The Arsenal squad can’t catch a break from injuries this season, piling early pressure on Mikel Arteta’s adaptability.
Fortunately, Arsenal’s squad depth allows for rotation, but even Arteta wouldn’t have been able to anticipate the extent of the Gunners’ issues.
From defence to midfield to attack, the Arsenal squad have been rocked by absences in all areas this term.
It’s a real challenge for Arteta to juggle injuries and the dream of winning the Champions League and Premier League, a challenge that history reveals isn’t easy to conquer.
Prove me wrong: Arsenal’s injury record will cost them the Premier League title.
Arsenal’s injury record spells bad news for Premier League title hopes
Even the squads packed with talent, like Arsenal’s, can’t endure such a high rate of injuries.
It’s not an opinion, it’s a fact, as The Athletic revealed in a piece honing in on the influx of injuries in the Premier League.
The Athletic relayed that the ‘big six’ team with the most injuries has failed to win the league over the past five seasons.
The data is ominous for Arsenal, who have already suffered countless injuries in the opening 16 matches of the Premier League season.
For now, the Gunners sit top, which is largely thanks to the quality within the squad; however, it’s impossible to ignore that history doesn’t favour teams with lengthy injury lists.
Every Arsenal player to have missed a game due to injury this season
The season hasn’t started well for Arsenal on the injury front, but there’s plenty of time for things to change.
Kai Havertz is set to return this month, with Gabriel Magalhaes also eyeing a return, closely following Gabriel Jesus’ reintegration to the squad.
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That being said, the injury list is still being added to as well, with Ben White ruled out for a month to add further pressure to Arsenal’s defence.
The list of players who have missed a game this season due to injury is absolutely staggering, given that we’re only 16 matches into the Premier League campaign.
With the Premier League title on Arteta’s mind, the boss will be desperate to see his squad’s fortune on the injury front turn around, but with the schedule the players have to combat, there’s reason to be pessimistic.
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