How are injuries just an excuse? they are happening and having an effect on the team. This defensive injury crisis could not be foreseen or countered, unless as I said before you buy alot of full backs and defenders which just isn't feasible.
The way we play makes our defence vulnerable, so having the defence so depleted is going to have an effect on the team and results, its not an excuse, it is reality.
We have had the injury debate countless times, other teams have bad injury problems and it does effect them. Man United have had injuries this season and it has effected the way they play big time, but they have still managed to fight and stay up there and be consistant. But they are no where near the old Man United teams gone buy.
I would say Tottenham have had bad long term injury problems with their key players over the years and that has effected them and other teams also. now Spurs have a team, that don't seem to have many injuries (Correct me if i'm wrong?) and are now doing alot better.
It is bad luck aswell, not only with injuries, but with players. Who would have banked on Arshavin falling from Grace so quickly? and can you blame Wenger for trying to keep him for a bit longer, because on his day can devestate defences.
Chamack had a solid reputation when he came here and then had a storming first part of the season. Who could have predicted that he would become so inneffective so quickly? and for what reason?
We have players like Diaby and Gibbs who I think if they didn't have there injury problems would be class. Wenger obviously sees this and has put so much time and effort into these players, he wants to see them flourish. But there is an argument, whether they will ever be long term fit again? if so we need to cut our losses.
Wenger has stuff to answer for of course, especially buying Park, who he is afraid to even have in the squad when we have hardly any strikers available and brought Henry in. Surely we should have signed somebody better?
Wenger should have sorted out the Fabregas and NAsri deals sooner and got new players in sooner, but it didn't happen.
He has made many mistakes, but I still believe he is the man and there are alot of other factors than just the manager for the way the team is now.
We have a solid midfield imo, good defence (When it is not all injured) and good attacking players that need to be complimented with a couple more while shipping Arshavin and Chamack out.
We have a couple of iffy results and the doom and gloom merchants all come out again.
Hopefully we don't get beaten 8-2 again this weekend!

to be honest though Man united could destroy us this weekend down the wings, us with no full backs and Valencia and Nani bearing down on them, it could be another bad day.
The only things keeping me thinking it might be alright is that Vermaelen might be back (Although his first game back) and it is at home. Oh well hoepfully they will suprise us