Arsene Wenger has been talking about who will replace the injured Mikel Arteta in Arsenal's crucial match against Newcastle tomorrow, and although he says that Jack Wilshere is the obvious replacement, he will leave it up to the player himself to decide if he can handle the pain.
Wenger said: "That is one of the things I have to evaluate before Sunday and talk to him as well,"
"He will have the final say in that because you cannot force a player, they have to be comfortable.
Arsenal have got one more game to go without the big front man Olivier Giroud. The French international will be available to play in the last game of the season against Newcastle United at St. James' Park, or whatever the hell it is called these days. It is as inevitable as death and taxes that Giroud will come straight back into the starting line up, because we have seen how much the Gunners have become set up to playing off him.
Arsenal's young superstar Jack Wilshere has had ongoing problems with his ankle ever since he had an operation a couple of seasons ago, and although Arsene Wenger recently reinstated Jack back to the first team, there have been numerous rumours that the England midfielder may have to have yet another operation this summer.
Arsene Wenger has spoken about Jack Wilshere and the ankle problems facing the young Arsenal star. The manager gave him a rest on Saturday against Fulham, bringing him on for the last 20 minutes as the Gunners held on for a vital win. Wenger admits to having to be cautious with his midfield star, but expects him to be able to feature against Manchester United on Sunday, a game that we need to get something out of as the battle for Europe heats up.
It is doubtful whether Arsenal will have Jack Wilshere available for the game against Reading on Saturday, but if not then he should be ready for the following weekend when the Gunners travel to West Bromwich Albion. There were fears that Wilshere would miss most, if not all, of the rest of the Premier League season after injuring his ankle against Tottenham recently.
About five months after joining Arsenal in 2006, Abou Diaby suffered a nasty fracture to his ankle that kept him out of the Champions League final against Barcelona. Ever since then he seems to have spent more time in the treatment room than on the pitch, and his international career has suffered the same fate, with just 16 caps in six years.
There has been no further official statement from Arsenal about the extent of the injury to Jack Wilshere's ankle. With conflicting stories in the papers, there is some confusion as to when the 21-year old will be ready to return to the Arsenal team, which is understandably worrying for Arsenal fans.
Arsene Wenger could be heading for another argument with Didier Deschamps over the Arsenal player Abou Diaby. The French midfielder's injury problems are well documented, and Arsenal fans know better than anyone that Diaby could pick up another knock at any time. That is why Wenger has called for the France boss to leave Diaby out of the squad to play Germany in a friendly on February 6th.
Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal may have to get used to playing without Abou Diaby. The French international has been out of the Gunners team more than in it ever since Dan Smith of Sunderland fractured his ankle with a horrendous tackle in 2006. The latest injury was muscular and he should have been back weeks ago, but Wenger has revealed that the problems are ongoing and may end up finishing the talented midfielder's career.
Arsenal star midfielder Mikel Arteta has dealt another immense injury blow to his French manager
Arsene Wenger after the many he has received over the course of the season. According to the many
reports, Mikel is out for good this season after the Wigan game. With four matches still to go in
the Premier League, [.
The Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra, and his last one at
Liverpool a couple of weeks ended (as usual) after about half an hour and he was taken off with a
hamstring problem. The French international has had more than 30 seperate injury problems since he
arrived at the [.
The Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra, and his last one at
Liverpool a couple of weeks ended (as usual) after about half an hour and he was taken off with a
hamstring problem. The French international has had more than 30 seperate injury problems since he
arrived at the [.
Many Arsenal fans may have already given up on ever seeing Abou Diaby in an Arsenal shirt again
after his continuing series of ankle problems, which started just after he arrived at the Gunners
in 2006. He was apparently close to a comeback last month but Arsene Wenger announced that he had
he had had [.
Arsene Wenger was hoping for a good test for his Arsenal team this week as it was the last warm-up
before the beginning of the Premiership and he put out the strongest team available to him, but not
ony did it end in defeat, the Gunners also sustained a few injuries. Walcott, Wilshere, Diaby,
Nasri, [.
Arsene Wenger has made it perfectly clear that he will not be buying and more centre-backs as cover
for Thomas Vermaelen, but now the Arsenal manager has revealed that a very cautious estimate of the
Belgian's return is another four weeks. "He is short on fitness and we have to build it up," Wenger
revealed.
The Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie hasn't played for the Gunners for the last seven weeks since
he injured his ever-problematic ankle in the match against Blackburn at the beginning of the
season, but he is expected to recover in the next couple of weeks. The bad news is that he will be
ready just in [.
The Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has only just returned to the Dutch national team after
suffering an ankle ligament injury last year in a friendly against Italy, and he looked back to his
best as he scored both goals in Hollands 2-1 win over Mexico last week. But last night in a
training session at [.
Baby steps. That's what most people take when recovering from injury. Eduardo took a few and
decided he was good to run. One year ago - almost to the day - Eduardo suffered an injury
that not many people come back from. The injury? A compound fracture of his ankle. The images?
Sickening to look at.
NEWCASTLE, England Newcastle manager Alan Pardew fears Alan Smith could be out for the season with
the ankle injury he sustained in last weekend's derby against Sunderland. The midfielder had a scan
on the joint on Wednesday and complications from a previous injury mean his absence is likely to be
far longer than first [.
WEST BROMWICH, England — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could be out of action for two
weeks after injuring his left ankle in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League win at West Bromwich Albion.
Rooney scored in the third minute for his first goal from open play since March but hobbled off
late in the match after [.
Another prime-time clash between the two LA clubs this week. Nothing really prime-time about the
game however if you are in the central or eastern part of the country. That's my only gripe about
the game being labeled prime-time, the majority of the viewers (east coast) won't stay up and watch
this sadly and it [...]
I figure SuperLiga is well worth talking about here as it starts tonight. Two MLS teams square off
with two MFL teams. You excited? Are you? Are you? CF Pachuca at LA Galaxy: Pachuca is probably the
best club in Mexico and the Galaxy (even with Beckham and his sore ankle) are currently one of the
[...]
Lots of news today that I missed while I was out job hunting all day. We apparently have a new club
joining next season, okay, well an old club but a new club if that makes any sense what so ever. A
big time player swap between two western teams and an update on a [...]
MUNICH, Germany — Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery admitted Sunday he was relieved his knee
injury is only expected to keep him out of training for five days. The Frenchman was helped off the
pitch after 25 minutes of Bayern's 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga and the
German champions were bracing [.
So, Cristiano Ronaldo is out up to 4 weeks (which will include 6 matches with Real Madrid) with
"an ankle". I wish I knew what was really wrong with him, but when you're 24 "an ankle" might
just mean it hurts...who knows. I have some thoughts...if you're Portuguese, a Real fan, or
sensitive I might really tick you off:
1)Â I'm really leaning towards the idea that "an ankle" means "it hurts".
