Tierney Fains: The surgery went well, thank you very much for the messages you sent to support me, I really appreciate it
Fortunately, the operation went smoothly, the rest is a long recovery period, I believe in Tierney's mental strength, but in the future he will have to manage his body, if you feel unwell, don't insist on it anymore, don't lose big because of small mistakes...
Tierney can't come back this season, and for now, Thomas is choking enough to make a comeback before the end of the season...
Arsenal officials updated Thomas's injury.
The midfielder suffered a right thigh injury against Crystal Palace earlier this week, and the Ghanaians were subsequently evaluated further, while scans showed damage to Thomas's right thigh muscle.
Arsenal will continue to assess Thomas's situation in the coming weeks, while players will continue to receive further expert consultation during this time.
Although the official briefing did not clearly state Thomas's injury, it can be seen from the sentence "Arsenal will continue to evaluate Thomas's situation in the coming weeks", and Thomas will have to miss at least a few weeks, and the next few weeks are going to be deadly weeks, not to mention that the Premier League is only a few weeks away from the end...
Arteta also hinted at a press conference that Thomas might not be able to make a comeback this season.
Arteta was in the pre-match press conference and let's take a look at what the Arsenal boss has talked about.
Is there anything else to say about that game on Monday?
Monday is over and we're now looking forward to playing in front of our own fans.
What did you learn from the last game?
We have to play better and have to be more competitive than we were on Monday.
How was Thomas's injury?
Now it is still a bit uncertain, he is not lightly injured (in fact, the literal translation of the original words is that the injury is very serious... We must continue to evaluate Thomas's situation, but he will be truncated for a few weeks. It could be a problem, or it might not be, because Thomas was injured where he had been injured, and he felt it straight away.
What's going on in Tierney?
Our responsibility is that when these players are with us, the team takes good care of them, but once the players go to the national team, then the decision and responsibility fall into their hands. We had to try to communicate with the national team as quickly as possible, and we did, but it happened.
Will Tavares seek to prove himself?
You have to go through tough moments in your career, and Tavares actually did well for a while after joining us, and maybe Tavares is playing more than he would have expected. That's the life of a player, especially at his age, it's normal to have ups and downs, and we're here to help him and give him a better career, which is what we're going to do next.
Is Tavares ready?
He's ready, and he's motivated. Maybe Tavares will be disappointed, but that's part of our job and we have to make the decision to win the game, without personal grudges.
Will Lokunga get a chance?
He played a lot of good games in the first phase of the season, but obviously if you only have one game a week because you don't have a European assignment, it's going to be difficult for some players to share the playing time.
For these players, it's an opportunity to show what they're capable of.
What do you think of Lacazette's lack of goals?
Win or lose, it's your job, it's not our job.
Raqqa's contribution to the rest of the team is phenomenal, of course we want the strikers to score goals and we know they need them to score to win the game, nothing has changed.
Are you concerned about Arsenal's lack of goals? Do you regret renting out barogon?
I haven't heard of this question in the last 6 weeks, so I've forgotten about it, but after losing a game, it's obviously a good time for you to ask this question, and I don't want to say too much about it.
Will Tierney miss the World Preliminaries in Scotland?
I don't know, he just had surgery yesterday (Thursday), so it's still early.
Tierney is not in the time period that we can assess at the moment, and I think it is too early to say what will happen after that.
Did you talk to Tavares after the last game?
I've been talking to the players and I've been talking to Tavares because I care about how he feels.
It was a decision that hurt Tavares, but he understood it was for the good of the team and he respected it.
Now Tavares needs to respond to this situation because he got a chance to learn a lot at this stage of his career.
Do you regret leaving some players in January?
I don't know, if I have to say it, that our decisions have to be based on what we see in training every day.
We have to watch how the players contribute to the team in their role, and if they can't do it or don't want to do it, then we look for a solution, which is what we've been trying to do.
That's a press conference.
Tierney will not say, after the operation, I hope he recovers soon, the key is Thomas.
Arteta and Arsenal are actually vague, but in fact I think Thomas's season is basically over, like this thigh muscle injury recurrence, casually suspended for two or three weeks is very normal, after which to resume training to find the state, and so back to the peak of the season is basically over, this is still an optimistic prediction, maybe Thomas will resume training next month (or even longer) maybe...
In fact, the reporter directly asked Arteta Thomas whether he could come back this season, and his answer was maybe it could, maybe not...
Then say Tavares, judging from Arteta's answer, I think not only will Tavares not be beaten into the cold palace, he may even continue to be entrusted with heavy responsibilities, otherwise Arteta would not have said that this is an "opportunity"...
As for the loan barogon, there is nothing to regret, because he can't help it if he stays, barogon will not be better than Lacazette, if you regret it, it is also regret that you did not rent him out earlier.
The real regret should be to send away Niles in January, and did not sign any new signings, if Arsenal can qualify for the Champions League this season, everything is easy to say, if the final difference is really a millimeter, then Arteta and Edu are obviously responsible for the decision-making level, to be honest, Tierney and Thomas's injury problem even our fans know to worry about (and not without a previous conviction), the coaching staff can't be naïve to think that they will be able to survive a season, this contingency plan is not how to do it...
Tavarez tweeted: Monday was a very disappointing night for me personally, for the team and for the fans. But it's important for us to pick ourselves up, learn from our mistakes, and respond positively to Saturday's game. There are still many goals to fight for and strive for, COYG!
The attitude is still good, and Arsenal don't have many options right now, maybe relying on him, so hopefully Tavares will learn as he says.
The vast majority of gun fans under this tweet are encouraging support for Tavares
You can see that gun fans are basically encouraging and supporting Tavares, and to be honest, I personally don't like Tavares to be reborn in the short term, but he does need that encouragement and support. In addition, I hope that our domestic fans can also be patient and do not use insults and humiliations, such encouragement may not be useful, but even if it can save a player, it is meaningful.
Arsenal's loan midfielder Torreira was named Fiorentina's best player of the month in March.
If I remember correctly, this is torreira's second time this season to be the Purple Lily's player of the month, and it is ironic to think that there is no one in Arsenal midfield to replace Thomas...
Of course, it is still very happy to see Torreira Nirvana reborn.
Arsenal and Manchester United rumor target Núñez tweeted confirmation that he had parted ways with his agent, with reports that the striker would sign with an agency with close ties to Mendes.
Not sure what this will do for Arsenal, but it should be a good thing for Manchester United, as United and Mendes have always had a good relationship... Of course, it's hard to say how much Arsenal want to sign Núñez.
Football Insider news, Arsenal are interested in Villa defender Ezry Consa.
Arteta is interested in strengthening the choice of defence this summer, while the 24-year-old Consa entered Arsenal's field of reinforcements, and according to the FI, the centre-back's agent is inviting interested teams to submit offers in the summer, and Arsenal are reported to be one of the teams ahead of the English.
Consa's contract expires in 2026 and the centre-back has been quite well played in the Premier League this season.
If the center-back is really not necessary to buy it again, recycling Saliba is finished, there is no need to say more, and this is probably just a rumor.
According to the football market network, Arsenal have initially contacted Dybala's agent about the summer transfer.
Dybala will leave on a free transfer after his contract with Juve expires this summer, while the football market network says Arsenal are trying to persuade the Argentine to go to the Emirates Stadium, although Tottenham and Newcastle are also reported to be competing for Dybala.
There is still no real progress, the situation in Dybala is still still in the rumours stage, wait and see...