Why do Arsenal get so many injuries?

Do any other top clubs get this many?

 

Must be something to do with the training techniques, or lack of proper strengthening, maybe Wenger isn't all too high on strengthening, and as a result, we have players with weak muscles who often break down because they can't cope with the rigours that are demanded. I think it's more to do with the latter, not enough proper strengthening.

 

'The training ground is too hard' ? Haven't heard that one before, but if it's the case then that could cause strains and injuries. Artificial pitches were notoriously hard and caused no end of injuries. Do we actually get many injuries in training though ? Most of them seem to be in the passage of play in PL games.

Wrighty has got a good point though, if Arsenal could keep all of our players fit and on form, then we would be favourites for the title.

 

Part of it is down to signing or keeping injury-prone players, but the training ground might be part of it.
Even if the major problems aren't being picked up there, it might effect the players' approach to training.

Going into games without preparing properly or putting 100% into it might explain why players pick up silly strains early on in games.
I also think that Wenger tends to rush players back, as they come back before the expected time on repeated occasions.
That leads to more injuries and it becomes a constant cycle of fitness problems, in my opinion.

 

No, you woudn't!

 

Wenger used to rush players back, but I think he's changed that approach these days. Although that said, we do find ourselves short at times and Wenger will bring a player back when he probably should still be recovering. That stems from not having enough quality cover in key positions.

But as wrighty points out, how do you keep all of those players happy when they are fit ? Do we go down the Chelsea route and buy up all the talented players only to have to loan them out to keep our squad within the limit ?

I do think we create our own problems though. Players like wilshere have been injured so many times, that he's always going to be injury prone now, so as you say the cycle continues.

 

You can tell Chelsea won yesterday.Welcome back CFC-FFP

 

He hasn't been away he has been resting and it's a coincidence that he has returned just when Chelsea win a game for once !

BTW he has another rest period booked that coincides with Chelsea's next loss

#plasticchav

 

Thanks Goon. How did your lot get on this weekend?

 

They limited West Brom to a single attempt on target and they scored twice...

 

So what you're saying is, they're all a bunch of pussies.

 

The injuries Arsenal got v Sheffield Wednesday looked like they were down to not properly warming up and that is pretty poor.
I'm not sure Arsenal have more than others to be honest
We have had injuries too ... Rose, Lloris, Eriksen, Dembele, Bentaleb, Son, chadli and Mason this season. I suspect other teams could provide similar lists...imo Arsenal are weaker because they do not tend to strengthen their squad ... it is the lack of buys that are the problem rather than the injuries...to not buy an outfield player in the summer was moronic beyond belief.

 

In a nutshell

 

They obviously lost,why else would you be making this thread

 

A 1-0 thrashing of Norwich at SB and he's the Twisted Threadstarter again.

Not that he's fair weather!

 

We've got to endure him for the next five days then

 

Not really, they will lose in the CL match on Tuesday and all will be quiet again

 

Not sure how accurate they are but when they make tables of injury statistics we're always top of the league with Everton in second...

 

Doubt they're looking forward to their visit to WHL next weekend.

 

Of course we are, it is our favourite game of the season