Injuries Thread :ilt:

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Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has suffered another setback and is not expected back in action until the end of October.

Vermaelen has been ruled out since the start of September after undergoing surgery on his left ankle.

The Belgian international was expected to make a first-team return after the international break, but Arsene Wenger has revealed that he will now face a longer spell on the sidelines.

Wenger said: "He will be a fraction longer than expected. He will not be straight back after the international break. One or two weeks later and we still have to count one month for him."

It is a further blow to Wenger, who has had to defend his medical staff this week over their handling of Jack Wilshere's ankle injury.

Wilshere's prognosis has progressively worsened over recent weeks and on Monday has was ruled out until February after having surgery.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-ne...nger-spell-out


Worst medical staff in the business?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody ankles.

[Chrissie]

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Worst medical staff in the business?

Hi Everybody!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Wojciech Szczesny has added to Arsenal's injury concerns after pulling out of Poland's squad for two friendlies due to a bad back.

The goalkeeper was due to link up with his national team this week ahead of the games against South Korea and Belarus after playing in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

However, the 21-year-old has withdrawn from the party for the fixtures and has been replaced by Genk keeper Grzegorz Sandomierski.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be hoping that Szczesny's withdrawal is merely a precautionary measure given the way the injury problems are mounting up at Emirates Stadium.

Bacary Sagna joined several team-mates on the sidelines after the full-back was ruled out for three months after suffering a fractured fibula against Spurs.

Wenger is already without Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny, Johan Djourou, Abou Diaby and Jack Wilshere as he looks to revive the Gunners' season.

The Arsenal chief has already written off his team's Premier League title hopes after the derby defeat left his team sitting in 15th position after seven games and 12 points behind leaders Manchester United.

Arsenal's next game is at home to Sunderland in the league on Sunday 16th October before travelling to Marseille for a UEFA Champions League tie.

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11670_7220507,00.html

[Master Splinter]

It's all our best players dying.

Strangely, RVP is ok.

It's like a sick joke.

Only not that funny.

But still a bit funny.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

It's all our best players dying.

Strangely, RVP is ok.

It's like a sick joke.

Only not that funny.

But still a bit funny.

This will be the season he stays fit you just know it lol

[Syn]

Couldn't give a fuck if RVP was out for 6 months from tomorrow. Couldn't give a fuck full stop.

We all know the score. It's like we're watching the same movie for the 129378327th time. And that's fine if the movie is Anchorman. But not fine - as in our case - if the movie is 27 dresses ( Letters ).

[Master Splinter]

27 Dresses . Cyclops is in it and he's always in quality films.

This is what I would say if I was Ach or the new Ach, Syn.

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ABOU DIABY is closing on a return to the Arsenal first team.

The France midfielder, 25, has missed the entire start to the season with an ankle problem.

But Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is confident he will play in the Carling Cup fourth round clash with Bolton on October 25.

Wenger said: "It is very good news. He's coming back in full training now so he is 10 days away to be competitive to play.

"All being well he should be available for the Carling Cup or the game before."

Four days after the Bolton match, Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Premier League.

And Wenger expects influential defender Thomas Vermaelen to make his comeback from an Achilles injury in that game.

The Frenchman added: "He's two weeks away. He is running out on the pitches.

"He looks alright but we have to respect the progression, you still have to give him two to three weeks to be competitive again."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...al-return.html

Things go from bad to worse ffs

Also Vermaelen Was scheduled to be back after the internationals and then after the Sunderland game and now 2 to 3 more weeks

Just put him down