I think that the frustration with Gabi is that he was clearly nursing an injury BEFORE the game started, which is why he warmed up alone. He made the decision to test it and he lost the bet. That is why I am pissed at him. Not because he got selected, but because he made a brain dead decision to put his Arsenal career to one side knowing that he was on the edge for a friendly. Yes, it was a brain dead decision. Now he is out for 4 -8 weeks and he deserves the scorn of the club and the fans as well as the manager. My opinion.
I don't think it "happens all the time" Adam. He made the choice to ignore his body, the tightness in his muscles, and the advice of his coaches and manager to be cautious rather than aggressive or cavalier in such circumstances. Now he is out. It's just too bad.
What evidence do you have that his coaches or manager told him to be cautious? If you read the piece, you can see that a club with an actual medical concern does have the ability to block a player from taking part in international duty. Arsenal have literally done so in very recent international breaks. They did not in this case.
Meanwhile his National Team mate Éder Militão, who just missed a huge swath of a second season with consecutive ACL injuries and has only played a dozen matches this season, in a position of troublesome depth for Real Madrid, not only played the first friendly but again yesterday. So I actually think it does happen more than you think :)
I do not have "evidence" of that, but it is very likely, if not certain, that such a conversation between the Arsenal staff and players took place given our depth of squad and the way injuries have decimated us two seasons in a row. Plus, he is not a child, he is 27 and on the leadership team of the club. He should know better. Perhaps Arsenal failed to alert the Brazil staff because they did not know, and, we did see Gabi warming up alone, so I am speculating, but with a higher than non-zero predictably accurate assessment.
I highly doubt Arsenal's medical team neglected to alert Brazil's to any concerns. If he should "know better," then he is one of dozens, perhaps hundreds, who should, as documented in the piece. To be honest I think you're letting your own lack of care for the Brazilian national team interfere here with your perception of reality. As I've detailed Arsenal have a history of withholding players when conditions command it, including his linemate Calafiori in this very break, by the way.
Worth noting that this is the same Gabriel who wasn't selected for the last World Cup after ruling himself out of games to be there for the birth of his son as well.
I assume that he hurt himself in the last match or in training and that he did not let the Arsenal staff know. Clearly the Brazil staff knew, which is why he warmed up alone. That is why it's on him and him alone.
It was an unnecessary risk and now he is paying for it.
I think that the frustration with Gabi is that he was clearly nursing an injury BEFORE the game started, which is why he warmed up alone. He made the decision to test it and he lost the bet. That is why I am pissed at him. Not because he got selected, but because he made a brain dead decision to put his Arsenal career to one side knowing that he was on the edge for a friendly. Yes, it was a brain dead decision. Now he is out for 4 -8 weeks and he deserves the scorn of the club and the fans as well as the manager. My opinion.
Alright, agree to disagree. Happens all the time.
I don't think it "happens all the time" Adam. He made the choice to ignore his body, the tightness in his muscles, and the advice of his coaches and manager to be cautious rather than aggressive or cavalier in such circumstances. Now he is out. It's just too bad.
What evidence do you have that his coaches or manager told him to be cautious? If you read the piece, you can see that a club with an actual medical concern does have the ability to block a player from taking part in international duty. Arsenal have literally done so in very recent international breaks. They did not in this case.
Meanwhile his National Team mate Éder Militão, who just missed a huge swath of a second season with consecutive ACL injuries and has only played a dozen matches this season, in a position of troublesome depth for Real Madrid, not only played the first friendly but again yesterday. So I actually think it does happen more than you think :)
I do not have "evidence" of that, but it is very likely, if not certain, that such a conversation between the Arsenal staff and players took place given our depth of squad and the way injuries have decimated us two seasons in a row. Plus, he is not a child, he is 27 and on the leadership team of the club. He should know better. Perhaps Arsenal failed to alert the Brazil staff because they did not know, and, we did see Gabi warming up alone, so I am speculating, but with a higher than non-zero predictably accurate assessment.
I highly doubt Arsenal's medical team neglected to alert Brazil's to any concerns. If he should "know better," then he is one of dozens, perhaps hundreds, who should, as documented in the piece. To be honest I think you're letting your own lack of care for the Brazilian national team interfere here with your perception of reality. As I've detailed Arsenal have a history of withholding players when conditions command it, including his linemate Calafiori in this very break, by the way.
Worth noting that this is the same Gabriel who wasn't selected for the last World Cup after ruling himself out of games to be there for the birth of his son as well.
I assume that he hurt himself in the last match or in training and that he did not let the Arsenal staff know. Clearly the Brazil staff knew, which is why he warmed up alone. That is why it's on him and him alone.
It was an unnecessary risk and now he is paying for it.