Thomas Vermaelen Breaks Leg (Maybe), Kills My Fantasy Football Team
By Ollie Irish
Looks very much like Thomas Vermaelen might have fractured his fibula (lower leg) against Villa last night. Arsene Wenger revealed: “The news is not good. [Vermaelen] will have an X-ray on Thursday morning. He is on crutches. It could be a fracture to the top of the fibula. We’ll have to wait and see.”
This sucks for everyone except Arsenal’s Premier/Champion League rivals – including me. Vermaelen has been the defensive backbone of my fantasy team this season and I’m loathe to replace him – as Arsene Wenger must be slightly nervous about replacing him with 35-year-old Sol Campbell (though Sol did pretty well against Villa’s speedy forward line). But replace him we must.
It’s a massive blow for Arsenal. Of all the players to lose at the business end of the season, I believe only Cesc Fabregas is more crucial to the Gunners than Vermaelen. There is the slim hope that it’s a nerve injury, rather than a break, but given Arsenal’s luck with injuries this season, the safe money is on the latter.
UPDATED: He hasn’t broken his leg. Phew.
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I swear to God I’m like some sort of Fatasy Football-related voodoo doctor, I had him in my team for three games before he breaks himself, Dempsey lasted one game, Torres a week. I might replace him with Bellamy and cross my fingers…
Dan, try replacing him with Rooney, I fear for Sol with the form Shrek’s in at the moment.
Haha already have Rooney, I mean tto replace him with Bellamy in the vain hope he gets injured, I despise the man
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