a whiff of stink in the armory?

Seems to be a recurring theme. As soon as we sell a player they usually miraculously heal.

I did a shit on the floor.

Other examples Ix?

Other examples Ix?

Fabregas for one. Always injured at Arsenal, goes to Barca and has been fit to play ever since.

Maybe because he was a spunk of sperm when we promoted him in the first team and he moved at a mature age when his body could take more?

Maybe because he was a spunk of sperm when we promoted him in the first team and he moved at a mature age when his body could take more?

That's a nice theory, backed up by zero facts supporting it.

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His age when he was promoted vs when he moved. Here's your fact.

thought your body was healthier when you're younger, and if you burn out at a young age your body gets weaker with age?

His age when he was promoted vs when he moved. Here's your fact.

You seem to not know what we're talking about. Plenty of players have left Arsenal only to become much less injury-ridden. You seem to think that Arsenal's unrivalled injury problems are 100% bad luck, which they aren't. Something at Arsenal is causing these problems, so it shouldn't be a surprise to you that if players leave they have less problems.

Is Diaby playing?

thought your body was healthier when you're younger, and if you burn out at a young age your body gets weaker with age?

Your body is weaker at lets say 18 than is its at 26

Is Diaby playing?

We broke him beyond repair

Other examples Ix?

Fabianski, Gael Clichy, RVP, ....the list is endless!

RVP got over his injuries at Arsenal.... And he was still somewhat injury prone at united.

RVP got over his injuries at Arsenal.... And he was still somewhat injury prone at united.

Are you actually insinuating there are no injury problems at Arsenal?

Do you have stats? Compared to other clubs?

Do you have stats? Compared to other clubs?

Yes? Not only widely available, but mentioned everywhere, all the time. Arsenal has had the most injuries in the league every year since at least 2002 when people started tracking it. You've missed this fact somehow? Or are we now playing the "source" game in a bid to claim that Arsenal doesn't have more injuries than anyone else?

This shows the number of injuries among the top five between 2002-2011, for example. Somehow a coincidence according to VA10.

Is it though

Average age of those teams? I'm betting Poodris' head that we've had the youngest.

Average age of those teams? I'm betting Poodris' head that we've had the youngest.

So you agree we have and have had a bigger problem than other teams, regardless of reason. Good.

The reason why we've had these problems is up for debate, but general consensus is that it's a mixture of fixture congestion (being in the Champions League and getting far in domestic cups every year means lots of fixtures close together over long periods), training methods (Wenger's unwillingness to do strength and upper body training until very recently) and style of play (lots of possession means being tackled a lot, paired with the general 'kick them about' attitude other teams usually deploy against us).