Diaby

His track record

 

That doesn't mean he's 'going to be out for the season'

 

I dont think we can build any kind of plans that include diaby being a regular player. Keep him as a luxury player sure, but we've got nobody else apart from Wilshere who can play that role

 

The first line of your first post in this f--king thread explains who the f--k i'm talking about. FFS... I'm talking about your proposed "new player" who we should have bought.

He wasn't injured at the start of the season as far as I know, so why assume he will be injured in the short space of time before Wilshere was supposed to be back. Remember Wilshere was supposed to be back in September.

I never said he would become a consistent starter for Arsenal or that he will ever have an injury free season, WTF are you talking about???

Yea, knowing the future would be f--king lovely wouldn't it...

In your scenario, if Diaby hadn't got injured so soon, and Wilshere had come back as planned, AND we'd bought a new player, we'd have 2 extra midfielders sitting on the bench every game. Bad things happen in a season, you can't buy a sh!t-load of first-team-quality players for every possible scenario or they'll get pissed off and leave at a massive loss. Only City can afford to do that.

 

I'm not sure Diaby will get over his injury problems.

There HAS to be a cause. You just dont get THAT many consistant injury's in you early twenties.


1. It could be a genetic problem with his muscles.
2. An inblance with his skeletal structure.
3. A disease.
4. Diet. Perhaps he's not getting the required nutrients to recover from training. If I was Diaby's coach i would recommend a high Protein and low carb diet like 'Paleo'. (eliminate all processed grains and sugars)

I'm no physio but my opinion is that.

The only way Diaby is going to make a career for himself is if Arsenal treat him differently to the rest of the squad.
Less training more rest time. It means he'll never be as 'fit' as the rest of the squad but his muscles will be under far less stress.
(Much like how Tottenham managed Ledley Kings injury.)

I cant imagine Wenger doing this though - He's soo strict about cardiovascular fitness. (hence the selling of players over the age of thirty)

 

Diaby's problems were linked to muscle weakness in his leg/hips from imbalance after his first serious injury. It's not surprising that he's struggled to get back to full fitness AND this season is his first one back from his long and difficult road to recovery, so it's not surprising that he's going to get some knock backs along the way. I agree that he's a player that we can't rely on for an entire season at the moment. But when he's fit, he still offers a lot, so I think we need to support him and manage him as best we can. If he's back in three weeks as predicted, then it won't be too long a lay off for him or the team.

 

Yeah dont get me wrong - he's a brilliant player and a key squad member.

If it's a muscular inbalance issue he should'nt be training 6 x times a week.
He should be doing weights (3-4 times a week) and a supplementary stability/flexibility programme (Yoga/Pilates)

I cant see how he can rebuild the areas he is weak (the left leg of a ten year old apparently) in AND keep up with the traditional cardio heavy training schedule.

 

These injuries are expected after a long lay-off. They will get further apart slowly tho as his body adapts & strengthens. As long as they stay short-term I'm not worried.

 

Only if the long term issue has been resolved. If not then it will keep happening.

 

Wenger has ruled him out even until after the break, he will miss the norwich and shalke game as well.