Cesc injury puzzles Wenger

Arsene Wenger is confident Cesc Fabregas will not find his career blighted by the hamstring problem which is baffling the Arsenal manager.
Captain Fabregas is facing another fortnight on the sidelines having suffered an injury to his right leg in Tuesday evening's UEFA Champions League reverse against Braga.
The latest setback follows a strain in his left leg, which he initially suffered during September's draw at Sunderland, that had made him a doubt for the trip to Portugal.
Wenger will consult with the club's medical staff before determining when the Spain midfielder can return, but he does not believe the latest setback means his star man will be hampered in a similar manner to players such as Michael Owen.
"Cesc is a ball giver and Owen was more a runner. The strength of Owen was more based on his pace and the timing of his runs," Wenger said.
"Cesc is more a playmaker, so he doesn't need to sprint as much.
"That's what is remarkable in Cesc's case: usually, people who are exposed to hamstring injuries are sprinters like Owen or Ryan Giggs, but Cesc is more a stamina player and that's what puzzles me a little bit.
"I'll do what is right for him and for the club, but I will listen, of course, to medical people.
"We will consult every specialist we can. But, at the end of the day, it doesn't stop him from being injured.
"It is a hamstring and I remember Ryan Giggs has gone through that his whole career, but it didn't stop him from making a big career."
Wenger admitted he did not know whether the responsibility of captaincy was causing Fabregas to put more strain on his body.
"I think he has more pressure on his shoulders than before," he said. "Pressure to do well, pressure to deliver, to be the captain. He feels responsibility to win things that's for sure.
"I don't know if that has an influence, but it's difficult because you can have psychological reasons or physical reasons - it's difficult."
But the Gunners boss, who takes his side to Aston Villa on Saturday, has no intention of removing the burden of the armband, adding: "When you take the captaincy away from someone, you put more pressure on that person. You tell them that he's not good enough to be captain.
"He had a period where he had problems with his hamstring, but the more you make a case of it, the more it becomes a problem."
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