Ben Dinnery on Twitter: "In his pro. career. Sanchez has never been sidelined for longer than his current injury. (Hamstring
Posted Jan 21, 2016, 1:44 PM UTC
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This is also the oldest he has ever been...I think
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Nah he's definitely older when he was at barca a couple of years ago
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And he has also never played in the Prml until now - the most demanding league in the world.
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Doesn't help that he hasn't rested the past two summers either.
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No Winter break either.
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Or past 2 summer breaks either.
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Can almost imagine the comments other clubs fans' are making about the "Arsenal Touch"
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It's probably more likely that we're not pumping our players full of drugs* when they're injured to bring them back prematurely.
(*or maybe just not as much)
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Arsene sidelined Sanchez for longer than he probably had to be out. Give him a rest and ensure that he plays for the rest of the season.
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Wasn't his injury '3 weeks' when it first occured? Its been 8 weeks since he's played a football match for us.
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Little bit multiple setbacks
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This was same for Giroud when he was out for months last season. Prior to that, the most he had been injured for was a few days.
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Yup. Pretty sure thats the case with Ozil, Welbeck and Kos as well.
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I think also Coquelin and Cazorla.
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No, Santi missed an almost an entire season at Villareal. That's why he doesn't have a WC medal.
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Oh, didn't know that. I guess I missed it when looking up his injury history.
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Giroud did break his foot, you know. Other than that he is an absolute tank
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Just like Welbeck
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I doubt he's had a run of games like he had from 2014 to present.
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OK now we can officially say it: Welcome to Arsenal Alexis!
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I think it's been lengthened by the club being (rightly imo) especially cautious with him. Alexis isn't a player to feel his way back into the game and rein himself in before he's fully ready to go, he needs to be at 100% before he's allowed on to the pitch or he will injure himself again.
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Maybe it's just Wenger giving him an extra long break
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The arsenal effect
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sure 2 full seasons with international tournaments in between will do that to you, especially if youre used to a winter break.
as long as this extended layoff gets him rested enough to be his last seasons self, its worth it.
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We can do better than that! Just wait 'till he does his cruciate!
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If this is a trend that continues after he comes back then he could be a 20 + goal a season forward P:
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what is with the retarded blood doping claims in this thread? doping improves aerobic capacity and muscular endurance over prolonged periods; it doesnt heal existing injuries. though i shouldnt be surprised that people are making excuses for the staff's incompetence in regards to injury prevention and treatment
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uh oh! something that might slightly hint towards something negative about Arsenal, quick everyone make irrational defensive claims and call stoke cunts!
ah, top comment about how barca blood dopes. good work r/gunners!
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Thanks for not being an ass about it though, very mature of you.
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I'm sure his blood has felt a bit different since leaving Barca as well...
I think the Chilean team blood dopes as well. I remember he looked absolutely gassed this fall before the international break -- joined the Chilean team to play 180 minutes in a week -- then came back looking fresher than he had before the break.
jumping to conclusions man. There are many other factors that could explain it (training techniques, rest, climate, national team passion etc). I don't know all that much about how teams prepare, fitness and all that, so i cant give any real possible explanations, but i don't think we should be jumping to doping as the possible reason.
Anyone know what altitude they train at in Chile?
I heard it's dope.
well Santiago is only at approx. 500m above sea level so if that's where they spend the majority of their training it's not very high at all.
Sorry, I haven't heard any of this... what is the background on it?
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cheers! Edit: Oh, this guy... I didn't realize he had some attachment to them.
The blood bags haven't been destroyed yet. There is an upcoming court hearing which will decide either way very soon.
And it took them 6 years? Damn regular justice is slow, but sports law is just as slow. And I was told at college that being quick was one of the main advantages of arbitration vs civil courts.
First of all the stat isn't true. He was out longer during his first season at Barca.
Even ignoring that, he's already played 5900 minutes at Arsenal in less than 1.5 seasons averaging 81 minutes per appearance. He stayed 3 years at Barca and only played 8637 minutes average 61 minutes per appearance. What's amazing isn't his injury record at Barca, but the fact that he's lasted so long without an injury at your shitty club.
Thanks for the info, don't let the door hit you while you kindly fuck off.
Oh no, I'm distraught! How am I going to get by without your shitty club and its bozo fanclub?
You must have been very lonely to be lurking at a sub you dont even wanna go.
Are you on drug?
Barca dopes
I totally agree. Except I'm sure Arsenal do as well. There's good evidence that the French doped their way to the '98 world cup and guess where many of those stars ended up playing? And then there's really no other way to explain how third rate players like Hleb and Song, who can barely perform adequately for the likes Birmingham City somehow turn in into world beaters under Arsense.