The most complex month in Claudio Bravo's career.
No debe haber sido fácil para Claudio Bravo observe from the bench the victory of Manchester City against Monaco. Up until now, the Chilean had lost his place in the Premier League, but doing so in the Champions League was another thing. It was seeing one of the main reasons why he decided to leave Barcelona crumble.
The captain of La Roja signed for the English club for 20 million euros, and the trust of Guardiola, who promised him a leading role and playing in all competitions. Six months later, all he has left is the FA Cup, where he had a good performance last weekend against Huddersfield Town.
In one month, everything changed for Bravo. He lost the trust of the coach after the 4-0 defeat against Everton on January 15th, in favor of Willy Caballero, and has seen his team start a run of seven games without a loss since that defeat; four of them with a clean sheet.
The Chilean is experiencing one of his worst moments since he arrived in Europe. Only comparable to the season he was a substitute at Real Sociedad, but back then he didn't have the experience, titles, and current reputation that puts him among the best goalkeepers in the world.
This scenario is also happening just a month before the match between Chile and Argentina in the qualifiers, and Bravo will arrive with limited playing time, but with the opportunity to play in a place where he has a guaranteed spot and the trust of the rest.