Morning all.
It’s an Interlull Saturday so there’s not a lot going on. There are a few Arsenal players in action today, so hopefully they play well and stay healthy. That’s as much as I think I need to say about that.
Yesterday saw some info doing the rounds about a setback for Martin Odegaard, which understandably had everyone upset. My understanding is that this isn’t the case, and that he remains on schedule. The question is: what is that schedule? At this point, it’s not clear, and I don’t expect it to be either.
I know some people get a bit frustrated with Mikel Arteta’s reluctance to be a bit more open about player injuries and time-frames, but I understand it. First, if you are specific and a player misses that date, it creates some unnecessary drama. It happens, recovery is both medical/scientific and not always precise. A player can have a setback, they might tweak or feel something else in the rehab process. The human body is an unpredictable thing at times, so being a bit vague about a situation makes sense.
Then there’s Arteta’s reluctance to make public any kind of information that might be useful to the opposition. I don’t think there’s any significant advantage to doing this really, but it’s how he feels most comfortable operating and what he has done since he arrived at Arsenal has been overwhelmingly positive, so leave him be. I also think there’s a consideration of privacy at times, where reporting on an injury deliberately isn’t as specific as it used to be.
Compare and contrast the reporting on the official website with regards two players who suffered ACL injuries. First, Hector Bellerin in 2019:
Further to the injury sustained during our match against Chelsea on Saturday, we can confirm that Hector has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee.
And Mohamed Elneny in 2023:
Following an injury sustained in a recent training session, subsequent assessments have confirmed that Mohamed Elneny has a…
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