Injuries Thread :ilt:

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Havertz is injured now

Well it's been obvious for a while that this is more than mere incompetence and that our manager and ( some senior staff) are clearly on the take...we just need to find out who is the pied piper leading them on.... my guess is one of the Nevilles backed by Elon money

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

It’s the irony of a club that is risk averse actually unwittingly taking risk

You can’t really even call it unlucky because soft tissue injuries are the kind of things that can happen when you are playing someone more than you might otherwise

Seriously though, when I say we've had really poor leadership at the club since Dein left and that the current stewards are pretty useless, it's not because I've got any beef with anyone, but its crystal clear to even a 10 year old that most of their decisions hold us back instead of pushing us forward.

Just wait for the commentary in our next game, same ol' Arsenal.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well it's been obvious for a while that this is more than mere incompetence and that our manager and ( some senior staff) are clearly on the take...we just need to find out who is the pied piper leading them on.... my guess is one of the Nevilles backed by Elon money

Moving on

[Niall_Quinn]

Not only is it injuries immediately after the stellar window slammed shut, but to the very players we absolutely couldn't afford to lose. And one of them got injured on holiday!

So, the worst case scenario.

There's a plan for that, right?

[IBK]

Nailed it.

Havertz exemplifies the mindset that has led to this inevitable latest instalment in this season's debacle. Wasn't Areteta talking just a couple of weeks ago about how Havertz is a physical freak who can take the pressure of being played non-stop?

Well this shows us what we all knew - that our manager's apparent disdain for fitness logic is destined to fail.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Havertz out for the rest of the season

[Letters]

Nailed it.

Havertz exemplifies the mindset that has led to this inevitable latest instalment in this season's debacle. Wasn't Areteta talking just a couple of weeks ago about how Havertz is a physical freak who can take the pressure of being played non-stop?

Well this shows us what we all knew - that our manager's apparent disdain for fitness logic is destined to fail.

He's played 33 games this season. He's 25.
Salah is 32 and he's played 34 games.
Where does this notion come from that players can only ever play here and there? I'm sure back in our glory days we had a pretty settled first XI, you don't chop and change all the time.

[IBK]

The Athletic's David Ornstein has confirmed Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season.

That's it then.

[IBK]

He's played 33 games this season. He's 25.
Salah is 32 and he's played 34 games.
Where does this notion come from that players can only ever play here and there? I'm sure back in our glory days we had a pretty settled first XI, you don't chop and change all the time.

Not sure it's just number of games though. Havertz is (was) asked to get through more work than Salah does each game, and game state has also been important - eg those games where we played with 10 men...

[Mac76]

Dubai training camp

Arteta and the club's folly is now completely exposed

We all know what wil happen next, they rush back Saka and then he gets injured again/exacerbates his current problem