Premier League - Wenger confirms Walcott blow

Eurosport - Wed, 19 Nov 23:41:00 2008

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Theo Walcott will be sidelined for at least three months with a shoulder injury.

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The 19-year-old forward picked up the injury in Berlin during England's training session ahead of their 2-1 international friendly win over Germany.

While commentating on France's 0-0 draw tih Uruguay for French TV channel TF1, Wenger said: "[Theo] dislocated his shoulder during training, he will be out for at least three months."

Walcott was taken to hospital in agony after suffering the dislocation in a freak accident as he fell in the rain at the Olympiastadion.

Although Walcott's shoulder was quickly put back into place, the player was in understandable discomfort when he returned to England's team hotel, where an assessment was made over his return to London.

"We are all very disappointed but the important thing is for Theo to travel home and make a quick recovery," England manager Fabio Capello said.

Walcott has suffered injuries to his shoulder before and is expected to do so throughout his career.

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  1. walcott rubbish
    harewood for villa the donkey also­ rubbish @#$%

    From rahul s, on Wed 19 Nov 10:23AM
  2. walcott rubbish anyway

    From rahul s, on Wed 19 Nov 10:22AM
  3. I am an open-mineded single girl who love sports. I­ want to end my single life by meeting
    a guy who likes­ sports too. Let's mingle at the club ___ kISs M ill­ iona ireS Co m __

    From Ronsenglish, on Wed 19 Nov 10:21AM
  4. Is this valid comment wake up Yahoo
    I am an­ open-mineded single girl who love sports. I want to end­ my single life by meeting
    a guy who likes sports too.­ Let's mingle at the club ___ kISs M ill iona ireS­ Co m __

    From Ronsenglish, on Wed 19 Nov 10:20AM
  5. WALCOTT IS TRUELY A RUBBISH PLAYER, TRUE SAY HE SCORED­ A FEW GOALS, BUT ANYONE COULD OF SCORED THEM, THEY WERE­ NOTHING SPECIAL, THIS IS WHY ENGLISH SPORT FAILS, UR­ FACE HAS TO FIT, ITS ALL ABT FAVOURATISM AND­ FRIENDSHIPS AND NOT ABT TALENT AND MERIT.

    From rahul s, on Wed 19 Nov 10:16AM
  6. if these are the best english players we have such as­ rooney lampard terry ferdinand gerrard what goal keeper­ then it is a sad day for foot ball dont you remember­ when a player could dribble a ball who can in the­ england team name one

    From abdu, on Wed 19 Nov 10:04AM
  7. 11 players aint the team - good luck to the subs take­ your chances guys. I think we can still win prides at­ stake 3-1 to England

    From NEVILLE, on Wed 19 Nov 9:57AM
  8. Better give an early release then Joey Barton :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Wed 19 Nov 8:21AM
  9. Es muss sehr traurig ein Englaender zu sein an den­ abend vor die Englische Pub XI die Deutsche Fussball­ manschaft spielen, so total hofnungs loss zu sein kann­ ich kaum fasssen :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Wed 19 Nov 8:21AM
  10. Come on England!!! Kill the Germans!!! THERE WERE NO­ GERMAN BOMBERS IN THE AIR!!!

    From pond.simba, on Wed 19 Nov 8:16AM
  11. hmmm it his shoulder not his ankle im sure he will­ muddle through

    From PinHead, on Wed 19 Nov 7:02AM
  12. I wonder who's going to watch this game. probably­ Germans who anticipate a slaughter. This game is­ becoming a pointless exercise and should be abandoned.­ This is not England playing but a makeshift excuse for­ a team just to keep the flag flying on the­ international scene. No-one really gives a s**t any­ more.

    From mongolfcfan, on Wed 19 Nov 7:01AM
  13. why are these players training instead of resting the­ night before the big match. They are match fit and need­ to relax one night before big game. Asking for trouble­ if you ask me.

    From James, on Wed 19 Nov 6:47AM
  14. Where a person under 21 dislocates their shoulder there­ is a 90% chance that they will dislocate it again­ unless surgery is carried out - my son suffered 10­ dislocations in the year after dislocation at school­ sports. It is imperative that any necessary surgery­ such as rotator cuff repairs (open Bankart) be carried­ out now or Theo will, like Hameur Bouazza now, or Bryan­ Robson in the past, suffer dislocation after­ dislocation. At 59 I suffered a dislocation of BOTH­ shoulders (down to stupidity) and physio and weight­ lifting manages it - but it won't for a teenager -­ operate NOW...

    From Paul, on Wed 19 Nov 6:35AM
  15. Ahh.. I remember it only starting with Gerrard and­ Lampard, and thougt that it ain't such a big deal­ but this is becoming pathetic. It's a worthy­ friedlty ffs. You don't play Germany too often, do­ you? I'm curious, what line-up will Loew throw in?

    From TT, on Wed 19 Nov 6:26AM
  16. the england players are just scared of germany so they­ are pulling fake ijuries so they dont have to be soar­ losers but they are also lettong th cpuntry let that be­ on their concience.

    From SalomiS, on Wed 19 Nov 6:23AM
  17. what you will notice is that all 3 utd players actually­ missed last saturdays games with these 'fake'­ injuries tooo!!!! unlike other players who play sat­ miss England games wednesday then suddenly fit again­ for Sat...wonder why the media/England training staff­ are questioning it??

    From Paul, on Wed 19 Nov 6:16AM
  18. Might as well not turn up for this one. At least there­ will be the chance to try a few. This is very­ reminiscent of Wales a few years ago when Giggsy and a­ few others pulled out of friendlies. Whilst it is not­ very patriotic Barnesjohn 23 sums up the enthusiasm for­ internationals at this time by the fans of the clubs.­ However, no use moaning when we are stuffed in the WC.­ Rooney will never get there anyway. Someone will crock­ him about 6 weeks before

    From taff, on Wed 19 Nov 6:12AM
  19. 2-2 will be draw!!!!!
    Bemt will score! cmon England!

    From RustemT, on Wed 19 Nov 6:05AM
  20. send in the under 21s kill the geermans

    From McCauley Culkin, on Wed 19 Nov 6:04AM
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