Emmanuel Eboue is rated as 50:50
for the Premiership clash with West Ham on Saturday.
The Arsenal right back is struggling with a groin problem and faces
a fitness test on Friday.
Apart from that, Arsène Wenger had only good news to report when he
spoke to Arsenal TV Online on Thursday afternoon. Gilberto (hip)
and Jeremie Aliadiere (foot) have recovered from the injuries that
kept them out of the game at Liverpool last Saturday. Therefore if
Eboue is declared fit Wengers only absentees in the squad will be
the three attackers who are out for the season Thierry Henry,
Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie.
We have Gilberto back and Jeremie should back, said the
Frenchman. However Eboue is a doubt. He has a problem with his
groin. Well have a test on Friday and see after that.
The Ivorian has been troubled by a succession of niggling injuries
this term, most often on his ankle. It appears this particular
problem may have been a case of too much, too soon in his
comeback.
It is unbelievable, replied Wenger when asked about his injury
record. He was out for six weeks and then played a complete game
when perhaps he had not recovered. Sometimes that is the price that
you pay; you get another injury.
Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full video
interview on Friday morning. In it, Arsène Wenger talks about
Liverpool, losing focus, the English teams in Europe, playing at
home, the future of Mathieu Flamini, reports of interest in Daniel
Alves plus the future of Jens Lehmann and Julio
Baptista.