As far as injuries are concerned, they are quite common for Arsenal and fans have become used to it by this point.
It is in the defensive department that the Gunners are struggling as a majority of the back line is out with an injury.
One of them is Rob Holding who until his injury was arguably the best defender in the Arsenal team. He suffered a season-ending injury against Manchester United and has been on the recovery road ever since.
He took to social media to offer an update on how he has been getting on by posting a photo on Instagram of him alongside Danny Welbeck working out on a cycle. This is what he said:
Staying positive with dat guy….. One day closer
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The defender suffered an injury to his ligament and as we know that something like that will take a lot of time to heal. The diagnosis is that he could out of action for as long as eight months. However, his post shows that he is well and truly on the road to recovery.
Welbeck also suffered a gruesome injury in the month of November against Sporting Lisbon and the indications are that he will be out for the season as well. It seems unlikely that Holding will play again this season and that will be a real blow for the club. He is the exact type of defender that manager Unai Emery likes to use.
He is confident on the ball, has good recovery speed and is an excellent reader of the game. Now, the team has no choice but to find a solution to deal with this problem.
As for Welbeck, his contract is going to be ending in the summer and if he is going to prove that he is worth another deal, he is going to have to play.
But the chances of that happening are slim as well, so it will be interesting to see what happens to the Englishman’s future. Arsenal are facing a tough fight to get back into the Champions League and having players such as Holding and Welbeck will only be beneficial to the squad.
