Arsene Wenger is to blame for Arsenal's injury crisis
Football
By
Mirror
| Oct 29, 2015
Arsene Wenger is responsible for Arsenal's injury problems, according to Dutch fitness coach Raymond Verheijen.
The Gunners lost both Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in their mid week defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, meaning they now have eight players out injured.
In addition to the two England wingers, Mikel Arteta (ankle), David Ospina (shoulder), Aaron Ramsey (hamstring), Tomas Rosicky (knee), Danny Welbeck (knee) and Jack Wilshere (leg) are also out.
And Verheijen, who worked as an assistant coach for the Dutch national team at four World Cups and four European Championships, accused Wenger of being the root of the problem.
“Here we go again,” he tweeted. “Ramsey, Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain out injured. I lost count. Has this pattern repeated itself [for] five or six seasons already.
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“Ramsey, Walcott, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain (and [Bacary] Sagna, [Robin] van Persie, [Cesc] Fabregas) have been injured for months each season.
“How many times do patterns like this have to repeat [themselves] before the football world will wake up and stop denying these clear facts?”
He added: "Also it has been scientifically proven by professor Jan Ekstrand in a 10 year UEFA study: football coaches are responsible for most injuries .
"In the new book 'How Simple Can It Be?' it is extensively described how 'le professeur' Wenger became 'le dino'.
"Problem with revolutionary coaches is they are only revolutionary once and apply this 'revolutionary' approach during their entire career.
"Applying the same 'revolutionary' approach an entire career means after 10 years the coach has become average and after 20 years he's behind."