Came on to say this. For an economics genius wenger is fookin stupid sometimes tbhOriginally Posted by Ach
Right now newcastle have better players than us (why the fack didnt wenger buy ben arfa instead of nasri when that was being mooted). They kinda deserve 3rd.
Last edited by BOBN; 22-04-2012 at 07:06 AM.
It was a stupid move to allow Theo to play on and that's down to the physio and manager. He did himself more damage by coming back on and it's down the staff to protect the players and that's why we have a shitty injury record. Of course the player is gonna say he wants to play on but you have to take extra precautions and make sure he's 100% fit and if need be, sub the player off. Now we're without Theo for the rest of the season.
When he limped off I don't think he came back on? Or did he go off a first time?
What was totally ridiculous is that Walcott did his hamstring and came back on for a few mins, in that time Wenger decided Gervinho should come on for Oxo, he only changed his mind when Theo broke down as the substitution was about to be made.
That's laughable, as is the decision to let Walcott carry on.
20:20 Hindsight
He went off and the physio had a look at him. It wasn't a knock, it was a hamstring strain and can't simply run that off. It was a terrible decision and we need to change our medical staff.
you cant run off a hamstring tweak. they teach you that in PE nevermind medical school.20:20 Hindsight
Our players and ex-players disagree with you from the articles I've seen. It looks like the wrong decision in this instance but players come off injured all the time and return to play and are fine. Walcott wanted to play on and the physio can only work on what the player tells him at the time, they don't have access to scanners pitch-side.
Check Wenger's post game comments on the official site and he even thought Theo should have come off straight away. Why are you attempting to defend a silly decision? It's obvious from your first post that you found it hard to believe that our staff would let Theo continue on after picking up an injury but when you find out that we've made a mistake and certain fans are right, you talk this 20:20 hindsight foolishness.
I'm just saying that pitch side the only information the physio has is from the player. It's obviously true. The decision was a mistake but to say our medical staff should be replaced because of it is a massive over-reaction. As I've said current and former players are very positive about the medical staff. They're the ones who have worked with them, they're surely in a better place to judge them than you or I.
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