{"id":289865,"date":"2023-09-24T19:34:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289865"},"modified":"2023-09-24T19:34:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:34:30","slug":"injured-declan-rice-and-leandro-trossard-join-big-guns-on-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/injured-declan-rice-and-leandro-trossard-join-big-guns-on-sidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard join big guns on sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Injured Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard join big guns on the sidelines &#8211; while Bukayo Saka&#8217;s also struggling&#8230; with Mikel Arteta short of options and a whiff of an Arsenal injury crisis<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arsenal were dealt major blow after Declan Rice was forced off against Spurs\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham: Honours end even in a pulsating north London derby<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Someone call a doctor and send them directly to Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s options are rapidly diminishing; Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard the latest to join an injury list that is burgeoning.<\/p>\n<p>Add those to Jurrien Timber (knee), Thomas Partey (groin) and Gabriel Martinelli (hamstring) and, all of a sudden, there\u2019s a whiff of crisis in the air at the club\u2019s London Colney HQ.<\/p>\n<p>The irony of it all won\u2019t be lost on Arteta. Club doctor Gary O\u2019Driscoll, who has spent a period on gardening leave after accepting the role as head of sports medicine at Manchester United earlier this year, is gone and his successor is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Driscoll, of course, has his own problems; Arsenal\u2019s injury concerns pale into insignificance in comparison to United\u2019s at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/19\/75785641-0-image-a-64_1695580050450.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was substituted at half-time because of back \u2018discomfort\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/19\/75785647-0-image-a-65_1695580079809.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leandro Trossard limped off during the final training session ahead of Sunday&#8217;s derby<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Arteta could really do with some medical respite.<\/p>\n<p>Here at a breathless North London derby; \u00a3105million summer signing Rice was substituted at half-time with what Arteta described as back \u2018discomfort\u2019, although the midfielder emerging for the second half with strapping on his left calf suggests he is suffering with additional ailments.<\/p>\n<p>As Rice rose for an aerial challenge towards the end of the first-half, the grimace as he landed provided an indication of what was to come.<\/p>\n<p>If we were looking for clues on the severity then the scowl on the former West Ham captain\u2019s face accompanied by intermittent shakes off his head as he trudged off at full-time weren\u2019t positive ones.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta knows the feeling. Having lost Trossard, who limped off during the final training session ahead of this clash, Arteta could have done without another fitness blow.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian complained of tightness towards the bottom of his hamstring on Saturday and was immediately withdrawn from the session and sent for a scan.<\/p>\n<p>There is hope Trossard won\u2019t miss a long stretch but following the hamstring injury suffered by the man he has replaced in the team &#8211; Gabriel Martinelli, who limped off against Everton last week &#8211; it&#8217;s another headache for Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is Rice that will truly concern Arteta in the aftermath of this 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n<p>The distinct lack of control in Arsenal\u2019s midfield without the England star was glaringly obvious in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>It was no surprise that Tottenham\u2019s second equaliser arrived after Jorginho, Rice\u2019s direct replacement at half-time, lost possession in midfield.<\/p>\n<p>With Partey not expected back until after the next international break, Arteta may have to muddle through for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I love him and we love him, errors are part of football,\u2019 Arteta said of Jorginho after the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/19\/75785691-0-image-a-66_1695580149915.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka continues to manage an Achilles complaint that dogged him last season\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll love him even more if the Italian can help hold the fort in the absence of Partey and Rice, should the 24-year-old miss a prolonged spell.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have spent heavily in preparation for their return to the Champions League. With that in mind, there will be little sympathy from elsewhere &#8211; indeed Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou will be concerned by his own injury problems following this bruising encounter after Brennan Johnson (hamstring) and James Maddison (knee) limped off.<\/p>\n<p>But for Arteta, it\u2019s a precarious situation. This week\u2019s Carabao Cup clash against Brentford will, at least, provide an opportunity to rotate.<\/p>\n<p>However, from Saturday onwards the injuries are likely to leave the Gunners squad worryingly exposed if those who are currently out aren\u2019t available.<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth away on Saturday, Lens in France in the Champions League on October 3 and then the visit of Manchester City to the Emirates five days later.<\/p>\n<p>Conceivably City could be 10 points clear by the time they meet on October 8.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the brutal reality of life in the fast-lane &#8211; no-one has time for injury excuses regardless of how valid they may be.<\/p>\n<p>But the relentless intensity of top-level football every three or four days will take its toll.<\/p>\n<p>Rice and Trossard will be assessed over the next 48 hours in hope that they aren\u2019t missing for too long.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli, according to sources could be available for next weekend, but Arsenal medics know the risks of rushing hamstring injury victims back too soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/19\/75785801-0-image-a-67_1695580368272.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s options are rapidly diminishing due to a growing injury list at Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka continues to manage an Achilles complaint that dogged him last season and looked uncomfortable at full-time here.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about whether his squad is stretched, Arteta responded: \u2018It was already a test today because we missed five big players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But it\u2019s what we have. As well, it gives opportunities to the other ones. We have a game every three days and that\u2019s the level we have to show so go for it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s fighting talk. 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