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Mikel Arteta injury setback puts Everton FC midfielder out until Christmas
EVERTON have been handed a devastating blow with the news that Mikel Arteta has suffered a setback which could keep him out until Christmas.
The Blues midfield talisman underwent an operation in Spain on Tuesday to correct a cartilage problem in lift knee, which he damaged so severely at Newcastle in February.
Arteta had been working overtime in his bid to recover from rupturing his cruciate ligament and was on the verge of a return but now all plans have been put on hold.
Not surprisingly, Arteta who has remained in Spain since undergoing the procedure has been left heartbroken by this desperate turn of events.
David Moyes is equally distraught at the prospect of being without the little Spaniard for a minimum of six weeks and is praying that Arteta will come back better than ever.
Mikel has had another operation which will keep him out for at least another six weeks, said Moyes. He just slipped in training and they have tidied up his cartilage.
He obviously had his cruciate done already and he would probably have been due to join back in training with the lads this week.
Its the same knee, when you do your cruciate you normally do your meniscus a little bit, too. The doctors stitch it back up and in the past they used to take the stitches out.
But they dont do that now. What has happened is one of the stitches that is holding the meniscus of the cartilage together has pulled apart.
Hes been in to get that repaired. It goes without saying that it is a terrible blow. He will be upset but Ive not spoken to him since he had the operation on Tuesday.
This news is all the more frustrating for Moyes, as for the first time in many months he has practically a full strength squad for tomorrows trip to Fulham.
Ayegbeni Yakubu is looking sharper in training and will travel, while Victor Anichebe is poised to play for the reserves when they tackle Hull City on Monday evening.
Phil Jagielka is also making good progress and that ensured there was a real buzz about training at Finch Farm yesterday, particularly as all three new signings were on board. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, John Heitinga and Sylvain Distin are all likely to figure at some point at Craven Cottage and Moyes is now looking forward to the season taking shape.
Im going to do everything I can now to build and make a team out of what we have got and try to compete at the top end, Moyes promised.
I feel my work as a coach now starts and my work as a buyer and seller is now over. I need to get on to the training field and work with the players.
I want to mould them into a team that can have good runs in the cups and in the league. There has been a lift in atmosphere and a lift in the quality of training.
That's because the players have seen new players come in and theres a competition for places. Wed have liked that if we could have in June or July but it wasnt to be.
Our summer wasnt planned that way. It was disappointing as if Id what Ive had in training (yesterday) six weeks ago I'd have been ecstatic. But weve got on with it now.
KaynaK
EVERTON have been handed a devastating blow with the news that Mikel Arteta has suffered a setback which could keep him out until Christmas.
The Blues midfield talisman underwent an operation in Spain on Tuesday to correct a cartilage problem in lift knee, which he damaged so severely at Newcastle in February.
Arteta had been working overtime in his bid to recover from rupturing his cruciate ligament and was on the verge of a return but now all plans have been put on hold.
Not surprisingly, Arteta who has remained in Spain since undergoing the procedure has been left heartbroken by this desperate turn of events.
David Moyes is equally distraught at the prospect of being without the little Spaniard for a minimum of six weeks and is praying that Arteta will come back better than ever.
Mikel has had another operation which will keep him out for at least another six weeks, said Moyes. He just slipped in training and they have tidied up his cartilage.
He obviously had his cruciate done already and he would probably have been due to join back in training with the lads this week.
Its the same knee, when you do your cruciate you normally do your meniscus a little bit, too. The doctors stitch it back up and in the past they used to take the stitches out.
But they dont do that now. What has happened is one of the stitches that is holding the meniscus of the cartilage together has pulled apart.
Hes been in to get that repaired. It goes without saying that it is a terrible blow. He will be upset but Ive not spoken to him since he had the operation on Tuesday.
This news is all the more frustrating for Moyes, as for the first time in many months he has practically a full strength squad for tomorrows trip to Fulham.
Ayegbeni Yakubu is looking sharper in training and will travel, while Victor Anichebe is poised to play for the reserves when they tackle Hull City on Monday evening.
Phil Jagielka is also making good progress and that ensured there was a real buzz about training at Finch Farm yesterday, particularly as all three new signings were on board. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, John Heitinga and Sylvain Distin are all likely to figure at some point at Craven Cottage and Moyes is now looking forward to the season taking shape.
Im going to do everything I can now to build and make a team out of what we have got and try to compete at the top end, Moyes promised.
I feel my work as a coach now starts and my work as a buyer and seller is now over. I need to get on to the training field and work with the players.
I want to mould them into a team that can have good runs in the cups and in the league. There has been a lift in atmosphere and a lift in the quality of training.
That's because the players have seen new players come in and theres a competition for places. Wed have liked that if we could have in June or July but it wasnt to be.
Our summer wasnt planned that way. It was disappointing as if Id what Ive had in training (yesterday) six weeks ago I'd have been ecstatic. But weve got on with it now.
KaynaK
