Westwood, Poulter picked for Eurasia Cup ARSENAL’S CAZORLA
OUT FOR THREE MONTHS AFTER KNEE OP
Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is out for at least three months after having surgery on a ruptured knee ligament, manager Arsene Wenger has said. The Spaniard injured his knee during Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Norwich City on November 29 but stayed on the pitch as Wenger had already used up his substitutions, with the Frenchman saying Cazorla had ended the game “on one leg”.
After consulting a specialist he went under the knife over the weekend rather than wait for a second opinion, Wenger confirmed.
“Santi wanted to have a chance to come back quickly so he didn’t want to last too long for 25 opinions. He decided to go (for surgery) straight away,” Wenger was quoted as saying by British media.
“The guy (specialist) said: ‘Look, it’s a clear case. It’s a rupture of the external knee ligament.’ And Santi said: ‘OK, let’s do it straight away.’ “It’s not the season. It is at least three months out, maybe four.” Wenger also said Alexis Sanchez, who injured his hamstring against Norwich, had returned to Chile to begin rehabilitation.
“He’s used to working there with the national team physio. I think it will have a double benefit,” added Wenger. “He will not be miserable here and he will be well treated there.”
KUALA LUMPUR AFP Dec 7, 2015 - European captain Darren Clarke added some formidable match-play experience to his Eurasia Cup line-up on Monday when he named Ryder Cup veterans Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood as his captain’s picks.
The announcement rounds out the 12-man European squad for the January 15-17 team event in Malaysia that already had seen young guns such as England’s Danny Willett and Frenchman Victor Dubuisson qualify on merit.
“We have a very young and exciting team heading to Malaysia in January, and to add the vast experience of Ian and Lee into the mix gives us a very strong and balanced side as we look to take the Eurasia Cup trophy back to Europe,” Clarke said.
The guy (specialist) said: ‘Look, it’s a clear case. It’s a rupture of the external knee ligament.’ And Santi said: ‘OK, let’s do it straight away.’ “It’s not the season. It is at least three months out, maybe four.”