Much was expected of the former Ajax star when he joined the Gunners from Ajax last summer.
Timber’s Arsenal career got off to a promising start with the Netherlands international putting in a number of impressive performances in pre-season.
Disaster struck on his competitive debut, however, when he sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury that ruled him out of action for nine months.
Gradually the 23-year-old has worked his way back to full fitness and now looks set to feature prominently having made three appearances already this term at left-back.
Despite forcing his way back into Mikel Arteta’s first XI, the versatile defender confesses the pace and frenetic nature of English football is still taking some adjusting to.
Speaking to De Telegraaf (via Arseblog) while on international duty, he said: ‘The [injured] knee is stronger than the other one. Sometimes it still feels a bit stiff after a match or training, but in my head it is no longer an issue at all.
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