I cried watching this ... I genuinely believe he was one of the most talented footballers ever to wear the red and white shirt ... he should have been an Arsenal player for decades ... such a beautiful soul too ... the new Paddy Viera ... so sad ... greatly missed ... never forgotten.
Of all the pain I’ve felt as a 23 year old Arsenal, and there’s been a lot. Not seeing Diaby achieve the greatness his potential promised is right up there with the saddest :’( Best wishes Abu
@@arithmetic7105 Consistency wasn't really an issue with Diaby at all. It was mainly his injuries which didn't allow him to get a decent run of games. Diaby is the same if not better than Pogba in almost every aspect. Maybe you didn't watch him as much or just have a bad memory but Diaby was gonna be the next Vieira. Diaby was also a lot more versatile than Pogba. Diaby played on the wings, he played box to box, he played no. 10 and also defensive mid if needed. Diaby was a complete midfielder who could play anywhere. Pogba is very good on his day. But, if you talk consistency, Pogba isn't a good example. Pogba has more off days than good. You also need to play him in the right position with the right players around him to get the best out of him. With Diaby it did not matter.
@@arithmetic7105 look at Diaby played boy. I will make a big provocation but he is the Zidane from Africa.. or the CM R9 Simply untouchable Not an amazing technique like Iniesta but an impressive balance He won nothing but he would deserve all the titles by far
It’s brings me almost to tears watching this because he was such an elegant, smart and gifted footballer. But that’s how things go sometimes. He would’ve been an all time premier league great, no doubt in my mind. The streets won’t forget #Baller
Happy birthday Abou,may allah give you a lot of happy years to come. Injuries have robbed you of a career,you had a short but somehow long career. We will always love you,you beast.
Yeah you know I’m actually going to talk about this, so basically like there are players like Diaby here, Who has so much potential and show it all the time they show that they have that quality that star quality to become a great player. But it’s unfortunate to see that injuries can take them over, for example let’s take Jack Wilshere, he was very potential as we saw with his arsenal game vs Barcelona, he had that star quality to become a great player for Arsenal, but, injuries can really really ruin a players career you know once they like get injured more and more throughout time. I’m a Manchester United fan and I can use Alexis Sanchez for example, he was such a predominant player for Arsenal and had all the quality statistics with him. But sadly of course injuries took the lad over and he didn’t get to reach that full potential with us. In conclusion, injuries can really ruin great players the more and more they get injured. And I think that Abou. Diaby could of been such a high, historical, iconic, beast for arsenal.
I keep reminiscing to think of what a great footballer Diaby would have been if he had been injury free. I always shed a tear when I see his videos. He definitely goes down as one of my favourite footballers to wear that Arsenal shirt. God bless you Diaby
What a wonderful player! I loved watching him. As a Liverpool fan, I really miss this era of Arsenal when they were such a great team to watch and always competing for the big trophies. Any game featuring Arsenal was worth watching. I can't think of another club who has lost so many brilliant players to injuries. Was it just bad luck? Or something to do with their training? Or they deliberately targeted by lesser teams? Diaby, Wilshire, Walcott, Ox, Cazorla, Ramsey, Eduardo all lost huge chunks of their career to terrible injuries from bad tackles.
I ALWAYS had Diaby in the center when playing any Fifa he was in. Always had big stops and long ranged goals, everything went through him and through him my Arsenal won a lot
"Coach, I want to be a world class midfielder. Shall I combine Paul scoles, yaya toure, inniesta and xavi in my game?... No need young man. Just be 80 percent as good as Abu Diaby and you will be the best midfielder Ever!
Im not an Arsenal fan but I had so much hope for Diaby. You could see this kid was a World class talent. It was good to hear the great Patrick Vieira say(on the Overlap) how similar to him & how talented he felt Diaby was. He actually said he felt Diaby had the potential to be better. Injuries robbed football fans of one of their games stars with Diaby. We missed out on so much. And so did he. Such a shame. Hope he is doing well.
I miss seeing Diaby glide down the pitch with an eloquence few could match. Unfortunately, he had terrible luck with injuries. He deserved better. But I watch a video like this and remember my love for him. An absolute Joey to watch.
Ce gars là vient d une autre planète.. comme van basten il aurait dû avoir une carrière incroyable et la blessure a mis fin a tout ça.. j’ai un profond respect pour ce gars là aussi bien pour son foot que pour sa personne.. qqn d’humble.. un exemple à suivre!!
Omg! This is a very sad video. I can't hold back these tears. I could not conclude watching it. Oh God! He was so good. I remember watching him play feeling like we had found the next Viera. Omg! Can't continue....😢
When he was fit to play, he was bossing the midfield all the time. People don't remember his qualities nowadays. What a shame, imagine the level he could be at if not for the injuries...
Damn it's emotional watching this a decade later. He was such a great player and honestly don't remember him having a bad game ever for arsenal. My favorite player back then. How midfield should be played.
So sad we never saw the best of him due to the injuries, I remember that one game where he shrugged off the cobwebs and almost single-handedly played Liverpool off the park.
I’m glad I became an Arsenal fan at the start of the 2007 season. Their was a glimmer of hope when I saw didn’t paired with cazorla against a 2-1 win against Liverpool.
Bulldozer Diaby. An absolute monster player. I always rated Diaby so highly even if some people made fun of me. The likes of Rosicky, Cesc, Diaby, Wilshere, Hleb, RVP, Eduardo etc were such a joy to watch. 🥲🥲👍
Every now and again I like to come here to watch a video of diaby on the rise. Imagine if he was able to reach his potential. We would’ve been viera and yaya in 1. It’s so deep 😕
Damn...I remember that day when I picked Arsenal, my friend picked Real Madrid on PES. It was his PlayStation and I lost all the time. But that day I beat him so bad cause Diaby went all crazy and did a solo goal through like 6,7 of them.
Even as a united fan I’d admit Diaby was such a great player and would’ve surely went on too greater things if he didn’t have such bad luck .... everyone always talks about Wiltshire aswell... too me diaby a bigger loss , just a man united fan opinion 🤷😂
He was and will always be a legend to put an Arsenal Jersey. i had the privilege to watch him play as an Arsenal fan. if it wasn't for the injuries, the man would have been breaking records by now.
Of all the many many players Wenger was robbed of after 2004, by Chelsea, United, City or injuries; he is still the one player I regret losing the most
i don't know so much about this guy until he bosses the midfield line when facing Liverpool at 2012,then i was searching and found this video,i knew he was absolutely class if he not have a lot of injury,i saw some videos when he play at Marseille and still entertaining
I'm watching this video because apparently Arsenal are interested Moussa Diaby, I typed in the sir name Diarby and I've just watched this video which sent me down memory lane to what an absolute baller Abou Diaby actually was. Respect bro.
This video brings so much pain knowing we may never see a player like him again. Imagine how good he would he been. The amount of talent we lost from injuries hurts. We lost Diaby, Wilshere, Edourdo, Cazorla and many more.
The opposition teams were ruthless to Our players, that’s the premier league for you, so sad 😞, I always remember him. If he was to be in the actual team 2023 wow
He was an absolute monster of a player, a natural successor to Patrick Vieira. Till this day, I still think of what could’ve been for Arsenal if he didn’t had those injuries
Gaël Clichy just said in an interview that he was the biggest crack he’s seen on a football pitch. Lassana Diarra and Patrick Vieira mixed into one player. One of the biggest what ifs in football
If you know anything about football you would know this guy was an absolute baller. 6’3 and had almost everything. God bless you Diaby.
6'4
6’3
5'9
5’2
Right a pure baller
I cried watching this ... I genuinely believe he was one of the most talented footballers ever to wear the red and white shirt ... he should have been an Arsenal player for decades ... such a beautiful soul too ... the new Paddy Viera ... so sad ... greatly missed ... never forgotten.
he could possibly surpassed Yaya Toure legacy if he stays fit. comin from city fans
The song with this man... right where it hurts
@@Cameron.Robert I know man some emotional stuff
I watch this with tears..i miss u soo much dude..the one and only abou..such a talented CM..may Allah bless u always brother..
send me pic of tears
@@camerondavisslag bro?😭
@@lk5575 ho
@@camerondavisslag 🤣🤣🤣
Life is unfair. This man was on another level. Ballllller.
Of all the pain I’ve felt as a 23 year old Arsenal, and there’s been a lot. Not seeing Diaby achieve the greatness his potential promised is right up there with the saddest :’( Best wishes Abu
A prime injury-free Diaby value would be easily above the 100 million bar
I’m not a arsenal fan but this guy was a baller. Injuries ruined him. Easily better than pogba in his prime
No chance, Pogba is much more consistent and clearly a better player
@@arithmetic7105 Consistency wasn't really an issue with Diaby at all. It was mainly his injuries which didn't allow him to get a decent run of games. Diaby is the same if not better than Pogba in almost every aspect. Maybe you didn't watch him as much or just have a bad memory but Diaby was gonna be the next Vieira. Diaby was also a lot more versatile than Pogba. Diaby played on the wings, he played box to box, he played no. 10 and also defensive mid if needed. Diaby was a complete midfielder who could play anywhere.
Pogba is very good on his day. But, if you talk consistency, Pogba isn't a good example. Pogba has more off days than good. You also need to play him in the right position with the right players around him to get the best out of him. With Diaby it did not matter.
@@arithmetic7105 look at Diaby played boy. I will make a big provocation but he is the Zidane from Africa.. or the CM R9
Simply untouchable
Not an amazing technique like Iniesta but an impressive balance
He won nothing but he would deserve all the titles by far
@@mxschrtt9194 zidanes roots are from Africa
@@astrojeet lol better than pogba
One of the most elegant player I've witnessed. So sad that his career was ruined because of injuries!
It’s brings me almost to tears watching this because he was such an elegant, smart and gifted footballer. But that’s how things go sometimes. He would’ve been an all time premier league great, no doubt in my mind. The streets won’t forget #Baller
لاعب أنيق و إنسان خلوق، الإصابات حرمتنا من متعته
Please football fans. Never ever let this man be forgotten. Quality player
If he where playing now as a younger, he would have the proper protection for his talent he never got to goat status, but walked that line 🙌🙌
Happy birthday Abou,may allah give you a lot of happy years to come.
Injuries have robbed you of a career,you had a short but somehow long career.
We will always love you,you beast.
He was a beast, sadly injuries ruined him :(
Same with Eduardo
Yeah you know I’m actually going to talk about this, so basically like there are players like Diaby here, Who has so much potential and show it all the time they show that they have that quality that star quality to become a great player. But it’s unfortunate to see that injuries can take them over, for example let’s take Jack Wilshere, he was very potential as we saw with his arsenal game vs Barcelona, he had that star quality to become a great player for Arsenal, but, injuries can really really ruin a players career you know once they like get injured more and more throughout time. I’m a Manchester United fan and I can use Alexis Sanchez for example, he was such a predominant player for Arsenal and had all the quality statistics with him. But sadly of course injuries took the lad over and he didn’t get to reach that full potential with us. In conclusion, injuries can really ruin great players the more and more they get injured. And I think that Abou. Diaby could of been such a high, historical, iconic, beast for arsenal.
@@louiswalsh70 Poor guy, his injury was horrid
I blame EPL refereeing primarily.
Oh Diaby... I'm in tears!😭
I keep reminiscing to think of what a great footballer Diaby would have been if he had been injury free. I always shed a tear when I see his videos. He definitely goes down as one of my favourite footballers to wear that Arsenal shirt. God bless you Diaby
Excellent video.. One of my fav footballers who unfortunately was plagued by injuries. Thank you Diaby for your contributions for Arsenal. Respect
Outstanding when he was fit.
he always made me so calm whenever he was on the ball. same feeling partey gives me. but prime diaby just glided around with the ball like magic
A great guy with a great personality
Those body feints with such close control like Ozil with that frame but also gangly legs is just unreal!
He was sooo good, unbelievable. Center Midfielder, Box to Box, Playmaker, everything and always ready to Score Goals.
What a compilation and what a player just found out about this man and the injuries he had very sad
Thank you so much for re-uploading.
I still have the older version somewhere on my laptop before it was taken down :)
That's awesome to hear, thank you for still watching!
What a wonderful player! I loved watching him. As a Liverpool fan, I really miss this era of Arsenal when they were such a great team to watch and always competing for the big trophies. Any game featuring Arsenal was worth watching. I can't think of another club who has lost so many brilliant players to injuries. Was it just bad luck? Or something to do with their training? Or they deliberately targeted by lesser teams? Diaby, Wilshire, Walcott, Ox, Cazorla, Ramsey, Eduardo all lost huge chunks of their career to terrible injuries from bad tackles.
That is a good post. Yes I miss those days too
Wilshere - Prone to injury and smoker making it more difficult to recover. Most of the others butchered by less talented hackers.
Beautiful list loved all thoes players
Dont forget Rosicky too. Fuck me. Such a brilliant player when on field which was rare.
@@dragonbane44 he was amazing also rosicky
This has a special place in my heart.
I ALWAYS had Diaby in the center when playing any Fifa he was in. Always had big stops and long ranged goals, everything went through him and through him my Arsenal won a lot
A reupload from 2015 that unfortunately got taken down by CZcams, with some new changes. Hope you enjoy it!
"Coach, I want to be a world class midfielder. Shall I combine Paul scoles, yaya toure, inniesta and xavi in my game?... No need young man. Just be 80 percent as good as Abu Diaby and you will be the best midfielder Ever!
Im not an Arsenal fan but I had so much hope for Diaby. You could see this kid was a World class talent. It was good to hear the great Patrick Vieira say(on the Overlap) how similar to him & how talented he felt Diaby was. He actually said he felt Diaby had the potential to be better. Injuries robbed football fans of one of their games stars with Diaby. We missed out on so much. And so did he. Such a shame. Hope he is doing well.
I miss seeing Diaby glide down the pitch with an eloquence few could match. Unfortunately, he had terrible luck with injuries. He deserved better. But I watch a video like this and remember my love for him. An absolute Joey to watch.
Ce gars là vient d une autre planète.. comme van basten il aurait dû avoir une carrière incroyable et la blessure a mis fin a tout ça.. j’ai un profond respect pour ce gars là aussi bien pour son foot que pour sa personne.. qqn d’humble.. un exemple à suivre!!
Omg! This is a very sad video. I can't hold back these tears. I could not conclude watching it. Oh God! He was so good. I remember watching him play feeling like we had found the next Viera. Omg! Can't continue....😢
When he was fit to play, he was bossing the midfield all the time. People don't remember his qualities nowadays. What a shame, imagine the level he could be at if not for the injuries...
One of the best Diaby videos I've seen, nice job.
1: What a compilation
2: What an absolute joy to watch Abou Diaby. What if he didn't have injuries.
We love you Diaby 😍
Damn it's emotional watching this a decade later. He was such a great player and honestly don't remember him having a bad game ever for arsenal. My favorite player back then. How midfield should be played.
he was my favourite player. He was Patrick Vieira plus some.
Gifted but unfortunate carrier Abou.
Respect
So sad we never saw the best of him due to the injuries, I remember that one game where he shrugged off the cobwebs and almost single-handedly played Liverpool off the park.
i remember that game.. he was untouchable in that game. Cut thru liverpool like hot knife thru butter. Closest thing to veira and could be better.
The sickest video. We miss you diaby ❤️
I’m glad I became an Arsenal fan at the start of the 2007 season. Their was a glimmer of hope when I saw didn’t paired with cazorla against a 2-1 win against Liverpool.
Bulldozer Diaby.
An absolute monster player. I always rated Diaby so highly even if some people made fun of me.
The likes of Rosicky, Cesc, Diaby, Wilshere, Hleb, RVP, Eduardo etc were such a joy to watch. 🥲🥲👍
Please don’t make me cry brother, I keep on talking about that talented team but…
Never forget Abou!
Such a talented player. Suffered such much bad luck.
A world class prospect that was ruined by injuries! 😢
Imagine he stayed fit and didn’t suffer with all the injuries wat a player
Every now and again I like to come here to watch a video of diaby on the rise. Imagine if he was able to reach his potential. We would’ve been viera and yaya in 1. It’s so deep 😕
Awesome edit lad
So flowing...way more easy on the eye than the great Viera even.
Damn...I remember that day when I picked Arsenal, my friend picked Real Madrid on PES. It was his PlayStation and I lost all the time. But that day I beat him so bad cause Diaby went all crazy and did a solo goal through like 6,7 of them.
smooth skill, i loved Diaby skills.
This guy along with eduardo, are the saddest stories to pass through the Emirates. What could have been
He just couldn't stay fit ! It's a shame ! An immense talent. World class abilities
A legend
He has good footwork and he can also hold up the ball really well. He is really good.
Even as a united fan I’d admit Diaby was such a great player and would’ve surely went on too greater things if he didn’t have such bad luck .... everyone always talks about Wiltshire aswell... too me diaby a bigger loss , just a man united fan opinion 🤷😂
Pogba is not even half the player diaby was in his prime. Different class!
@@checkm8_47 Was that Necessary?
@@checkm8_47 your smoking crack mate.
@@davidbrooks4411 Nah. Diaby > Pogba. United fan here.
Not luck, vicious tackles on arsenal players happen far too often because they go unpunished.
He was a great player, one of the best really 😞
He was complete. If he played in any league other than the Prem, he wouldn't have been injured as much and would've become that legend
Just discovered iGooner recently - another great vid
What a player man, gift to football
Him and Jack Wilshire will go down as some of arsenals biggest what if’s because of injuries
Diaby x cazorla x rosicky/ wilshere
One of the BEST midfields at Arsenal😥
Fabregas and to a certain level Nasri too.
We used to play some amazing football back in them days..🙏
I cried watching this.
Great music by the way.
He was and will always be a legend to put an Arsenal Jersey. i had the privilege to watch him play as an Arsenal fan. if it wasn't for the injuries, the man would have been breaking records by now.
You just had to be there to appreciate this man 😢
Only watched diaby as a kid so I didn't really understand his importance, but the comments here speak so so much of him.... What a great player he was
He wasn't a great player, but in fact he had the potential for sure but never lived up to it because of all the injuries.
What a beautiful video
Of all the many many players Wenger was robbed of after 2004, by Chelsea, United, City or injuries; he is still the one player I regret losing the most
Me too. I desperately wished for Diaby to finally overcome his injuries woe. He was easily my favourite player when not injured
Love u brother
i don't know so much about this guy until he bosses the midfield line when facing Liverpool at 2012,then i was searching and found this video,i knew he was absolutely class if he not have a lot of injury,i saw some videos when he play at Marseille and still entertaining
I'm watching this video because apparently Arsenal are interested Moussa Diaby, I typed in the sir name Diarby and I've just watched this video which sent me down memory lane to what an absolute baller Abou Diaby actually was. Respect bro.
This video brings so much pain knowing we may never see a player like him again. Imagine how good he would he been. The amount of talent we lost from injuries hurts. We lost Diaby, Wilshere, Edourdo, Cazorla and many more.
The opposition teams were ruthless to Our players, that’s the premier league for you, so sad 😞, I always remember him. If he was to be in the actual team 2023 wow
such joy seeing Diaby dribble 😎
the greatest midfielder that never was
大好きや 😭
I love Diaby so much, I hope you can make a video for Rosicky
Your brother Ali from Egypt
Abou Diaby 4 ever ❤
He is the most unlucky player in my opinion but he's one of the talent player who play beautiful.
Yes Brov, he was not lucky at all it’s sad 😞
HAPPY birthday Abou Diaby great player shame about the injuries affected your career , one of my favourite Gunners will never forget ❤
That Sunderland tackle 😭
Baller ❤
Man. Diaby, Wilshere and Eduardo. What could have been. So gutted watching this. Injuries are always a menace for arsenal.
He would have been the perfect Viera replacement if it wasnt for injuries
THE GOAT
As a United fan, this guy was a great talent.
One of my favorite players when i started being an Arsenal fan
what a player!
Mehn This makes you emotional.. Nd nostalgic .. Those names he played with no longer there
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He was an absolute monster of a player, a natural successor to Patrick Vieira. Till this day, I still think of what could’ve been for Arsenal if he didn’t had those injuries
It’s a real shame he couldn’t overcome his injuries he was absolute class
miss him...arsenal in da best moment wif young gun
Once a Gunner, always Gunner
Miss u Diaby
🔥🔥
Woaw il joué tellement verticalement ça devais être un régal d'avoir un 6 comme sa
Gaël Clichy just said in an interview that he was the biggest crack he’s seen on a football pitch. Lassana Diarra and Patrick Vieira mixed into one player. One of the biggest what ifs in football
It still hurts...