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no way of
the warrior
Arsenal reluctantly drops samurai regime from training schedule
england
AFTER repeated injury problems, Arsenal has
decided to remove Samurai training from its
weekly schedule.
With Aaron Ramsey suffering from a hamstring
problem, Hector Bellerin shrugging off a groin
complaint and Jack Wilshere out for several
months with a sword embedded in his skull,
the club has been forced to reconsider their
training regime.
Club doctor Tom Logan said: “Arsenal’s
players work harder than any other Premier
League side’s to ensure they’re ready for
whatever is thrown at them, especially boiling
oil or spears.
“But we’re starting to wonder if perhaps we
should put less of a focus on sword fighting
and just practice passing a ball around.
“It’s tough for Arsene Wenger when the
fixtures are coming thick and fast and you’ve
lost key players to arrow piercings, spear
skewering and decapitations. For most clubs
even one decapitation per season is too
many.”
However, while Wenger has partially relaxed
his training regime, the French tactician will
still force all members of his squad to attend
training sessions in full Samurai armour.
He said: “I see my team as an army and like
an army I want them to be tough, well-drilled
and harrowed by the horrors they have seen.
“If a player can’t take the odd flaming arrow
to the neck from a teammate then what
chance does he have on a wet Tuesday night
in Stoke?”
Above: Per ‘Bushido’ Mertesacker during an
Arsenal training session
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