From soccernet:
Arsenal have ruled Tomas Rosicky out of action
until March ''at the earliest'' after the midfielder underwent
surgery on a hamstring problem in Germany a month ago.
The Czech Republic international has been out with a damaged
tendon since January and has made a slower than expected recovery,
after originally being told his injury would be cured in "days, not
weeks".
Rosicky missed the European Championships for his country, with
the nature of the problem requiring multiple operations.
He is due to report back to Arsenal later this month but manager
Arsene Wenger admits it will be some time before the 27-year-old
will be ready to play again.
Wenger told the club's official website: ''He's doing rehab at
the moment.
''He's back here on December 17 and then hopefully we can start
to work with him. But it's a long-term prospect - maybe March at
the earliest.''
The former Borussia Dortmund playmaker said at the start of the
year that he thinks that the busy nature of the Premier League
could be a reason for his numerous fitness problems.
"The [German] Bundesliga has a winter break whereas here in
England winter is the time when the games are played in quick
succession," he said.
"In Germany the players can have a rest and have a winter
pre-season, which is a big advantage of course. That is not the
case here and the fitness sessions must be included during season
training, which is a big difference.''
Theo
Walcott, Abou Diaby, Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Eboue have all
suffered from injuries recently, leaving the Gunners with a lack of
width, but the squad have been delivered more encouraging news on
their other long-term absentee, Eduardo.
The 25-year-old Croatian international, who has won 22 caps and
scored 13 goals for his adopted country, has been out of action
since the infamous tackle by Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor on February
23.
"I believe we might see him for the first time in the Reserves
on December 16 against Portsmouth," revealed Wenger.
"After that we will just go from there but he looks very good
and very sharp in training."
wenger better bring in someone for left/right wing.... walcott
already out for some time... we cant play denilson 4ever at
right... he totally no productivity...
