I'm concerned at the amount of injuries to key players that are mounting up, especially as we are getting to the sharp end of the season with important games coming thick and fast. Currently injured are: Theo Walcott Robin Van Persie Cesc Fabregas Alex Song Thomas Vermaelen Laurent Koscienly Lukaz Fabianski Emmanuel Frimpong From that list the vast majority are First XI players and the squad is being tested to the full. Question is, are we good enough to cope with injuries? (it has cost us dear so many times) I can understand that Wenger doesn't want to bring in players just to cover if they are not going to get games, but do we need a second XI who are as good as the First XI - seeing as almost every first choice player has been injured at some stage this season?
RVP knee injury from scoring the goal against Brum. Koscielny tight hamstring, precautionary rested for tonight.
i think its time (although not an ideal game to do it in) for wenger to go against what he believes in..and set out to stifle barca. walcott would have been handy with his pace, on such a big open pitch, but without him and half a dozen others..especially fabregas..you're asking for trouble by going there and playing a wide open game just because its been your philosophy for so long. do what inter did, try and see out th first 20 minutes to take the sting out of the game, and put a load of bodies in and around the 18 yard box forcing them to go wide. as vulnerable as you are to crosses in the box, you'll be laughing all night long if you force barca to cross it in all game. their tallest player, defenders aside, is still a dwarf.
