Eduardo da Silva will complete the final stage of his rehabilitation from a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle sustained against Birmingham City with Arsenal’s Reserve team.
The 25-year-old front man re-joined the first team for training last Wednesday, although he is yet to take full contact challenges from his team mates. Coach Boro Primorac is liaising with physio Neal Reynolds, Doctor Ian Beasley and fitness coach Tony Colbert to organise the training needed to ready the Croat for a match situation.
That return will definitely be for Neil Banfield’s Reserves, with the home game against Tottenham being penciled in. Whilst that’s the earliest possible date, it seems more likely that the visit of Portsmouth at Underhill on the 16 of December will be his first taste of football since suffering the terrible injuries.
All being well, Banfield could arrange “behind closed doors” fixtures – like he did for trialist Miniero – to speed up his return to first team action. The news will come as a welcome relief to Arsene Wenger, after seeing his team lose 2-0 to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Yet it will also give the second-string forwards Rui Fonte, Jay Simpson and Rhys Murphy a chance to work with one of the coolest finishers around, thus meaning the arrangement will suit both parties.
Article By – J.Sanderson
why no loan report??
It will follow shortly :)
Hope its behind closed doors as the resevres dont get enogh games
Probably a mixture of both sam.
Nice one Jay.
His return can’t come quick enough. It will surely help with the lack of consistency we’ve shown in front of goal. But what worries me more is the lack of motivation and application on display with some of the first team regulars. The difference between the ManU and Villa games was incredible and I don’t know how that happens in a week.
I don’t think anyone would doubt if we put the boys from the Wigan game out against Villa we would likely have got a better result. They played with width and drive and creativity, and they worked together really well. These were precisely the things that were missing in the Villa game.
For some first team players to be dropping their bundle 12 games into the season is unbelievable. But one way or another that will result in changes in the summer. And that will only mean more opportunities for some of the reserve talent to come through.
One question Jay, out of the current batch of reserves, who do you see as the strong onfield leaders who really get the whole team moving?
Gavin Hoyte seems like a real leader, along with Simpson and Mannone.
yeh, we definately need a strong tony adams type leader that motivates the team and organises them into position
jay, do u think jay simpson has wat it takes?
having seen a little of him, his first touch isnt perfect but he seems pretty adept in every other department, plus hes extremely powerful and shows up in the big fixtures,
is he like this on a regular basis, or does he save himself for the big occassions in you opinion?
I don’t think he will make here davi.
I think those goals will just inflate his price tag.
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Great news, thanks JS! I hope Dudu gets a game or two before facing Spurs in the Reserves. It’s a NLD after all. When you hear further updates regarding Dudu’s recovery, please do tell! (I know you will. Thanks!)
WE have missed him. There is no such player in Arsenal team and hope that he will continue scoring and playing as he used before. Dispite 25 goals in EPL, Arsenal dosn’t seem to have finisher and his return will give US- supporters a great belief.
Eduardos Injury coincided with our blip last season, His return might be just what we need right now a lift for the team.
Hope its sooner than later.
Eduardo returning will be great even though I am wincing already from the first tackle he will receive but hopefully all will go well HOWEVER … realistically its still (a first team appearance) several weeks away and into the new year so we need to pull out of this slump well before then plus his presence in the first team may not help because lets face it we barely had a realistic chance on Saturday. He is a poacher but there is nothing to poach upon!
Lets hope we dont have mike riley in charge of Eduardos return match, he seemed to let any challange go unpunished against villa.
im looking 4ward to this… :)
No factual prove behind this story. It is basically just guess work.
EDUARDO IS MY FAVORITE PLAYER I THINK ITS GOIN TO BE ATLEAST 3 WEEKS UNTIL HES BACK ON THE BENCH FOR THE FIRST TEAM
good news man, we need a free scoring striker!
very good news…..everyone give him time to get back to his best
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