Courtois, De Bruyne, Timber, who's next? - Arteta slams fixture schedule
With a host of stars suffering injuries, the Arsenal boss says the football calendar is 'too much' for players
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00:00 "Huge blow, especially for him because after just joining the club to have the injury that
00:08 he has, it's a huge disappointment for him. Obviously for the team it's a big blow because
00:14 we recruited him with clear intentions and what he was bringing to the team was evident
00:19 and he's not going to be able to do the decision for us. It was Buendia, it happened to Courtois,
00:25 it happened to Militao as well. There is something there. In the past you can say there have
00:30 been games in the past and there have been tours as well. The things that we put in,
00:36 the games and the tours and the World Cup in January, plus this, plus this, plus the
00:40 international, it's a lot. It's too much for the players. We really need to be sitting
00:45 down but I think it's too late. At least for the next 36 months it's too late already.
00:51 I don't know who needs to raise a voice here but there are worries, big worries on that."