Djourou speaks on shock injury reports
Johan Djourou says he never feared his season was over following last Saturday.
The Swiss international hobbled off with a knee injury moments into the second-half as Arsenal crumbled against Newcastle after his substitution.
And while Wenger’s men rued their disappointment at St. James Park, more negativity was added to the Gunners’ mood as post-match reports mounted that Djourou ‘could miss the rest of the season’.
But the 24-year-old – who is now back in the squad to face Wolves tomorrow – has revealed that sensational claims by the media that he was facing a long spell on the sidelines were untrue.
“There has been a lot of speculation about my injury but I am actually doing good. I trained today so I feel very confident and should be okay for the Wolves game ” he said.
According to the defender, he took the precaution himself to be withdrawn for Sebastien Squillaci, but never feared he had suffered a long-term injury blow.
“It was a bit of a concern because we were playing well and winning 4-0 so we just wanted to keep going and finish the job. Unfortunately, I took the decision to come out because my knee was stiff and I couldn’t run anymore”
“But I was not thinking it was going to be the end of the world. I knew I would be back on my feet very quickly”
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oh….God is great..we just can’t afford to lose JD coz he has been a great partner with koscielny.
As at now jd is our only experience defender we have.
phweks! thank GOD.now we can continue dreaming of the tittle…viva gunners!
johann has been our most improved player. if he mantains his consistency he could rise to become a truely worldclass player