Wenger needed this like a hole in the head

Football FanCast columnist Billy Pearson reckons Wenger needed the injury to Van Persie like a hole in the head, especially with Bendtner already ruled out this week.

Losing players to international duty is one thing, however when it is meaningless friendlies like Holland’s match last night it is such a bitter pill to swallow, especially when it is arguably one of your better players. Arsene Wenger needed Van Persie’s injury like a hole in head, especially as we carry on our title assault.

It was always going to happen and fate has dealt its hand. In a week that was full of Robin van Persie and how he is finally found his best form and consistency in his game, having remained injury free after years of battling against them at Arsenal sees himself get crocked in the next game he is played.

The injury looked a bad one and if it is ankle ligaments, then you are talking a few months oppose to weeks and it will prove a massive body blow to our hopes to the season as Van Persie, along with Cesc, Arshavin and Vermaelen are the mainstay in this team. The Dutchman can be replaced by Eduardo, or perhaps move Arshavin more centrally, but they have big boots to fill given the impressive performances that Van Persie has been putting in.

It is the second blow in a week for Wenger with Bendtner’s injury worse than first feared and which has seen the Dane having to go under the surgeon’s knife. They say bad luck comes in threes, let’s hope for the sake of our title challenge that we get through the rest of this next week unscathed.