“In the first half he [Cazorla] got a kick on the knee and it got worse”, added Wenger.
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It is even more frustrating for the Gunners as if the initial diagnosis is correct, Cazorla could miss as much as six months of action.
In the post game press conference at Norwich, a hostile and defensive Wenger answered allegations that Sanches may have been feeling the hamstring injury already before the match.
Poor ol’ Arsenal… Arsene Wenger really either needs to change the way his players are training… or fire the entire medical team… because the number of injuries every season is becoming borderline ridiculous.
The Mirror report that Cazorla is also set to miss the Olympiacos game, which Arsenal must win by a two-goal margin – or by scoring three or more goals in victory – to qualify for the knockout phase of Europe’s biggest club competition.
“At the moment we have – on the striker front – not much choice”.
Former club Bournemouth had bids rejected as they looked to lure him back to the south coast and, although he ultimately remained a Norwich player, he was rarely given the opportunity to feature.
Ramsey, 24, started Sunday’s clash against the Canaries at Carrow Road and played 72 minutes as he continues to build his fitness levels back up. Arsenal host Sunderland at the Emirates stadium next weekend in the Premier League.
“We’ve had a bad spell with only two points from three games but we are still not far”. The Norwich manager knows it will need just the right game plan to both nullify the Gunners’ potent attacking threat while also remaining positive if they are to get anything out of Sunday’s televised encounter. “I could take a gamble on one”.
However, after the game Wenger was adamant that Alexis’ injury was not his fault, with the Chilean joining a growing list of players in the Arsenal treatment room.
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The 66-year-old then suggested that travelling to South America for worldwide duty with Chile would not have helped Sanchez, before saying: ‘I would have rested him today but he felt perfectly alright before the game and he declared that he had no problem’.
