Abou Diaby
A sad story indeed, but Abou Diaby is surely not going to make it at Arsenal after a career wrecked by injury after injury. The Frenchman joined the club as a highly promising youngster in 2006, but a horror-challenge from Sunderland’s Dan Smith later that year put him out of action for over eight months. Diaby has never quite been the same since, though Arsene Wenger has been determined time and time again to give him a run in the team in a bid to let him show his true potential. Sadly, the injuries have kept coming and Diaby is out of action at the moment for at least another three months after tearing a cruciate ligament in his knee back in March.
While it’s hard not to be sympathetic for this talented midfielder, Arsenal simply have to move on and realise Diaby is something of a lost cause. His presence in the squad and on the wage bill continues to mean the Gunners are hesitant to invest in a new, much-needed defensive midfielder.