Posted by MickO
on November 4, 2009, 1:13 pm, in reply to "Thing is..."
A few weeks ago I had a private consulation with the surgeon who did Jag's knee at the Wellington Knee Unit. He said Jags was doing very well and was on schedule for Nov comeback. I asked him about Arteta and we talked about him having gone to Spain, and how it was the bloke who did Fabrigas's knee (similar injury). Bottom line was he went to a top surgeon and things such as language are important factors he seemed to suggest. Anyhow, I would assume the club vetted the surgeon in Spain. If it had been any old ortho at a district hospital they would surely have vetoed it.
--Previous Message--
: ...if all the player's friends go to the
: Spanish surgeon, and these are players who
: play for the top Spanish clubs, it's
: understandable that he'd trust their
: judgement. The club will recommend who they
: think he should see, but it's Arteta's
: choice who operates on him.
:
: Put it this way, if your doctor recommended
: you a couple of physios who you'd never
: heard of, in places flung across the UK or
: your friends all said they'd been to this
: really great guy who'd fixed them up
: brilliantly and he's just a few minutes
: around the corner, which would you choose?
: And which advice might actually be the best?
:
: Anyway, who really knows? It's all just
: rumours and speculation (although the -
: pre-posted - constant extensions do lend a
: bit of credence to the stories). I don't
: even care if he's out for the whole season,
: if it means getting him back to 100% for the
: future (and hopefully next season).
: Watching him in full flow is too much of a
: pleasure to risk on hoping he'll be back in
: time to spearhead our push for 10th
:
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