Arsenal's Clichy ruled out with back injuryArsenal defender Gael Clichy will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a back injury, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed on Tuesday. Wenger fears the 24-year-old French left-back, who is due to go for scans later on Tuesday, has a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. of his back which is likely to keep him out of action until December. Clichy felt pain in his back after Saturday's 3-0 win over Tottenham and is believed to have been suffering from the problem for some weeks. The injury comes just three days after Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner Nicklas Bendtner (born January 16, 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a striker for English club Arsenal in the Premier League. At 6' 4", Bendtner possesses a height advantage over many defenders, which poses him as an aerial threat. was ruled out for at least four weeks with a groin problem. Wenger will turn to young English defender Kieran Gibbs Kieran Gibbs (born September 26, 1989 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional football player, who currently plays for Arsenal. Gibbs plays in the centre-midfield position but is also known to play on the left wing. to deputise dep´u`tise v. t. 1. same as deputize. Verb 1. deputise - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" deputize, step in, substitute for Clichy in Wednesday's Champions League clash against AZ Alkmaar at the Emirates Stadium The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 60,432,[1] . "Bendtner is quite seriously injured and on top of that we have lost Gael Clichy with a back injury which was not expected," Wenger said on Tuesday. "It looks like Clichy could be out for a while. We fear a stress facture fac·ture n. The manner in which something, especially a work of art, is made: "the gummy surfaces, spectral smudges and woozy contours that . . . of the back. We will know more about that tonight (Tuesday) but if that is the case he will be out for a few weeks. "Nicklas we still don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. yet (how long he will be out) but it will be at least four weeks." Clichy's Arsenal team-mate Abou Diaby admitted losing the defender was a significant blow. "It is bad news for him and for the team as well," Diaby said. "He is a very important player in our squad and I feel very sorry for him that he has this injury." Gibbs endured a Champions League nightmare last season when his slip allowed Manchester United's Park Ji-sung to score a crucial early goal that sent the Gunners sliding to a semi-final second leg defeat. Wenger acknowledges that the pressure is now on Gibbs but he is confident the 20-year-old can fulfil the expectations of those who claim he could win a surprise place in Fabio Capello's England squad for the World Cup. "I was very comfortable to have the solution to rest Clichy when needed and play Gibbs when neccessary," Wenger said. "Now a huge stress will be on Gibbs to play in every game. Capello and England will be happy because they want him to play in every game but it is still a blow for us. "But I have every confidence about Gibbs. I have said that many times." 
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