Comments on: Profile: Vassiriki Abou Diaby

By: Darius Stone

Darius Stone — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:22:42 +0000

arsenehollis

Great to have you on board and I’m glad you find the content of value.

By: arsenehollis

arsenehollis — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:01:59 +0000

Excellent stuff dude. The new site looks awesome, the material is top notch also.
This is now my first port of call for Arsenal opinion.

Diaby always had the talent, you had to be blind to miss it. He is now an instant first choice in the side, a driving force. If he continues this form, injury free, he will be a world beater – the world cup may be his stage to show it.

Anyone Wenger plays that much, you just know now that he will come good. The manager might get the odd signing wrong, but if they keep getting starts sooner r later it happens.

Between Cesc, Song, Diaby, Denilson, Ramsey we have the most exciting midfield in the world. Barcelona may set the standard, but this group will elevate the level. Then there will be Wilshere also. Watch out.

By: STONE COLD ARSENAL » Blog Archive » Arsenal Embark On ‘Fixtures Of Death’ At Villa Park

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:52:42 +0000

[...] game stood out in particular because of 2 individual shows of brilliance from Abou Diaby and Bacary Sagna. Diaby’s individual thrust from box to box saw him unleash a screamer into the [...]

By: The Brain

The Brain — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:38:17 +0000

A sign of a clever footballer (on the pitch that is) he is very interested religion, philosophy, science and astronomy.

But also a fantastic talent who where beginning to see the best of although he looked most impressive when he first signed for the club and consequently the Carling Cup Final where he had a barnstormer.

By: Els

Els — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:59:44 +0000

The big name player thing, is childish. It’s like top trumps or your favourite superhero. Just somebody to come into the squad you can idolize and claim he’s better or harder than rivals players. Nobody seems interested in getting somebody talented and moulding them into a player that suits your team and creating ‘Big Names’.

By: Darius Stone

Darius Stone — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:18:33 +0000

Wenger was asked at the pre-match press conference before the game with Everton, whether he’s going to buy a “big name” player.

In response, he asked the female journalist to define a big name player. That question went unanswered and Wenger further affirmed that according to him, a big name player for Arsenal is one who comes into the team and plays well because Arsenal is already a big name club.

I think there’s a fascination with only seeing players who come with a monumental price tag as being world class – yet time and time again Arsenal has proven that you don’t have to spend stupid money to get world class players.

Take current strikers for example – one measure of success is the number of goals scored and we all know Drogba and Torez are goal machines. However, that is the easier measure. It’s harder to get a player who is both a talented playmaker who links up play with panache, has a truck load of assists and scores a truck load of goals himself. A talisman of the highest order. Van Persie is one of the best in the world at doing that and his not a big nasty beast built like I don’t know what. In fact, you can count with your fingers how many goals Van Persie has scored with his head – and they ain’t many.

There’s a falsehood created by the media that since we don’t spend over £30 million to buy players then they aren’t world class.

By: LRV

LRV — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:05:53 +0000

Emiel: Els has just given you 7 names there. Now name 4 from current Chelsea and ManU players please, Emiel?

By: Els

Els — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:37:48 +0000

Emiel for me a world squad of 22 player, we would get Clichy, Vermo, Sagna, Song, Ces, Arshavin, RvP in easily.

By: Emiel

Emiel — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:55 +0000

Look its not that he is talentless as on those few accatons it is plain to see. But that is the issue. What is good about a good player is that he is constant. When we said of vieira that he had a realy good game was because of all the good performances he had producted to date that one was better than the rest.He had gone up a level. That is what makes an Arsenal player. Not the other way round, hoping that in a game he might be able to produce the goods, like diaby.
Same time frame is Song and he is producing to his ability. He has realised his potential. But in the end one should be able to say that he was give a fair crack but again he is no commanding holding DMF player. Now lets give JET a run!
Question. How many Arsenal players of the currant side would make it into an international/ world side ( apart from Ces ) . Then look back at our past sides. I dont need to name them as we all know them.
For ever a Gooner!

By: Harrypotter's Arsenal

Harrypotter's Arsenal — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:06:52 +0000

Good one STA. Sorry bout d abbreviations, i mostly use a phone 2 do my daily blogs, hence d sms styled responses. I’v learnt 2 neva question wenger’s decision on a player. In d long run his usually right. His only ever mistake was jeffers & i’m sure that experience has led 2 him bein wary of english talents. As 4 my tots on diaby, lets wait & c what he makes of this opportunity given him. We wil b pleasantly suprised. I hav a prediction 2 make thou, diaby wil b a monster who wil b beta than song. When i say beta, i mean stronger, faster, greater header & dominator. He’l b like a kid who’s always tot his d smallest one in school only 2 find out he actually is d biggest. Diaby is stil learnin & when his done, every other midfielder wil b afraid, very afraid of goin near him. He wil b a success, let fools think otherwise @ their own peril.