The Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna has been out since the early-season loss to Tottenham and he has now revealed that he is close to rejoining the squad, but will only be able to come back if he leaves the screws in his leg that were put in to help his bones knit together.
“I was told I would spend three or four months out and I am on schedule.” Sagna said. “I have resumed jogging and I should kick the ball again in the coming days. “I have screws in my leg but I don’t think I will have them removed. That would mean another two months on the sidelines.”
Arsenal can hardly afford to lose Sagna for any longer to have the screws removed, and at the end of the season he will be moving on to the Euro2012 tournament with France so it may be some time before before he can have the operation.
The left-back also revealed his frustration at the drought of soccer trophies in his career. He said: “When you are so close to something, like the League Cup with Arsenal, it brings you down with a bump.” “From that moment we started to fall off. We were so disappointed, fans were disappointed. We lost trust.” “I would like to win something, either with France or with Arsenal. I miss trophies a lot, it is frustrating.”
It is just as frustrating for the Arsenal fans as it is for the players, and the longer that the Gunners remain trophy-less, the harder it will be to attract quality players to the club. And if Arsenal fail to reach a Champions League place you can be sure that both Walcott and Van Persie will leave, and the downward spiral will only accelerate.