London - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gave his
backing to the Premier League club's medical staff
and coaches on Friday despite the high number of
injuries his squad continues to suffer.
England midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and
Theo Walcott both came off early in the 3-0 Capital
One Cup defeat by Championship (second tier) club
Sheffield Wednesday in midweek and will both be
out until after November's international break.
Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky
are all long-term injuries, while Mikel Arteta and
Aaron Ramsey are also currently unavailable.
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"I trust my medical and coaching staff to do well,
we are very well organised on that front," Wenger
told a news conference ahead of Saturday's visit to
Swansea City.
"It's always a question we have to answer, when
we have injuries, by analysing every single case
and every single exercise.
"You have not to over-analyse when players are
injured. We have not many muscle injuries, although
it's true recently, but it's post international games
that we got all these injuries. Is it linked to that? I
don't know."
Wenger suggested that Costa Rican international
Joel Campbell was an option for the vacant wide
position at Swansea, as he is reluctant to disrupt
the formation too much by moving Santi Cazorla
from the centre.
"I have another 24 hours to make that decision," he
said. "We will find solutions and I have to find the
right one."
Arsenal are second in the table, only behind
Manchester City on goal difference after beating
Everton last weekend.
"We need a strong defensive performance as
Swansea are a team who are doing very well,"
Wenger said of the Welsh club, who lie 12th.
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