The injury to Leandro Trossard occurred on Wednesday night following Arsenal’s victory against Bayern Munich. It has made the trip to Stamford Bridge much harder than expected for the Gunners.
Trossard has been tearing it up lately. When he came off after the intense first half, it was not how anyone had hoped for an ending. Trossard stated he knew immediately after the injury that he had done something to his left leg. After getting treatment and a quick word with Arteta, he headed straight for the dressing room in 38th minute. It was never a good sign.
Arteta’s Statement
Mikel Arteta didn’t have much to offer afterwards, admitting: “With Leo, we don’t know. He said he felt something. We didn’t want to take any risks, obviously.” The medical team are now working to figure out exactly what they’re dealing with, though there are whispers it might be a calf problem.
A Significant Blow for Gunners
Losing Trossard would be a proper blow for Arsenal. The Belgian has been in brilliant form this season. He scored five goals and five assists in just 16 games tells its own story. His display against Spurs last weekend, where he both scored and set one up, showed exactly why he’s become so important to this team.
With how poor the injury timing is to Arsenal, they are now relying on an already short roster and will need to make creative substitutions into the lineup for their upcoming match against Chelsea, who are now just seven points behind Arsenal. There’s also a chance that Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz might be available after having fresh scans to check where they’re at with their recoveries.
Author’s Opinion
Everyone will be hanging on Arteta’s words at Friday’s press conference. That’s when we’ll hopefully get a proper update on whether Trossard has any chance of making Sunday’s fixture – one of the biggest league games Arsenal will play all season.
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