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Sagna out for three to five weeks

Thu Mar 27 04:34PM by Jeremy

Tottenham's Gareth Bale and Arsenal's Bacary Sagna battle for the ball

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Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has been ruled out for at least three weeks with an ankle injury.

The right-back was substituted late on in the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea last Sunday, not long after scoring the opening goal.

The injury means that he will miss both legs of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, as well the vital Premier League clashes against the Merseysiders and Manchester United.

Emmanuel Eboue and Justin Hoyte are the most experienced dedicated right-backs in the squad after Sagna. Captain William Gallas played at full-back during his time at Chelsea, but his frustration at being played there was a factor in his move away from Stamford Bridge.

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Sagna has been such a fixture on my team that I don't even see that spot when I'm looking at my team.  5.58 and decent return.  And finally last week he scores a goal!  But now it looks like it's time for a change.  Can't say I'm surprised by the news, and I have been looking around the defender listings (Collins, Stalteri, McEveley, etc).  I guess I'm just glad we get the definitive news now, rather than having to worry about a "late fitness test".

 

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    its been all season I've been able to ignore my third defender. Thanks everybody for sharing your thoughts on replacing Sagna. I appreciate the willingness to share ideas -it makes this blog great

    Posted by: goeasy27 on Fri Mar 28 02:46PM | Report abuse
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    Too bad ... I was way up on him. Replaced him with Cavalho ... averages ~5 pts per week, plays every game and with Chelsea a clean sheet is always a possibility.

    Posted by: northslickers on Sun Mar 30 03:42AM | Report abuse