game and rarely make mistakes. In contrast, every time Casemiro is replaced, the midfielder loses power, Ugarte is in a sluggish state, and Kobe Meno is not liked by Amorin.

Lima is a center back who is good at controlling the ball and is also known for his precise passing. His height of 175cm is a drawback when playing as a defender, but it is not that big of a problem in the midfield. Therefore, in the current lineup, perhaps the best replacement for "Fat Tiger" is Lima. Therefore, many people may not understand if Amorim does not try to use Lima in the midfield.