I, along with many others, witnessed possibly the most horrific leg break that the Premiership has ever seen—not forgetting previous injuries such as those to Djibril Cisse and David Busst.
Eduardo's double-compound fracture was horrendous.
After coming of age only recently and starting to become a major threat to defenses in a partnership with Adebayor, Eduardo could now well be finished as a footballer.
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Blame was automatically attached to Martin Taylor, although he was clearly going for the ball and just completely mistimed the tackle. The tackle was of no real malice and he is not known for being a dirty player, so it is no surprise that Arsene Wenger retracted his comments that Taylor should be banned for life.
Many are saying that Arsenal's season could be over because of this, but one player does not make a team, and the Gunners are sure to come back from this.
Their second half performance was all but perfect until Gael Clichy's foul that resulted in James McFadden's penalty. Only an idiot would say that they cannot go on to win the title from that position just because of the Eduardo injury, although their confidence has been severely knocked.
Arsenal needs to recover from this, not only do they need to recover but so does their team spirit. The actions of there captain did not help things, Arsene Wenger is a top manager and he will get the players minds' focused on the task again. But they will still be thinking about how long it could be before Eduardo is back in action.
Here's wishing him the speediest recovery possible.
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6 months ago
I don't know if it was worse than Cisse's injury. I mean his bone popped out on both sides, not nice at all. Either way I join you in sending my best wishes to Eduardo. Just hope it's a very long time before the premiership sees another horror injury.
from 6 months ago
If it were Beckham hacked down in that manner by a Brazilian would you English still be saying " Oh cheerio nasty blow that...but all's well etc"
from 6 months ago
I wish EDUARDO a heafty lawsuit to compensate for a lost career.
6 months ago
I agree with mark about Cisse and I'll add Busst.....Cisse is still playing though where as Busst still walks with a limp, and never played football again. We all hope that Eduardo makes a full recovery and the word from Sky this moring was that he should be able too. And could even be playing before Christmas.
from 6 months ago
If it were Beckham hacked down in that manner by a Brazilian would you English still be saying " Oh cheerio nasty blow that...but all's well etc"
from 6 months ago
Darlon I'm not even English!
6 months ago
best wishes to eduardo! it was a very bad incident. But you have to look at henrik larsson and cisse and say this isn't that bad... but think of it this way. The Swede and Frenchmen both suffered injuries without a player causing it. But in eduardo's case it was by a player so yes, it does hurt a bit more!... Best Wishes to the Croatian Striker! from a Manchester United Fan
from 6 months ago
If it were Beckham hacked down in that manner by a Brazilian would you English still be saying " Oh cheerio nasty blow that...but all's well etc"
6 months ago
Its not that this injury will cost them the title....but when you add it to the string of injuries to key players that is when you start to wonder if Arsenal will be able to pull it off. They only had 14 players to field for that game....That is going to put a lot of pressure on the youth to step up at the most stressful part of the premiership.... lets just hope van persie get back soon
6 months ago
Andrew,
Well the point I'm making is if it were one of your nationals or your favorite player....would you still view this in the same manner?
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