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Arsenal make key change: Arsene Wenger hoping this will end torrid injury record
ARSENAL are planning to use an all-weather resistant pitch in a bid to end their torrid injury record, according to reports.
Arsenal players put through their paces at the club's London training complex
Five of the Gunners’ first-team players are currently on the treatment table, including Per Mertesacker (knee) and Olivier Giroud (foot).
The north London outfit haven’t had much luck with injuries in the past.
And according to the Sun, Arsene Wenger came up with a solution when they installed the pitch in April.
The report suggests he will hire a French turf firm to lay down the ‘injury reducing’ surface at their London Colney training ground.
The AirFibr technology, it is thought, has been tested by the club for the past two years.
It is suggested the special grass can reduce injury rates by up to 40 per cent.
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Arsenal have the unenviable record of being the most injury-ridden club over the past five seasons with an average of 14.2.
Wenger will be hoping his players emerge unscathed when they host Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League tomorrow (7:45pm).
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