Every Arsenal fan on the face of the Earth rolled their eyes and sighed audibly upon reading the news this week that all-action midfielder Jack Wilshere had been the victim of an accidental challenge in training that left him with a hairline fracture in his leg.
The injury seemed like the exact type of thing that has scuppered Wilshere's development as every time he seems to be playing well with a run of games under his belt, he knocks the ball just a litte too far ahead of himself, refuses to back out of the challenge, and inevitably ends up with ankle ligament damage or a broken bone. However, his manager Arsene Wenger today revealed that Wilshere may be able to come back to training far earlier than expected.
Speaking to the press ahead of the Arsenal's season opener at home to West Ham, Arsene Wenger said the following on Wilshere's injury:
It's a straight injury to the bone, no surprises there, it just needs time to heal. The news we got yesterday was that it could be much shorter than expected, because he's two weeks in a boot and maybe after he can practise straight away again.
Two weeks out would certainly be more acceptable to Arsenal fans than the 6-8 weeks initially reported.
Wenger also used his press conference to hit out at the new schedule for the Premier League this season, stating that he thinks starting a week earlier is a massive mistake. You can check out the press conference below, and the information about Wilshere comes towards the end.
Thanks to BeanymanSports on YouTube for the video.
