Shad, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Us?

For several months, it looked as though Shad Forsythe, the American trainer we hired from the German national team, had found the secret to keeping our players fit.  We had a preternaturally long period in which injuries were at an acceptable level.  Suddenly, that is no longer true.  The Arsenal official site lists ten first-teamers out.  Some are marginal, like Arteta and Rosicky, but some are vital, like Koscielny, Ramsey, and Walcott.  Fortunately, half those guys have a good chance of being back right after the international break.  But we won't have them for the NLD, and important players like Welbeck and Wilshere probably can't play until January.