Abou Diaby has made 109 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal and has netted 14 goals for the club to date. A box-to-box midfielder who is elusive and athletic, a player who can attack and defend and, in my opinion, a player who has been sorely missed. Our very own Yaya Toure.
The 25-year-old has a superb touch on the ball, excellent close control and is also very composed. Though his career has been plagued by a number of injuries which has led to inconsistency and, in some cases, has made him very short tempered and undisciplined at times, Diaby remains one of our top players at the club.
When the French international was fully fit and playing at his best, he drew comparisons to that of Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, which, in my view, is a fair assessment.
As you can probably tell, Diaby is one of my favourite players at Arsenal. One of the players I completely disagree when fans call deadweight and should be offloaded. He is a player that I truly believe we need to give time too. When he fully recovers from his injury, the tall midfielder could prove to be a valuable asset to the team.
I’d like to think of him as a player who might have the same run and effect as Robin van Persie has had on our team, not in terms of goals, but perhaps in assists and dominance in midfield. Diaby has the potential to become a great player for our club, but must be kept fit. If he can avoid picking up injuries and have a good run in the first-team, then I reckon many of those fans calling for him to be sold will reassess their views on him.
Sell some other players in the squad this summer, but Diaby must stay as he has the potential to become an Arsenal great!
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SAYING ALL THAT MUST MEAN DJOUROU IS BETTER THAN VERMINATOR AND KOS PUT TOGETHER.
As a player, he has the skills but many atimes, he failed to use his brain. Nevertheless, he is far better than some of the players in the squad now and should not be sold. Give him two more seasons and we should be able to assess him properly.
in dec arsenal fans were asking for Rosicky to be sold. Now they praise him. I think we need to praise and encourage our players. They human beings who have emotions. Confidence can be affected when flying tackles meant to hurt are not punished and you are condemned for reacting. I beleive many against diaby will not be confortable if Cameron continues reducing pension and would react