Dutch fitness coach Raymond Verheijen has launched a stinging attack on Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after both Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott picked up injuries last night.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was forced off in the fifth minute of Arsenal's 3-0 League Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, while his replacement Theo Walcott lasted until only the 13th minute of the game.
Injury problems are now beginning to pile up for Arsenal and Verheijen has criticised Wenger's coaching techniques.
While the Dutchman believes Wenger was once a revolutionary manager, he now argues that the Frenchman's methods have become outdated and he is instead a dinosaur, dubbing the Arsenal boss "Le Dino".
Verheijen wrote on Twitter: "Here we go again! [Aaron] Ramsey, Walcott & Oxlade-Chamberlain out injured. I lost count. Has this pattern repeated itself 5 or 6 seasons already?
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"As tweeted before: Ramsey, Walcott, [Jack] Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain (and [Bacary] Sagna, [Robin] V[an] Persie, [Cesc] Fabregas) have been injured for months each season.
"How many times do patterns like this have to repeat itself before the football world will wake up and stop denying these clear facts?
"Also it has been scientifically proven by professor @JanEkstrand in a 10 year UEFA study: Football coaches are responsible for most injuries", the Dutchman continued.
"In the new book 'How Simple Can It Be?' it is extensively described how 'le professeur' Wenger became 'le dino'.
"Problem with revolutionary coaches is they are only revolutionary once and apply this 'revolutionary' approach during their entire career.
"Applying the same 'revolutionary' approach an entire career means after 10 years the coach has become average and after 20 years he's behind."
Wenger's Arsenal have enjoyed a good start to the Premier League season and currently sit second in the standings, only kept off the top of the table by goal difference.
But the Frenchman is becoming concerned about his growing injury list, especially as he signed just one player over the summer transfer window in the shape of goalkeeper Petr Cech.
