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Arsenal fans are all ‘fuming’ with the Kroenkes and the board after what just happened in Dubai

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Arsenal’s season is in serious jeopardy now.

The Gunners are already six points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool and are out of both domestic cups as well. The chances of winning silverware in this campaign are getting smaller and smaller.

Injuries have troubled Arsenal all season, and things went from bad to worse during Arsenal’s training camp in Dubai.

Havertz suffered a muscular injury in training, and the German now joins Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli among others on the sidelines.

Arsenal only have three fit attackers now – Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri.

The decision to not sign a new attacker looked ridiculous on winter transfer deadline day, and it looks even worse now. Arsenal fans are furious.

Kai Havertz goes down injured during Newcastle United v Arsenal in the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg clash.
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Angry Arsenal fans blast the Kroenkes and the board after Kai Havertz’s injury

Havertz has been forced to play every single game following Gabriel Jesus’ injury.

At the end of the win over Wolves, Havertz fell to the ground at full-time and had to be helped up by two physios. He was absolutely knackered.

The Kroenkes are to blame for the load on Havertz because they did not bring any attacker in during the winter window. Fans are having their say about the same now.

One Arsenal fan tweeted: “KSE, Ayto, Garlick, Lewis deserve all the criticism coming their way. Disgraceful. Play with fire, and you get burnt. You wanna be in the big boys league? Start acting like it in transfer windows!”

Another said: “Kroenkes, Tim Lewis, and Richard Garlick failed this club.”

“We all saw this coming. Arsenal’s board has let Mikel Arteta, the boys, and the fans down. Havertz joins Saka, Jesus, and Martinelli on the injury list, yet the board did nothing in January. If we don’t win anything this season, the blame is on them. KSE OUT,” wrote another.

Another annoyed Gooner tweeted: “Confirmed Havertz is injured. If he had a backup, he wouldn’t have been overplayed, thus this would’ve never happened. Out of all the strikers available during the transfer window, our board said “nah, not today” and chose to close their eyes. This is on them. We saw it coming.”

“KSE & Lewis have done serious damage the last 2 transfer windows – no Saka backup or striker in the summer with no reinforcements in January after losing Saka and Jesus – latest injuries all on our board & recruitment team – horrendous management,” said another fan.

The one mistake Arsenal cannot make despite injuries

Arsenal are in desperate need of attackers, and Havertz’s injury has come at the worst possible time.

The German’s absence means that Trossard will have to play through the middle, with Nwaneri and Sterling starting on either side of him.

Kieran Tierney may have to fill in on the left wing at times in the coming weeks, while youngsters like Charles Sagoe Jr could get a chance under Arteta.

Despite the position they are in, there’s one thing Arsenal simply cannot do – rush Saka back.

Saka was spotted doing light training in Dubai, and he is closing in on his return. The Englishman is expected to be back at the end of February or early in March.

We think the Arsenal medical staff should not clear him until he is fully ready.

The last thing Arsenal need now is to rush Saka back only for him to get injured again – Ange Postecoglou did that at Tottenham with Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, and that backfired horribly.