Injuries Again!

 With the defeat at old Trafford things were already bad enough but no one knew that another blow is yet to come in the form of injuries. The defense started falling down after the departure of Vierra and after that not only we lost leadership but also quality defense. Wenger likes attacking footbaal which is clear enough from his match tactics. But if you don't defend your homeland you have nothing to fight for. Thomas Vermaelen was probably the best defender we have got since the past 6 years. He was the key player and some recent games and champion league matches clearly showed that this guy is the business. But things didnt turn out well for him. Missing the whole last season cause of achilles injury and now he is again out as his father has confirmed that Vermaelen underwent ankle surgery and is out for up to 2 months. This means he will be missing up to eight games and two third of the season again.

With the arrival of Martesacker, hopes have risen but you can't be defending with a single central defender. Laurent Kocielny and Djourou have failed us numerous times. One of their biggest problems is that they play high on the line and they cannot defend against simple headers and set pieces. Teams like Man u and chelsea, they rely a lot on set pieces and crosses. So, loosing 8-2 was not really a surprise as not only we lacked our defence but also our midfield. Criticising 8-2 defeat is useless because not only Man utd played well, we played worst. Injuries and out of form excuses can't be used again and again.
The reason of injuries can be two-fold. Either the club medical staff is highly non professional and lacking skills. Or the training sessions drain out a whole lot of energy from the youngsters. Being a football player, lacking physical fitness is out of questions. So, we can infer that these injuries are probably due to extra stress on the players physically as well as mentally. Jack Wilshere was the best player of the season last year. He played almost every game. Enrolling into England team, the youngster have to cope up with extreme physical demands. It was eventually bound to happen. Putting a whole lot of stress on such a young blood is like keeping your hands raised for a whole year. Fabio Capello blamed Arsenal for this and not so sure but I would agree with him. We rely a lot and demanded a great deal from Wilshere. And now when the need is greatest, he is out for 3 months.
Now how will this effect the team. First off, the moral would indeed be low because we are loosing good players. Either we lose them in transfer market or we lose them because of injury. Results are the same, more problems for the club and the team. But lets see what happens on weekend...
Do tell me what do you think