Injuries Thread :ilt:

[Toronto Gooner]

Tbf, Diaby is out due to an attempt at corrective surgery on his ankle rather than his usual problems, if it solves it and he can have a little more confidence in it then I'm sure we'd see Good Diaby more often. I'd tend towards the opinion that there will still be guys targeting his ankle and he's probably had long enough to prove his fitness so it won't make any difference but if we think it might help

I would like to think that Diaby can regain the form that he showed early on. However, I fear that his problems are more in his head than physical. I am not certain that he will ever fulfil the promise of his early years.

[Master Splinter]

As much as we can all agree Diaby is extremely stupid, the guy has had awful luck with injuries.

Well repeated assault I should say, rather than bad luck.

Like alot of our players, whenever they hit some form and look to establish themselves permanently in the team, one of their toes breaks or some GHEL scumbag ends their season.

[gunnerrrrr]

As much as we can all agree Diaby is extremely stupid, the guy has had awful luck with injuries.

Well repeated assault I should say, rather than bad luck.

Like alot of our players, whenever they hit some form and look to establish themselves permanently in the team, one of their toes breaks or some GHEL scumbag ends their season.

Besides the first nasty injury the rest are mostly due to his slow play, ball dithering, lack of developing physically etc

[Master Splinter]

Off the top of my head, I can remember Paul Robinson (not the fat Spud or the one in Neighbours) taking aim and nailing him recently.

[Darth Vela]

There's an element of that gunnerrr but last season was down to a continued assault on his ankle imo, he'd built up a bit over the sumer and looked pretty solid, his early season form was alright and he looked like gaining some consistency then up stepped Robinson and Essien and he lost any confidence in his ankle after that injury.

@TG as well, I think that's part of why his head ain't right, he doesn't trust his own body any more.

[Master Splinter]

Forgot about the Essien one. I think they repeated it once during the game.

He's turned into The New Diaby™ anyway, so he's got his comeuppance of sorts.

[Darth Vela]

Karma

[Master Splinter]

My Name Is Earl

[LDG]

So...

Walcott (ankle)
Diaby (ankle)
Wilshere (ankle)

Hmmm.

Wenger (face)

[Dog Toffee]

Doom, gloom! Lets all hang ourselves.