The Premier League is racing through its Christmas program without a break. Arsenal FC will have to do without Bukayo Saka for this and for “many weeks” afterwards.
It would have been a little nicer with a win against Borussia Dortmund, but Ralph Hasenhüttl is still looking forward to Christmas.
“In England we had to train on the 24th and train on the 25th – there was almost no Christmas spirit at all. Then two more games on the 26th and 28th with a day’s break in between: That’s all there is, that’s possible too.”said the coach of VfL Wolfsburg, whose team lost the last Bundesliga game of the year 3-1 against BVB, but now at least has a break.
“Of course I prefer it that way because at least there’s a little bit of Christmas spirit and because you can celebrate Christmas together with the family. This time for each other: I missed that a bit in England.”
The Austrian was a coach for four years Southampton FCand if he were still there today, he would have to face the bottom of the table on Boxing Day West Ham United compete. Three days later he would have a home game against Crystal Palace to.
Sterling is also out for a long time
The Arsenal FC doesn’t have a game on Boxing Day, he doesn’t play until a day later Ipswich and then on New Year’s Day at Brentford FC to.
Not only in these two games, but probably also in the months after, the “Gunners“Without attacker Bukayo Saka. “It doesn’t look good, he will be out for many weeks”said team manager Mikel Arteta.
The 23-year-old Saka had a 5-1 win against Crystal Palace suffered a thigh injury last Saturday and was substituted in the 24th minute.
Arteta: “It could have been a lot worse”
However, Arteta is “Optimistic that he will be back before the end of the season. It could have been a lot worse. It could have been something else that takes you out for a year.” The Spaniard also explained that veteran Raheem Sterling had suffered a knee injury and would also be out for weeks.
Saka, teammate of the German national player Kai Havertz, is one of the offensive pillars of Arsenal FC with five goals and ten assists, which is currently behind Liverpool FC and that Chelsea FC in third place in the table Premier League lies.