Last Updated: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:13
Arsenal have been rocked by the news defender William Gallas is facing another month on the sidelines with a calf problem.
Gallas has been on the sidelines since the 1-0 victory over Liverpool last month and boss Arsene Wenger has now confirmed the defender is facing more time on the treatment table after he broke down in training.
Wenger says they probably tried to rush him back too early and the Gunners boss is now unsure when the Frenchman will be able to return.
"Gallas has been out for a month and now he has had a recurrence of his calf injury," Wenger said. "He felt very well on Sunday and went out but he has gone backwards again. We are at the starting point with Gallas unfortunately.
"At the beginning, it was a minor injury. We don't know how long it will be but for Hull, for example, he has no chance. We were impatient with him, we pushed him and he wanted to get on as well; that is why, maybe, it has happened.
"But there is no obvious sign as to why it keeps coming back. He has no pain at all, then he goes for a little jog and it goes again."