Arsenal fans finally receive positive news after Declan Rice’s late injury
Arsenal are in a very bad situation right now from a fitness point of view, and no one realizes how bad it is.
Arsenal are currently missing a number of key defenders and midfielders, and if you look at the context of the season and the number of games they play week in week out, everything looks even worse.
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The most recent bad news Arsenal fans received happened just before the Aston Villa game, when it was revealed that Declan Rice would miss Tuesday’s game.
Now, Arsenal already needed Rice in the lineup, but even more so this week due to the injuries they have been dealing with at right back.
Ben White and Jurrien Timber were both doubtful or absent due to injury, meaning Arsenal simply didn’t have a single right-back for the big game against Aston Villa when the news broke.
There were people hoping for an unlikely appearance from Timber, wondering if he was healthy enough to play 60-70 minutes in a big game like Tuesday night.
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Arsenal fans finally get some positive news after Declan Rice’s late injury
Well, it’s safe to say that Arsenal fans just received some hopeful updates regarding a possible Timber sighting.
According to Gunnerblog, Arsenal are hoping Timber will be fit enough to play against Aston Villa on Tuesday night, with Ben White also trying to make an unlikely return from injury.
This little bit of news helps a lot. Even though Arsenal are missing their best player due to injury, the saving grace is that their best right-back might well be able to play against another title contender like Aston Villa, who are in fine form.
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Arsenal need Timber’s services to prevent players like Morgan Rogers from creating danger against Arsenal, and without Rice, the Gunners will be hoping Timber is fit enough to do just that.
It’s a really unfortunate time for Arsenal, but luckily they’ve handled this injury crisis very well so far. They have always maintained their positions in the league and Champions League, and that is really difficult to do considering the large number of players they have been missing for a very long time.
Gabriel potentially starting is obviously good news for all Arsenal fans, and they will now be hoping that Timber also follows suit.
This article was originally published on www.paininthearsenal.com as Arsenal fans finally receive some positive news following Declan Rice’s late injury.