Arsenal to review medical and training methods after injuries to Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey

Arsenal to investigate medical and training methods

Arsenal have decided to investigate and review their training and medical methodology after the recent worrying injuries suffered by both Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey recently. Mesut Ozil joined the pool of Arsenal footballers who got injured at a crucial point of the season.

Mesut Ozil is expected to be out of action for around a month, possibly even six weeks, with a grade two hamstring tear.

Aaron Ramsey too has not fully recovered from his injury and is doubtful starter against Tottenahm Hotspur.

The Independent quoted Wenger: “I am concerned that happens.

“If you look at our overall injury list going into such a final decisive part of the season, we have no (Jack) Wilshere, (Theo) Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey. We went to Bayern with no (Kieran) Gibbs or (Nacho) Monreal. Of course it is a concern.

“For some, like Walcott (knee injury), it is completely bad luck, the rest maybe we have to find out why it happened.

“We are analysing very deeply why it happened to see if there is a link between these injuries.”

Mesut Ozil was substituted at half-time during the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich due to the injury.

Wenger further said: “He had a very good game against Everton on Saturday and I feel he was handicapped from early on in the game by this hamstring because I saw him stretching a few times.

“I told my physio ‘is he all right because he looks to stretch his hamstring?’ It looks to me that he played a long period in that first half being injured.

“I don’t know for how long exactly he will be out, but it looks a minimum of three weeks.

“When the minimum is three weeks, the maximum is six.

“Honestly I am not specialist enough to know. It’s a grade two hamstring (injury), (so) let’s say four weeks.”

Kieran Gibbs has been sidelined due to a calf problem. Wilshere is out of action because of a fractured foot he suffered while on international duty with England.

Sweden midfielder Kim Kallstrom, though, could make a first appearance since signing on loan from Spartak Moscow now that he has recovered from a back problem sustained before he joined on deadline day.

Wenger believes that Ozil’s absence would not be a matter of concern for his team. He opined: “It is a blow of course, but I am confident we have the quality to deal without him during that period.

“We have many creative players in our squad who can take over and produce quality performances.

“I am convinced that the team is ready, even without Ozil, to go for the challenge.”

On the Tottenham game, Wenger said: “It has always been difficult at White Hart Lane, but we are in a position where of course we want to win the game, because after (losing at) Stoke, it is very important.

“We had a good result against Everton, we had a good result even at Bayern, but we must continue and have no more weak moments before the end of the season.”