Wimmer has done a decent job deputising for Jan Vertonghen since
the defender picked up an injury, but this is an example of where Spurs missed the Belgian's experience and positional sense.
Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen was substituted while on duty with the Belgian national team after
the defender picked up an injury in the first half of their match against the US.
Not exact matches
Arsene Wenger will be without Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal's tie with Watford this weekend after the
defender picked up a thigh
injury on international duty with Germany.
Arsenal:
Defender Nacho Monreal
picked up a ankle
injury in the draw with Liverpool and is doubtful for the game.
The
defender had to be replaced after
picking up an
injury against Reading but he had already played a key role against a fiercely determined Reading side.
The
defender has been out of action since
picking up a hamstring
injury on December 12, and his absence was immediately followed by two defeats, something that the German
defender is yet to taste in a Gunners shirt.
The chances of the Euro 2016 dream going on for Wales and their Arsenal midfield star Aaron Ramsey took a big boost today, with the BBC reporting that the Tottenham and Belgium
defender Jan Vertonghen
picked up an
injury in training and will miss the game and the rest of the tournament.
This is good news for everybody except Real Sociedad's
defenders, but particularly good news for SB Nation Soccer writers who bought tickets to see him a couple of months ago, only for him to do what he almost never does:
pick up an
injury.
Borussia Dortmund will be without
defender Marc Bartra for their Champions League clash with Tottenham on Wednesday after the 26 - year - old
picked up an adductor
injury over the weekend.
A lot of the talk concerning the Premier League clubs both before and during the latest round of international games was about the
injury situation, and although it seemed as though Arsenal would, for once, get lucky and not lose any p [layers, the very last qualifier for Germany saw our
defender Shkodran Mustafi
pick up a hamstring problem that will see him miss at least a month of action.
After Liverpool
defender Nathaniel Clyne
picked up a back
injury, fans on Twitter couldn't resist having a dig at wannabe midfielder Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain who may have to fill in.
Meanwhile, centre - back Laurent Koscielny also remains sidelined with the Achilles
injury he
picked up last weekend, meaning Brazilian
defender Gabriel will combine at the heart of the Arsenal defence alongside Shkodran Mustafi.
Perhaps it was the rain in the city, but once again it was left to a late Gerard Pique equaliser although the 31 - year - old
defender is likely to be absent from the clash with Valencia after
picking up a knee
injury during the match.
Napoli
defender Vlad Chiriches will be out for 3 - 4 weeks with a knee
injury that he
picked up during international duty with...
In addition to this,
defender Phil Jones has
picked up an
injury which will keep him out of action for a month.
Everton to Give Full Support For Seamus Coleman's Recovery Process Seamus Coleman's horror broken leg
injury which he
picked up during his latest international game for Republic of Ireland left many in bitterness, including the
defender's current club Everton.
Defender Emerson Palmieri reportedly
picked up a calf
injury after the 0 - 0 draw against Empoli on Sunday.
Arsenal will be forced to delay the transfer of Mathieu Debuchy after the
defender picked up a calf
injury that will keep him out for months.
Spartak is missing key
defender Georgi Dhikiya, as aforementioned, who
picked up a nasty ACL
injury in the friendly game against Shanghai SIPG while on a winter training camp in Abu Dhabi.