The recent injury crisis plaguing our Arsenal has been nothing short of devastating to our title chances. The data confirms what we’ve all been fearing – our squad has been hit hard by injuries this season after being relative lucky in the last campaign. In the whole season Arsenal had 898 days lost to injury, with 13 Premier League teams having totals stretching over 1,000 days.
It’s gut-wrenching to see that Arsenal players have already missed a staggering 297 days due to injuries since the start of the season with only Brighton, Ipswich and Crystal Palace worse hit. The Gunners have had five players injured while playing for their countries and, in total, they have missed 22 games as a result, with no sign of it letting up just yet with Trossard limping off the pitch while with Belgium this week.
Days lost from injuries (Sky Sports)
Premier League, 2024/25
Brighton 397
Ipswich Town 340
Crystal Palace 319
Arsenal 297
Wolves 279
Tottenham 273
Manchester City 243
Liverpool 228
Brentford 215
Aston Villa 214
Nottingham Forest 208
Everton 192
Manchester United 171
Fulham 160
Chelsea 151
Newcastle United 142
Leicester City 138
Southampton 126
AFC Bournemouth 115
West Ham United 84
What makes this situation even more frustrating is that it’s not just squad players being affected. We’ve seen crucial first-team members like Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, and Gabriel Jesus spending significant time on the sidelines. These are the players we rely on to make the difference in big matches, and their absences have been badly felt.
There’s no denying that these injuries have had a massive impact on our performance. We’ve struggled to maintain consistency, and it’s heartbreaking to think about how different our league position might be if we had a fully fit squad. The stop-start nature of players coming in and out of the team has disrupted our rhythm and made it challenging to build momentum.
You have to feel for Mikel Arteta. He’s been forced to constantly reshuffle the team, often having to play players out of position or rely on inexperienced youngsters to fill the gaps. It’s a testament to his managerial skills that we’ve managed to stay competitive despite these setbacks.
As Gooners, we can only hope that the worst is behind us. The return of key players like Ødegaard has been a boost, but we’re still holding our breath every time a player goes down. The upcoming transfer window might provide some relief if we can bring in reinforcements, but for now, we need to rally behind the team and hope for a change in our injury fortunes.
This injury crisis has been a true test of our resilience as a club. While it’s been tough to watch at times, it’s also shown the depth of character in our squad. If we can overcome this and still achieve our goals for the season, it will make any success all the sweeter.
Jack Anderson
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Can anyone else hear violins? When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Do we want to compare red cards with other clubs too? I am a Gooner through and through, but come on, let’s stop looking for excuses to write off our poor performances and let’s stop feeling sorry for ourselves. We will still have a big say in the top of the table, let’s just get on with it.
Totally agree
We have had some really performances from current squad players
I might add as well tactically we have been poor as well at times
Onwards and upwards
Saying that we are 4 points off where we were last season at this time so we are still able to make up the lost ground
There is no doubts injuries plays a big part of the the wobbling at our knees, case in point had the Dutchman remained on the pitch Arsenal deservedly would have beaten Liverpool.
But what the listing above explained, we maybe doing better than first thought with our injuries, in comparison to others.
How much did Kiwior and Zichvenko cost ?
It’s not like when Timber and Gabriel went off we only had kids
It was managers choice to bring on a rookie midfielder and play him left back
There is no doubt that injuries have played a part in the position we find ourselves in… just as the sending off’s, the lack of decent cover in certain positions, the unwillingness to use our younger players, playing top class players out of position and letting players leave without giving them the opportunity to prove their fitness and ability.
After spending nigh on £800 million, we shouldn’t be looking for excuses!! I’m not, I’m looking for results!!
Hear, hear.
Hi Ken
Here’s a question for you and fellow gooners here
Are we looking for results or good performances
Me like you are happy to take the results with scrappy displays for now but I know full well some will want both and scrappy 1 nils are not good enough
Results every game AB.
That’s why GG was so revered at our club – his team shut up shop and the old “1-0 to The Arsenal” became our first identity song!!
If only we could have had 40% of GG and 60% of AW’s philosophies regarding how to play the game!!
Ideally both, win with good quality football, with the odd scrappy win here or there.
Winning is the main thing, but country to some peoples beliefs, football is meant to be entertaining.
There are some people who think if you want to get entertained then go to the theatre, a theory I don’t go along with at all.
If we can get another 101 days we’ll be top of the injury days list. (At least we’d be top of something)😂🤣.