Arsenal's medical team. The Worst in the Premier League?

[Relic]

Arsenal know they have a problem and are trying all sorts of ways to fix it.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...y-reducing-pitch-work-and-what-is-it-made-of/

 

[celestis]

True just pointing out that prior to the season opener, he was under cooked and there are quotes from AW acknowledging this.

Fwiw there is no doubt AW pushes players quite hard and it tends to backfire .

 

[bingobob]

You're the man to do it, objective, no anger and probably the only normal person on AM

Bit of digging and I've found this

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...njury-record-and-how-your-club-shapes-up.html

There is also the perennial question of whether Arsenal’s style of play – and the perception that they are somehow “soft-centred” – has been a contributory factor. As well as the high incidence of muscular injuries, there have certainly been periods when they have suffered an unusual number of serious impact injuries.

In 2007-8, for example, only five of Arsenal’s 32 injuries were muscular. At that time, Wenger certainly felt Arsenal were victims of something more sinister than bad luck or mistakes in their own preparation.

“Ask any player who’s played here, ask Vieira or Petit, if he has been targeted without any intention of playing the ball, just to kick him out of the game and they’ll tell you they have,” he said. “Look at the players we have lost here. Diaby, deliberate foul from behind. Rosicky, deliberate foul. Eduardo, deliberate foul. Walcott, deliberate foul. Adebayor and Sagna got injured with a deliberate foul on him.”

According to Opta, Arsenal have been the most tackled team in the Premier League this season and also the fourth most fouled.

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The article was dated Dec 2014. It'll be near impossible to analyse without reviewing nearly every match, who was tackled how aggressive it was. Did it result in an immediate injury or did it start a series of problems ie took a knock on the ankle was fine to continue weeks later out with an ankle injury or another injury that was the result of a weakened ankle. Too many variables.

Also came to mind the Perez tackle this season that resulted in several weeks out on the back of a dirty tackle.

 

[Gooner Zig]

Most tackled team yet 4th most fouled - yeah that ****ing adds up doesn't it?

 

[Rain Dance]

Don't forget last season pushing Alexis into the camera pit at Norwich. I know he likes photography but that was a bit OTT.

http://arseblog.com/2017/02/maybe-arsenal-soft-doesnt-excuse-dangerous-play/
Since we are talking about dangerous play, I thought this article is related

 

[bingobob]

http://arseblog.com/2017/02/maybe-arsenal-soft-doesnt-excuse-dangerous-play/
Since we are talking about dangerous play, I thought this article is related

Interesting read. That Fabregas interview is spot on. I don't know of any team that has had those type of injuries aa regularly as we had. Those injuries are thankfully rare freak occurrences back then it was nearly expected someone would get their leg broke playing for us.

 

[Batman]

I can't say why there is a bias against us although it's obvious that there is. You look at what Sp**s get away with every week and realistically they should never finish a match with more than 9 men yet one of our players breathes on an opponent and it's a foul. I do know where the turning point was though. I think Dein's influence in the FA helped us a lot to where we may not have been favored by officials but at least we weren't actively undermined by them. We seem to be missing his pull desperately since the falling out and his departure from the club.

 

[Ewarwoowar]

Interesting read. That Fabregas interview is spot on. I don't know of any team that has had those type of injuries aa regularly as we had. Those injuries are thankfully rare freak occurrences back then it was nearly expected someone would get their leg broke playing for us.

Brings a whole new context to why He may have left,, 'To get the **** out of Dodge'!

People say we too soft, but when we retaliate we screwed over also.

 

[Rain Dance]

Hence why I liked how Flamini was dangerously hard but he had the guile to do it behind the ref

too bad his technical side isn't as good as his malice

 

[BBF]

I'm not even sure it's our medical team anymore. Look at the players who've moved away and played more games, or the players who don't constantly have setbacks anymore like they did at Arsenal. I'm convinced its something to do within training. Not that I can definitively prove it mind.

 

[Hunta]

Stop buying weak guys under 6ft who can't handle the league and we'll be fine.

 

[Kingslayer]

Most tackled team yet 4th most fouled - yeah that ****ing adds up doesn't it?

Always good to be top 4.

 

[GDeep™]

AM is so off putting atm, overly critical and overly negative on everything.

 

[rich 1990]

AM is so off putting atm, overly critical and overly negative on everything.

We need to clone Makingtrax to balance it out.

 

[GDeep™]

We need to clone Makingtrax to balance it out.

Or maybe you can start posting Arsenal related stuff?

You're like Carl Jenkinson of AM mate, you're here but not here.

 

[rich 1990]

Or maybe you can start posting Arsenal related stuff?

You're like Carl Jenkinson of AM mate, you're here but not here.

Hmm, nah.

Jenks and I are from the same town in Essex.

 

[James Bond]

"This gif really speaks to me."

 

[The Gooner]

I can't say why there is a bias against us although it's obvious that there is. You look at what Sp**s get away with every week and realistically they should never finish a match with more than 9 men yet one of our players breathes on an opponent and it's a foul. I do know where the turning point was though. I think Dein's influence in the FA helped us a lot to where we may not have been favored by officials but at least we weren't actively undermined by them. We seem to be missing his pull desperately since the falling out and his departure from the club.

This is true and so do Chelsea and United on many occasions. The relegation clubs are also notorious for trying to end careers with their atrocious tackles.

The FA does have a bias in favor of certain teams it seems.

 

[GDeep™]

Hmm, nah.

Jenks and I are from the same town in Essex.

I know, that's why I mentioned Jenks.

 

[Batman]

Hmm, nah.

Jenks and I are from the same town in Essex.

Where in Essex are you from? My family are from Chelmsford.