I have seen very few individual age worse than Courtois. He is just 31. Drink some water.
A torn ACL is such a serious injury though. The repair and strengthening phases arenāt going to be sped up a great deal regardless. Obviously expert around the clock treatment is going to be better than the NHS, but the point being made is being of crutches looks great but in reality I means little.
Good luck pal haha. Almost spat out my coffee 
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Courtouis is also a big nosed nonce
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Positive signs.
I think he should start against Spurs next weekend.
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That would be considered a Platinum healthcare plan in the States though. Be grateful.
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Whoa thatās a lot sooner than expected, crikey
Nice but Iāve ruled him out for the season mentally 
, to prevent any new disappointment.
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Heāll be back from the ACL quicker than Partey returning from a āknockā
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February would be insanely quick to come back from an ACL injury. So much so Iād question whether it would be sensible to try to do it in that timeframe.
Very risky to bring Timber back in February after tearing through his ACL. Iād rather just leave him out for the season unless weāre absolutely desperate.
But they need to be careful, like with Salibaās back ā would rather he gets to full fitness rather than rushes back and does it in again 
Built different. Heās got that Logan healing factor.
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Iāve seen this claim floating around twitter but never any real sourcing. I think itās bullshit, unfortunately.
Even if heāll be fully recovered he shouldnāt be risked so soon after a major injury. Let him heal and reintegrate him in the summer.
If we need defensive cover we should get a player on loan in the January window.
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The comeback videos wont even be at teaser phase by February.
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Iām still not getting my hopes up.
Itās absolutely possible to see him back in february/march of everything goes the right wayā¦ But as Arsenal fans especially, too often we saw set backs happening in latter phases of recovery, very often when players are just about to be back on the pitch, or are in full trainingā¦ Thatās a whole different story to this inital phase, no one can really predict anything atm and tell how will his body react when heās back in full training.
Iām happy to hear itās going well but all I want is to see him back at his best no matter how long it takes, and hopefully withouth recurring injuries tied to this one.
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if he can come back and play in Februaray/March, which means he pass all his test and training.
Obviously he will not play unless every clear.
No need to rush him back, just give him a bit more time.
The fastest recovery I can remember from this surgery was Zlatan, who made sub appearances 7 months after surgery and started a match 8 months afterward. He then suffered another (minor) knee injury.
Most guys come back to training earlier but arenāt seriously in contention to play matches until 10-12 months.
Bentancur at Spurs is about 7.5 months out right now and he still isnāt back in even light training with the first team.
I really donāt see Arsenal risking Timberās career to try to rush him back. Theyāll let him fully recover and try to build him up during pre-season so he is ready to contribute as a fully member of the squad next August.
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