Cazorla sustained the injury in the second half of Sunday’s draw with Norwich, with initial scans revealing that the 30-year-old damaged his medial knee ligaments. The situation has now become quite a tricky one for manager Arsene Wenger who was confident with the squad he had prior to the start of this Premier League season.
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Theo Walcott is back in training following his own long-term injury but will not be rushed back into action, while Mikel Areta has a short-term injury.
The Gunners did not have the best of Novembers, their injury crisis worsening with the likes of Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez and Francis Coquelin joining a growing list of absentees.
“It is always a disappointment to lose the players at an important moment of the season”.
Arsene Wenger admitted after the game that the injury had gotten progressively worse as the game wore on but he was unable to replace the Spaniard as he’d already used all three of this permitted substitutes.
It was an emotional night at the Emirates when a weeping Dick Advocaat thought he had brought down the curtain on his career by steering Sunderland to Premier League survival. “We want the crowd to be behind the team and help us to do it”.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain or Joel Campbell are the most obvious solutions but Wenger is also now having to cope without Alexis Sanchez until at least Dec 21 following his hamstring strain.
Our fans are optimistic Bender can be secured in January but are concerned it may be too late by then, as poor results could see Arsenal’s title chase and European campaign end prematurely. However, the Chile worldwide will take a 15-hour flight back to his homeland in order to undergo treatment.
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There’s one thing you can be certain of with Arsenal fans: When bad news comes, a collective internet meltdown will ensue.
