Arsene Wenger has revealed that Tomas Rosicky underwent surgery after having his nose broken by Gabby Agbonlahor, but may, at a push, be available for the weekend’s game against Fulham.
Speaking to Arsenal.com, the boss said, “Rosicky had surgery with a general anaesthetic for a broken nose in two places. With a mask he may be available, but we have to monitor it closely.”
The issue is complicated by the fact that Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey remain sidelined due to calf problems, while Thomas Vermaelen is also out with a knee problem. They’re not expected back until after the FA Cup clash with Coventry on January 24th.
Meanwhile, the manager is waiting to see quite how serious Nacho Monreal’s injury is. It doesn’t appear is if anything’s broken but there is bruising and damage to his ankle ligaments.
“Monreal looks a doubt for Saturday, a big doubt,” he said, “because he twisted his foot on the kick. It is not the bruise, he turned and twisted the ligament.”
Kieran Gibbs did make his comeback against Villa on Monday night, but with Vermaelen out, Arsenal are short on defensive options with just Carl Jenkinson the only other recognised fit defender.
all these injuries, man…
I have a feeling Arsenal will win something doe
They’re winning a female deer? That’ll be a new one.
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow sew
Tea, I drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do…oh oh oh
Thanks for putting that in my head.
D’oh, a miss, a Bendtner miss
Ray, a Pele from Romford,
Me, a season ticket holder,
Far, how far far down are Sp*ds?
Sew, a needle for Tom’s nose,
La, the tellytubby Sp*d,
Tea, make it green says Arsene,
that will bring us back to d’oh
I wish I could thumb you up 100 times; love the tune, and now its stuck in my head.
John doe
jane doe
something doe
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Top of the league fellas
we’re fine for fulham and coventry
szcz
sagna bfg kos gibbs
jack flamini carzola
gnabry giroud ozil
CAZORLAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaahhh fuck it you’re never going to learn.
As a scouser, once said to me: “Dey do doe, don’t dey doe”
Brilliant!
A mini injury crisis, but its not that worrying to be honest. We should do well with the players we have at hand.
Yes certainly for this period, the players we have can do the job. once February rears its head we will need all the bodies back fit and rearing to go. We are about to enter yet another tough schedule and even the yaya sanogos will be important for us.
Where the hell is yaya, though? Has anyone even seen him in the past few months? Does he even exist?
Dag nabbit.
What is up with Arteta and I thought Aaron is back?! What is going on at this club?! This is utter bollocks…What does it take to have a fully fit squad?!
Playing football every 3 days in one of the most competitive leagues is probably a bad foundation for a getting a fully fit squad..
You don’t understand the concept of injuries, human frailty and the fact that the body takes a lot of punishment playing top level football?
Should Monreal not have taken that shot, just to avoid injury? Should Rosicky have let Villa take the ball without making a challenge, or was it, perhaps, the fault of Agbonlahor who led with his arm straight into Rosicky’s face?
What exactly is ‘bollocks’?
That guy’s comment it seems
Look down Arseblogger…
There
Are you sure your handle shouldn’t be “Petit’s Ballbag” judging by your expertise in locating bollocks???
I do hate to quibble but it should be “what ARE bollocks” to which the answer is…..anybody who lives in Tottenham. Its a very old tribe of bin scavengers best known for their love of rooting through the wheelies. Their wailing cries can always be heard in May when they realise they’ve lost out on CL footie yet again.
This is a common misconception made by people confused about the tribe’s totem, the Hotspur (a creature that looks strangely like a chicken standing on a giant bollock). The Hotspur has only once seen the elysian fields of the CL, and is doomed never to return because, as the footballing Gods declared, “You’re Shit, Hotspur!!!!” The wailing cries you have heard always start on the same anniversary each year, Sir Totteringham’s day.
Rambo is the dog’s bollocks.
Soldado is bollocks.
“Bollocks”: a word formerly spelled “ballocks”.
You must understand they are not playing at Indonesian standard.
racist are we??
well well well
agbonlahor. kinda cunty.
No need for the ‘kinda’
Agbonlahor isn’t all bad. He did deliver a crunching tackle on that wee twat from One Direction…
http://youtu.be/Jj2tV_Ewyu4
That left him a bit sick…
http://youtu.be/XZHbXaVe6dg
I’d forgotten about that! I do wonder though, is that fans of other teams with of Flamini?
This happens every year!!!!!!
There is still more than enough to see off Fulham. As long as Mertiscielny is starting, I fear nothing!
Rosicky with a mask. Hell yeah!
Yeah, that would awesome!
Jon-Arne Riise will be thinking “who’s brought a fucking mirror onto the pitch?” come Saturday…
Wooah – Insane Clown Posse on loan or the return of Arshavin?
Masked mozart oooooh
Just as long as it isn’t a black mask with a happy face on one side and a sad one on the back!
I’m f*cking injuring someone right now.. **terry on my mind****
Jack flicks the finger at a bunch of mouth-breathing Citeh morons who’ve been baiting him: gets 2 game ban
Agbonlahor leads with his arm into TR7’s face, breaks his nose in 2 places, necessitating surgery: it’s a man’s game
priorities, priorities
Villa are truning into stoke. Lets not forget benteke dumped sagana on his head in the first meeting of the side.
Gabby was a joke the other night should have been booked for a dive after moneral make no contact with him and defo should have been booked for the elbow.
I hate villa
I hate lambert
I hate gabby mongo face
I hate stoke and spurs
And I hate that van perise cunt
I hate black pepper!
Tired eyes read that as “I hate black people!”
Don’t be such a penis…, ah fuck it, you already are one.
What about Nicky B? Is he still eyeing a possible return for the FA cup match?
Wenger: “He has a little chance to make Coventry. But in all probability it will be after that.”
Pls! Get aaron,mikel, monreal & vermaelen fit cos now is not the time to fumble.ghosh! I almost forgot SUPER BENTDNER 52!i want’ em back all of them
Pulling out of the COC (by losing to Chelsea at the Emirates in October) was a blessing in disguise. Participation in the semi-finals would mean two extra matches in January. By beating Sp*rs convincingly 2-0 in the FA Cup on Jan 4th we avoided a replay at White Fart Lane this week. Nacho’s metatarsal not being broken is a HUGE relief, and Rosicky will no doubt be even more formidable wearing a Batman mask. Theo’s knee aside, it feels like the football Gods are on our side this year as the inevitable injuries seem to be conforming to a strict… Read more »
I like your optimism. I need to work on getting such a positive outlook myself. Up the Arse!
I think Wenger is not protecting his players by keeping quiet when other player cause injuries to Arsenal players, I am very upset about the Rozisky injury for the fact that Wenger did not even complaint and so the fact that the Bastard did not even get a yellow card.
Ufff.. Wenger can’t win – can he?? Always – always- always something for someone else to nit pick up on. Even the “Bottle” and the “Zipper” wasn’t spared.
Makes the need for a centre back a little more pressing don’t you think? Need a prospect there more than the finished article but a need nonetheless.
Is miquel having a good season in he championship?
This could be Podolski’s chance then as it looks like he’s going to have to start on the left wing.
Is Wilshere still serving his ban? if so we could see The Ox partnering with Flamini in the centre with gnabry cazorla and podolski behind giroud.
Any news on ozil?
Wilshere’s ban? He scored and assisted on Monday!
Yeah, he was basically injured for those two-games anyway. It was like he was giving the finger to the FA!
I know, i just misread the article my bad! Looks like he’ll be playing then.
For some reason seems like you are 2 weeks behind on the injury front.
Should probably start watching games…
Is jack suspended?
Were all accumulated yellow cards not wiped out January 1st and therefore he is available?
wilshere is suspended,but the Ox will fill in.
All these injuries. I wish we had a new head of sports science!
The timing of these injuries for once isn’t that bad. Hopefully we will have a fully fit squad (Theo aside) in time for the bin dippers and manure matches.
Why is wenger delaying ramseys return. don’t know but for some reason at Arsenal it takes much more longer to come back from injury than it is for other clubs.
If he’s ready unleash him, dont pamper pr hold him back!
Great news about Monreal. Feared that he may be out for quite some time. Sounds like a small hiccup in his availability.
Who the fook is thumbing down all these comments for no reason?!
Down I say!
I never use the red thumb…. Obviously people have opinions which you might not agree with, but then things can be misinterpreted or lost in translation. It gets a bit too close to bullyiing for my liiking when you get 100 down-thumbs for some comments.
I’m happy with just using the green one personally.
I would thumb this up normally, but I find it funny the only thumbs you have are red ones…
Virtual thumb up! (More virtual than the little icon… If that is possible)
I think Alanis Morrissette would use it as another incorrect example of irony…
As there is sufficient resting time between games at the moment the need for the likes of Arteta and Ramsey to return ain’t as vital as them coming back when fully ready. Flamini & Wilshere have performed admirably in recent games and there is scope for rotation in the attacking positions with The Ox & Podolski waiting in the wings.
was it the fact that the ref after TR had been flattened and blood pissing from his nose (when was a broken nose not a head wound of which the ref automatically stops the game for treatment) decides to play on if no action was taken were is the FA with video evidence which is clear cut doing nothing ? Oh yes it’s The Arsenal if it had been the other way round TR would have been sent off really fucks ya off the inconsistance of the refs and the FA
I’m no medic, but it seems strange to me that we asked Monreal to play on for 5 minutes with what was clearly a bad injury. Surely that is potentially only going to make the injury worse and recovery longer. Like to hear view of someone that understands these things.
I hope Monreal’s alright.
Nacho Nacho Maaaaaaaan
Wenger really needs to go back on the offensive in the media. Otherwise refs will continue allowing the opposition to kick us to pieces, while the FA sucks their teeth and admire their fingernails. Maybe he’s sick of being ignored by the authorities and having everyone else labelling us whingers.
Please Wenger, start pointing out all the shit refereeing that allows the opposition to foul us with impunity. Really, it’s getting boring!
Yep. Wenger should start using a bit of the old mind games, seeing as we’re in the title race. City have been getting everything but blow jobs from the officials this season. Chelsea the same. It seems ok to boot our players. Wilshere gets smashed into the air about five times per game for some reason. A yellow card for a foul on Jack is as rare as commentators not mentioning Ryan Giggs’ age and instead saying ”He shagged his brothers missus didn’t he, Andy?” Wenger should say ” Manchester City and Chelsea are good teams and with their money,… Read more »
I think the point we are missing here is that when a manager loses control and goes into complain mode it also has an adverse knock-on effect on the team. Yes, the refs are frequently biased against us, deal with it and win despite it. This was a broken nose, refs have not learnt their lesson even after this team had 3 broken ankles. Remember Cesc and Wenger’s reactions? Eventually the team became despondent, stopped believing, capitulated and nothing changed on the refs front. I think Arsene and even the team know that, to win, this team will have to… Read more »
Rosicky should wear a bane mask. hell yeah
Arsene, please do something this January. We need back-ups both back and front. Berbatov though can be lousy is cheap, skillful and will get us some important goals
Rosicky should wear a Batman mask.
Poor old Tomas. I think the mask will make him look more of a rockstar though, he should get some sort of Kiss mask painted on it, that would be brilliant.
Hope he returns quickly though, as Ozil says, One of the best midfielders in the league, if not Europe.
Reading the comment about Jack Wilshere showing a finger and getting a ban… It’s ridiculous that the players are not able to show their true personalities. Everything they say to the media has to be said very carefully. It’s kind of like the FA believes that people that watch football are all God fearing nuns. No they not, every body swears, we all swear. Fans swear at other fans. It’s ridiculous, and the passion and personality of the game is lost IMO by everyone involved in the game unable to be themselves. Go on, give me a yellow for taking… Read more »
Wenger seems to see everyone playing through the middle these days, not sure who will stay wide for us. First Ox and now Gnabry, seems like Walcott is the only winger on the team and he is on sabbatical.
Ramsey, Rosicky, Jack, Santi, Ozil,
That’s a lot of (INTERNATIONAL world class) playmakers and when we consider the likes of Arteta himself use to be the playmaker for Everton, we won’t be short on ideas. We haven’t even mentioned young Zelalem,
Question remains do we have someone different to Giroud (Bendtner), someone who is quick to react around the box and fast enough to spring off the shoulder of the last defender. This will really maximise the assets we have creatively.