Re: The Arsenal Injury Thread

by MJ Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:51 pm

Nah, Jenkinson pre-injury, as Sri said, was far better than the Debuchy we have on our hands right now. I imagine he's more highly motivated by default. Debuchy hasn't been happy here for a long time.

by urbaNRoots Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:11 pm

Debuchy is one of Wenger's worst signings ever. £12mil for a RB who replaced Sagna Laughing

Thank Bergkamp for Bellerin stepping up at the right time :bow:

by Sri Sat Aug 27, 2016 5:50 am

That's harsh. He did a more than competent job when he first arrived.

I can't think of many players who had two back to back injuries in the same season and hit their stride again.

Wenger has a much worse list of signings. Debuchy isn't worth enough to be there.

by urbaNRoots Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:46 am

For what we paid for him, he's up there with Jeffers.

He was terrible from beginning to end. When he first arrived he nearly knocked us out from the Champions League against Besiktas with his retarded defending Laughing

Then he went on to make more mistakes in the next 8-10 games before getting injured. Yes, it's unfortunate that he got injured but let's not sugarcoat his time here, he was terrible.

by MJ Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:41 am

The difference between Debuchy before his serious injuries and Bellerin's emergence was that he had an extra spurt of pace to track back when he inevitably left us exposed down the right with his surprisingly aggressive brand of defending.

So, before the injury, it seemed he would do well if he ironed that out of his game. After the injuries, Bellerin's emergence and his realization that his career was done here, it was evident that he was a lost cause.

by Jay29 Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:32 pm

Xhaka said this in an interview:

Arsenal is luxurious…

Arsenal prepares the players in the best way. They pay attention to every detail. Everything from flights, food and service is done to optimise recovery.

Are there things behind the scenes that have surprised you?

Every Monday we’re asked to undertake jump tests, to check the conditions of our muscles. There’s nothing you can hide. Once a week they do urine tests and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/09/xhaka-talks-arsenal-switzerland-full-transcript/?utm_campaign=autotwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

hmm

by Unique Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:40 pm

Jay29 wrote:Xhaka said this in an interview:

Arsenal is luxurious…

Arsenal prepares the players in the best way. They pay attention to every detail. Everything from flights, food and service is done to optimise recovery.

Are there things behind the scenes that have surprised you?

Every Monday we’re asked to undertake jump tests, to check the conditions of our muscles. There’s nothing you can hide. Once a week they do urine tests and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/09/xhaka-talks-arsenal-switzerland-full-transcript/?utm_campaign=autotwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

well something gets missed. arsenal have more sick notes than a GP.

by Sri Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:51 pm

Nothing gets missed. Wenger simply chooses to ignore reports when the player tells him 'I feel like roses'

by Sri Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:32 pm

So Mustafi should be fit for Soton, despite injury scare at the international Laughing

by Jay29 Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:40 pm

Mustafi trained alone most of pre-season and didn't get that much game time. Makes you wonder if he'll be used against Soton and PSG in mid-week or if we'll be cautious.

Iwobi tweeted that he's working hard to be fit for the next game. Shouldn't be long until he's back.

by Sri Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:59 pm

I'd hope that Wenger takes his time integrating Mustafi. Holding-Koscielny is functional as long as we get the midfield shape right.

So glad to have the PSG tie first up. Good to have that out of the way!

by RealGunner Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:52 pm

Iwobi back in training and is set to be fit for Southampton

Ramsey maybe as well

we got this lads

by Sri Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:37 am

Don't wanna see either rushed back

by El Gunner Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:55 am

Same team as vs Watford pls.. for now

Giroud can start though, don't mind

by Jay29 Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:09 am

News from this morning's presser:

Iwobi is back in full training and is available for selection.

Ramsey isn't fit yet. Don't think we'll see him back until next week.

Late decision to be made on Alexis, who only returned to London yesterday. He might be left out so he's ready for PSG on Tuesday.

Mustafi and Lucas available for selection but Wenger has yet to decide if they'll start or not.

No other injuries or knocks from the international break.

by RealGunner Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:40 pm

Koscielny's swollen eye is bad & he is a doubt for PSG game - Guardian

fml

by Sushi Master Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:05 am

Wear a mask, FFS.

by Sri Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:35 am

Our first injury crisis of the season exacerbates Proud

by Jay29 Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:28 am

Both Ramsey and Koscielny trained today, though Ramsey was in light training so won't be in the squad tomorrow.

So actually our injury crisis has gotten better.

by El Gunner Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:03 pm

All new CB partnership of Holding & Mustafi then Laughing

Hope things don't go badly.

by RealGunner Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:43 pm

Kos looks fine in the training pic. No mask either

by MJ Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:51 pm

Koscielny is expected to be available for the PSG match. No worries.

by Jay29 Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:25 pm

Wenger says Koscielny is fine.

No new injuries from Saturday.

Xhaka, Alexis and Giroud expected to return to the starting XI.

by Jay29 Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:52 pm

Giroud not fit for tomorrow. Ramsey not fit and likely to be ruled out of the game against Chelsea as well.

Gabriel could play tomorrow, as could Debuchy.

Potential starting XI for the Forest game:

Ospina; Debuchy, Gabriel, Holding, Gibbs; Elneny, Xhaka; Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Akpom; Lucas

by RealGunner Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:55 pm

Can't really see that team win but I am hoping we get a replay as these kids/fringe players will get another shot before we get out in the 4th round

by Jay29 Fri Sep 23, 2016 9:24 am

“We have no new injuries. Olivier Giroud has a test today to see if he could be involved. He had a good training session yesterday.

“Aaron is still struggling with his hamstring, I don’t think he will be available for Basel or Burnley…before the break he won’t be available.

“It’s always difficult to pick my team because everybody is doing well. It’s positive. We have a balanced matured squad and competition in every position.

Going into more detail on Giroud and Ramsey, he added: “He [Giroud] is a little bit [ahead of schedule], we’ll see how he comes out of today’s training session.

“We had a few disappointments [with Ramsey], he was close to joining in again. He’s not far, but we have to be careful

“I’m not really concerned. It’s nothing major, I’m a bit more cautious than I would be. If he was ready to play I’d involve him in the squad.

“He has a small grade one hamstring, but he’s not completely free in his mind to push completely. We stop him every time he has a little pain. He’s in the last, last, last days of his rehab. While he’s not completely comfortable we don’t push him.”

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/09/wenger-reveals-latest-on-ramsey-giroud/?utm_campaign=autotwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

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