The Netherlands international — who previously sustained a serious ACL injury midway through the 2022-23 campaign — has been restricted to just seven Women's Super League appearances in the 2023-24 season as Eidevall carefully manages her minutes.
Miedema came off the bench to play 16 minutes in a 3-1 win over Manchester United at the Emirates on February 17 before jetting off for the UEFA Women's Nations League Finals, where the Netherlands lost to Germany in the third-placed playoff.
Miedema was named in her country's starting lineup for their semi-final loss to Spain, but alongside fellow Gunner Victoria Pelova, the 27-year-old returned to Arsenal before the bronze medal match with the Germans.
Following the international hiatus, Arsenal are back in WSL action against North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur Ladies on Sunday lunchtime, but Eidevall had bad news to share on Miedema's condition in his pre-game press conference.
The Gunners head coach confirmed that the striker had sustained another knee issue and would require surgery, but her current concern is not as severe as her ACL injury from 2022, and she should be back in action before the campaign concludes.
«Let's start with the bad news then, that's with Viv Miedema. She requires a minor knee surgery and that is gonna have her off the pitch for several weeks. We will have an update on that after the surgery and when we see how she's progressing,» arsenal.com quotes Eidevall as saying.
Eidevall also defended the Netherlands' decision to play her against Spain and affirmed that Miedema would have needed to
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