Posted on 18 February 2013. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsene Wenger, The Mirror, Wojciech Szczesny
In what has to be one of the most ludicrous pieces of reporting I’ve seen in a while [and coming from the British press that’s some feat] the Mirror are today claiming that goalkeeper Wojciech Szcsesny is one of the players most at risk from a summer clearout by Arsene Wenger. But it’s not just [...]
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Posted on 15 December 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger
Abou Diaby last played for Arsenal against Chelsea on 29th September. Since then he has been stuck in the infinite three week injury loop and yesterday Arsene Wenger confirmed that we would not see the influential midfielder before next year. Wenger said about Diaby “Slow progress. I cannot give you any fixed date because we [...]
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Posted on 21 November 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, patrick vieira
Abou Diaby has often drawn comparisons with Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, and the man himself actually thinks the current Gunners midfielder could have been even better if not for his problems with injuries. Diaby looked a great prospect when he arrived from Auxerre in 2006, but a nasty challenge that season from Sunderland’s Dan Smith [...]
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Posted on 17 November 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger has played up the absence of Abou Diaby as a crucial factor in Arsenal’s form this season, admitting that the lanky French midfielder gives his team balance. Many eyebrows were raised when the club sold Alex Song to Barcelona, leaving the injury-prone Diaby as the only likely replacement, but the 26-year-old started the [...]
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Posted on 09 November 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger
Abou Diaby, who was injured while playing for Arsenal against Chelsea and was said to be out of action for three weeks (that was six weeks ago) is now at least another three weeks away from a return according to the latest update which has been given by Arsene Wenger. Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Barclay’s [...]
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Posted on 04 October 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsene Wenger, Didier Deschamps
Despite rumblings in France that they did not believe that Abou Diaby was actually injured and that Didier Deschamps was prepared to call the player up for their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Spain, Deschamps has seen sense and opted to let the player recover in London. It seems, however, that he was not overly [...]
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Posted on 03 October 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Didier Deschamps, France
According to journalist Matt Spiro, who works out of Paris, reports coming out of France state that Didier Deschamps is set to ignore Arsene Wenger who claimed that Abou Diaby will be out for three weeks with an injury picked up at the weekend and will include him in their World Cup qualifying squad with [...]
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Posted on 03 October 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsene Wenger, Mikel Arteta
Speaking about how he holds the French national side responsible for Diaby’s latest injury, Arsene Wenger was also speaking to the official Arsenal site about what the loss of Diaby means to Arsenal He said It is an opportunity for somebody else to stand up and play, but it is a blow. Not only because [...]
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Posted on 03 October 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsene Wenger, Didier Deschamps, France
Abou Diaby, who limped out of Arsenal’s Premier League match against Chelsea at the weekend in the first half, should not have been called up for international duty according to Arsene Wenger. At the time, we all praised Didier Deschamps sense when he let Diaby travel home and only played him in the one match, [...]
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Posted on 23 September 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal
Abou Diaby’s comeback this season has been something of a revelation but there is no denying that his history of injuries leave nearly ever Arsenal fan fearing the worst whenever a heavy challenge goes in on him. Speaking to the Mirror, Diaby revealed that the man who started of a chain of events which would [...]
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Posted on 19 September 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Champions League
Abou Diaby, returning after missing Arsenal’s Premier League game against Southampton at the weekend due to a small injury he picked up while on international duty, wasted no time last night in showing everyone that he was fighting fit, perhaps a little too literally, as he managed to get himself book after just 21 seconds, [...]
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Posted on 18 September 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Champions League
Back in the Arsenal side after a small injury picked up while away with the French national team kept him out of action for Arsenal in their Barclay’s Premier League match against Southampton at the weekend, Abou Diaby is fit and ready for Arsenal’s Champions League match against Montpellier. Speaking to the press, Diaby said [...]
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Posted on 14 September 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal, France, Guy Roux
Abou Diaby, who missed France’s second World Cup qualifier against Belarus due to what was first reported to be a hip injury which then became swelling above the knee, is rated as ’50-50’ to play against Southampton for Arsenal in the Barclay’s Premier League after it was reported that the player needed six days rest [...]
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Posted on 14 September 2012. Tags: Abou Diaby, Arsenal
Abou Diaby’s return to the Arsenal team has been lauded across many sections of the footballing world, and although he picked up a small injury while on international duty with the French team (which was only to be expected given the time he spent out of the game) if things carry on the way they [...]
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