Arsenal's Hincapie and Zubimendi injured in post-Leeds session before Lille tie
Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi were hurt in a training session after Arsenal's 2-1 win over Leeds and are doubts for Tuesday's Champions League match with Lille. Mikel Arteta defended the session and said both would have scans.
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The story, neutrally told
Centre · 2Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie and midfielder Martin Zubimendi were both injured in a session held straight after Saturday's 2-1 Premier League win over Leeds at the Emirates Stadium, and neither took part in an open training session on Monday. Evening StandardN “Arsenal were without both Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi during an open training session on Monday morning.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ CNAN “Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi were injured in a post-match training session after their Premier League win over Leeds United.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 2Hincapie came on as a substitute late in the game (the Evening Standard gives the last eight to ten minutes; CNA says the 82nd minute) and was carried out of the session; Zubimendi was an unused substitute. Evening StandardN “Hincapie featured for eight minutes off the bench against Leeds as a replacement for Riccardo Calafiori, but was later carried out of the post-match warm-down.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ CNAN “Hincapie, 24, came on in the 82nd minute as Arsenal won 2-1 against Leeds on Saturday, while Zubimendi, 27, was an unused substitute.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 2Both are doubts for Tuesday's Champions League home match against Lille, though one Standard report says they have been ruled out. CNAN “Both players are now doubts for Arsenal's Champions League clash against Lille on Tuesday.” Read at CNA ↗ Evening StandardN “Both players have been ruled out of Tuesday’s Champions League clash at home to Lille” Read at Evening Standard ↗
Centre · 1Manager Mikel Arteta said both players have ankle injuries and were due scans on Monday to establish how long they will be out, and that Hincapie's injury "looks a little bit more serious". Another Standard report describes Zubimendi's problem as a knee issue. Evening StandardN “Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed that both Hincapie and Zubimendi are dealing with ankle injuries and were due to undergo scans on Monday” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Evening StandardN “he will undergo tests to determine the extent of his knee issue” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 2Arteta said the session was not a typical warm-down but a training session planned for players who had not had enough minutes, and that "in two very unfortunate actions, we lost two players". Evening StandardN “clarifying that the session in question was not a typical warm-down, but rather a training session organised for those who have not played a lot of minutes so far this season.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ CNAN “"We had a training session planned after the match for everyone that didn't get enough minutes, and in two unfortunate actions we lost two players," he said.” Read at CNA ↗ Centre · 2Arteta defended the approach, saying that if players never train they do not get injured but then have no rhythm when needed, and that it had never happened in his seven years at the club. Evening StandardN “"If they never train then they don't get injured, but the consequence to that is when they are needed to play they have no rhythm” Read at Evening Standard ↗ CNAN “Arteta said he had never known a similar situation in his seven years at the club” Read at CNA ↗
Centre · 1He said he would not stop such sessions, noting there is contact in small-sided games, that such injuries did not happen once last season despite about 37 of them, and that he would ask players not to "touch each other too much". Evening StandardN “They didn't happen once last season and we did it 37 times I think.”“Arteta - who insists he will not stop the post-match warm-downs moving forward” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 1Hincapie's absence could leave Arteta a decision at left-back: Riccardo Calafiori has started every league match but no games in other competitions, and Myles Lewis-Skelly could move from midfield. Evening StandardN “Hincapie’s absence could force Arteta’s hand on Tuesday night, though the Arsenal boss would have the option of shifting Myles Lewis-Skelly from midfield to left-back instead.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 1Arsenal were already without Christos Tzolis (hamstring) and William Saliba (back problem), while Ezri Konsa and Kai Havertz returned against Leeds. Evening StandardN “Christos Tzolis remains sidelined with the hamstring injury he suffered while on Nations League duty for Greece, while William Saliba is still out with the back problem” Read at Evening Standard ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left0 outlets
No left outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Both outlets report the story as an injury setback and a defence of Arteta's training methods, built around his press conference quotes. The Standard adds selection and squad detail; CNA stresses that the situation was unprecedented.
- Emphasis
- Arteta's explanation of the session; the Standard also covers the defensive selection dilemma and other absentees.
- Leaves out or plays down
- CNA does not discuss selection options or other absentees. The Standard's reports differ on Zubimendi's injury (ankle or knee) and on whether the pair are doubts or ruled out.
- Charged language
- “warm-down nightmare”“Nightmare scenario”
- For example
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“Arteta defends methods as Gunners duo both injured immediately after win over Leeds” — Evening Standard
“Arsenal suffer unprecedented double injury setback, says Arteta” — CNA
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Hincapie and Zubimendi were injured in a session after Saturday's 2-1 win over Leeds.
- Both are set for scans ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against Lille.
- Arteta said it had never happened in his seven years at Arsenal and defended the session.
Where accounts differ
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Nature of Zubimendi's injury and availability
- Centre
- Standard reports differ: one says ankle injuries and both major doubts, another says Zubimendi has a knee issue and both are ruled out; CNA says both are doubts.
Mikel Arteta person
Arteta says the session was planned to give low-minute players rhythm, that contact injuries are an accepted risk, and that he will keep doing it.
“it's a sport of contact, and this can happen.” — Evening Standard
“If they never train then they don't get injured” — Evening Standard
Arsenal organisation
Arsenal are awaiting scan results on both players before Tuesday's Lille match, and no timeframe for their return has been given.
“Today they have further scans to see where they are and have a timeframe for how long they are going to be out.” — Evening Standard
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre4 articles
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Arsenal hit by new double injury scare as Mikel Arteta faces selection dilemma
Neutral Pre-press-conference report noting both players' absence from training and the left-back selection dilemma.
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Arsenal: Arteta reveals Hincapie and Zubimendi injury updates after warm-down nightmare
Mixed Relays Arteta's confirmation of ankle injuries and his defence of the session, under a 'warm-down nightmare' headline.
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Mixed Explains how the injuries happened and Arteta's refusal to change the sessions; says the pair are ruled out.
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CNAN ·
Arsenal suffer unprecedented double injury setback, says Arteta
Neutral Wire-style summary leading on Arteta calling the double injury unprecedented, with player ages and appearances.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 12 Oct 12:08 First Evening StandardN Arsenal hit by new double injury scare as Mikel Arteta faces selection dilemma
- 12 Oct 14:17 +2h 9m Evening StandardN Arsenal: Arteta reveals Hincapie and Zubimendi injury updates after warm-down nightmare
- 12 Oct 15:24 +3h 16m Evening StandardN How Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi were injured in Arsenal session as Mikel Arteta defends methods
- 12 Oct 17:36 +5h 28m CNAN Arsenal suffer unprecedented double injury setback, says Arteta
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