A midfielder that is perennially sidelined because of injury is hardly a new thing at Arsenal. The likes of Abou Diaby, Tomas Rosicky, Jack Wilshere and all Mikel Arteta all seemed to spend more time in recovery than in red-and-white.
Sadly, Santi Cazorla appears to be the latest to succumb to this injury curse. This time, Arsene Wenger must learn from his mistakes and ensure Arsenal are not reliant on a player with such chronic fitness problems.
Arsenal have arguably been too dependent on Cazorla for some time now. When he switched from a wide-playmaking role to central midfield in the winter of 2014, he became a one-man panacea for Arsenal's midfield problems.