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Rosicky adds to Arsenal's injury woes

ESPN staff
October 15, 2014
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Arsenal have suffered another injury setback after Tomas Rosicky became the club's fourth player to pick up an injury during the international break in the last week.

The midfielder did not feature in the Czech Republic's 4-2 Euro 2016 qualifying win over Kazakhstan on Monday after revealing he suffered a calf problem against Turkey on Friday.

Rosicky, who has made just one start and five substitute appearances for Arsenal this term, said: "I couldn't do any sharp movement, couldn't sprint. If I tried to play in one tempo, I wouldn't make any difference for the team.

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"I'll come back to London and we'll see. The doctor said I have something swollen between the muscles."

Rosicky is unlikely to be fit for Arsenal's Premier League match with Hull on Saturday, joining Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny and Danny Welbeck in picking up injuries while with their national teams - though Welbeck has shrugged off the ankle knock he picked up in England's win in Estonia.

Koscielny is also a doubt for Saturday, while Ozil is expected to be out until the new year - joining Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy on the long-term injury list.

Mikel Arteta, Yaya Sanogo, Abou Diaby and David Ospina are also out with short-term problems, while Calum Chambers is suspended.

Theo Walcott, who has been out for nine months, and Serge Gnabry have returned to full training - though neither will be ready for Hull.

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