Abou Diaby bosses Liverpool | Skills compilation | Showstoppers | Episode 5

A memorable performance from Abou Diaby and the Gunners, as goal from Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla gave us a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield in 2012.
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[@harryheywood3466]

This guy was the next Vieira. Such a shame injuries ruined his career. 😢

[@naseem6661]

He would of been better than vieira😔

[@harryheywood3466]

Nas_ X pls you’re upsetting me

[@adhynugroho9424]

It came to a point where fans held their breath every single time Diaby came in for a tackle/challenge for the ball. Each tussle for the ball was potentially season-ending for him.

[@libanshirwac5102]

Diaby could have been been one of our best midfielders ever but the guys unlucky

[@azizbey4334]

@@libanshirwac5102 Yeah,i didn't even get watch most of his games at arsenal except a few in 2012-2013 and forwards. I fell in love with his playstyle yet saw that he was lanky.

[@josecuervo8487]

Four injury prone players: Diaby, Ramsey, Wilshere, and Rosicky. What great rotation for the trio in midfield: Wilshere, Diaby, Ramsey, Cazorla, Rosicky.

[@floatingpeaks4584]

I was glad we got rid of Ramsey, he used to sell out his midfield team mates, game after game. His injury record didn't warrant a new contract, his Juventus record this season is 15 games, Ronaldo has played 30+

[@andrewmcgibbon5174]

@@floatingpeaks4584 cap

[@sultanabran1]

i tend to think we have a really bad medical team. colin lewin is crap

[@caps8723]

jose cuervo Is it bad luck or do we have a poor fitness regime 🤔

[@muinept86]

And Walcott

[@BraveInstance]

This guy used to wind me up as a Liverpool fan. Was injured 11 months a year but always came back in time to put in his prime Viera performance at Anfield. Same with Ledley King.

[@ckmuan4863]

Bro 😂👏💓

[@romeomikezulu3664]

Cheers mate for the honesty! 😂

[@Rudeboydanyute]

Same with harry Kane with arsenal lol

[@eisz16]

Diaby + Santi ❤️ What a midfield!

[@caps8723]

He had everything what a baller

[@AbcDef-im1yc]

Could've been one of the best midfielders in the world. Remember his goal against Derby?

[@spuddsalli8559]

Could have been the new viera Arsenal were just unlucky with everything with all the talent we had only if the board were not frauds and someone actually cared all of them got us down

[@binnypatel7061]

Can see a lot of frustration

[@astrojeet]

Is the board also at fault for Diaby's injuries?

[@sourishhazra2636]

@@astrojeet the board is actual garbage.

[@MrWhite-zt6nu]

Arsenal fan with Dele Alli on his profile picture interesting

[@ramasai1475]

@@astrojeet Arsenal had pathetic physio - Jack Wilshere, Abou Diaby etc. Most of the stars were almost always injured.

[@omaryahya7258]

I swear to God the more I think of this guy the more I feel sad he didn't fulfil his potential. I thought he was the closest thing we got to replacing Vieira but injuries plagued his career. It's a massive shame indeed.

[@abdullahabdilaahi3872]

omar yahya I see you everywhere. I see you on dt’s channel, troopz’s aftv. Do you support arsenal or something?

[@omaryahya7258]

@@abdullahabdilaahi3872 yeah man. I am an Arsenal fan

[@Danqz97]

omar yahya Don’t swear to God. He is our creator and our God. We need to really show Him love and respect

[@ozzbozz117]

omar yahya Gilberto Silva was ten times the player petit was. Best midfield duo arsenal have seen, arguably the whole league has ever seen.

[@richo40001]

for me he used the ball way better than Vierra could and his passing and running with the ball was just good. May be tackling and leading but i have a feeling if he didnt get injured he would have been better than vierra

[@LennyJohnson5]

I think Abou Diaby's display at Anfield that day was as dominant a display as I've ever seen from an individual Arsenal midfielder; if not for his injuries he had the potential to be even better than Patrick Vieira. Once a Gunner, always a Gunner Abou - you'll never be forgotten at Arsenal. Keep well.

[@goals27]

He was SURELY better than Yaya toure at his absolute best. Being better than Viera isn't easy, as he was the Best CM In pl history but i get your point, Diaby was that good

[@danielsolomonbangura767]

Injury affected his football career. Such a talented guy.

[@caps8723]

Daniel Bangura- Pharmacomusician I know such a silky player

[@omaryahya7258]

He was magnificent that day. Simply bossed the midfield. To a man we were we sensational. How I long for those days to return man. 😪. COYG!!

[@inaayathoque1998]

Those were bad days aswell lol 😂 8 years since they won a trophy that year Arsenals team today is better than that team tbh

[@omaryahya7258]

@@inaayathoque1998 I hear you bro

[@crow1989]

@Ishan A This team didn't have the teams around that we have now.

[@creativebuildsrb89]

There is hope Arteta would restore our lovely style of football and get us to UCL

[@Raison_d-etre]

@Ishan A Arsenal fans thought Champions League place wasn't worth the trouble. They got their wish.

[@ellisreid9407]

Injuries prevented him from becoming the next vieira 😤 we miss someone like him in the midfield 🤧

[@STAYGOONED]

That Diaby/Arteta pivot was the closest Wenger came to recreating the Vieira/Petit partnership. I genuinely believe we could have won the title that year if Diaby had stayed fit.

[@tomhiprow9848]

@ROBERT DEAN cmon man let us dream 😂

[@Raison_d-etre]

@Haku Yuki Giroud scored beautiful goals. He was tall but could play ball.

[@humblesmith1215]

Then you’re deluded!

[@olivertaylor8682]

Bro imagine prime cesc and Diaby

[@ruckusbuck720]

I remember this day clearly man, I remember being so hyped for Diaby and our chances that year for the title. I thought this was finally Diabys time to announce himself to the world stage but sadly we know what happens to him 😢. I truly believed he would of gone on to eventually play for Madrid or Barcelona one day.

[@ponyboy1664]

Lovely to both Abou and Santi in action ❤

[@gooner03]

Two great talents, Santi and Abou Diaby...really, what could've been.

[@baashie]

ooh Santi... I miss watching him

[@henrydauseb2844]

@@baashie Santi still has a Prem career in him. Maybe a season or two. Hasn't lost anything but time👌🏿

[@relentero8547]

Santi and Diaby were the next Vieira and Petit. Sad to see what has happened

[@alexsamsung5579]

To the tune of "let it be': diaby,diaby,diaby,diaby, he knocked out John Terry,diaby.

[@ZhouJason]

can't help but sing it out...LOL

[@jeffonyango8580]

We beat you in that final

[@Tidus3960]

@@jeffonyango8580 Still doesn't take away the fact that John Terry got knocked out by Diaby.

[@ConanObrien22]

I watched this game. This was his first comeback after months of injury. he picked up another injury after this game and sadly this was his last real game for arsenal.

[@wivaspoudel998]

If only, I repeat ‘if only’ had his career not ruined by injuries we’d have won a few league titles till now. Many peoples blame Wenger for not replacing Vieira and Gilberto but the boss had Coquelin and Diaby as their replacement but sadly injuries ruined us.

[@beatsboxdrebeats7512]

Wivas Poudel coquelin was never good

[@andyandre7814]

@@beatsboxdrebeats7512 Coq tried to be honest....He was the only defensive mid we had in like 3 seasons in a row

[@aryaanshastri2364]

YES WIVASSSS GET IN SONNN

[@Bewareofthewolves]

Song, Diaby and Fabregas was a great midfield 3!

[@Londonguy1987_]

The Arsenal editors are killing it with these videos. Awesome way to appreciate our past players and shine some light on the clubs amazing history - especially at a depressing time like this. Makes me so proud to be a fan. Well done to the entire team behind this series, and the Arsenal classics that are being uploaded. Its fun to reminisce.

[@kabengwapatu4563]

I wish we had a player like him right now

[@sobc2737]

His injuries screwed him up big time.

[@rahulrebello5448]

Diaby was underrated, if it wasn't for his injuries he'd be a beast

[@marcusdemi3014]

He’s what we need next season. A commanding big midfielder great with his feet. A ball passing master.

[@UBZUKki]

What a player.....He seemed to be a giant during this game, playing with the heart of three men..... Awesome.

[@andyandre7814]

Something was just up with our physio department and physical fitness, our players in that era used to pick up many injuries .....It's funny how Carzola once he left for Villarreal he hasn't been injury prone and plays 30 plus games in all competitions nowadays at age of 33/34/35

[@VJMakudo]

Andrew André the BPL is more demanding bro especially with Champions league football midweek than you had no winter break with all this intense games it was bound to happen either that or our players were not fit bro

[@gaeri1590]

Because Santi wasnt an injury prone player?

[@andrebrooks6269]

Santi wasnt injured prone it was that one injury that took basically 2yrs to heal . i love wenger but i think it was his over using of santi that cuz that injury cuz santi played 99% of our matches and finished the full 90ty about 99% of time .its good and bad to that but sometimes its good to rest them .

[@alaminmdtanvir3361]

Yeah fabregas van persie both were injury prone . But Fabregas had no problem with his chelsea and barca spell.

[@robertosanantonio7040]

That kit was awesome

[@colav0827]

Abou really enjoyed himself that day & I really enjoyed watching him that day, he was some player. You can see he would have been world class but for injurys.

[@levelofsnipes7378]

One of my favourite individual performances ever. We’ll never know if he could have been the next Vieira, he had lots of average games too. Being capable of a performance like this doesn’t mean you’ll go on to do it week in week out. Just to give some balance Also, Diaby played with Giroud? Feels like two different eras

[@NLHero]

I think fitness was also partly a reason for his average games especially later on where he was never really 100%. Around 2009/10 he had a good run and was one of our best players which got him in the France world cup team. Our team had too many average players by that point though to achieve anything other than top 4 finishes.

[@kane8233]

what a GOAT performance!

[@amirulaiman1158]

1:33 gibbs look so mad man

[@smoothiegxng]

The more i think about it. At times we legit had a very good side. We were very unluckg to have such injury prone players rosicky, wilshere, van persie, diaby and walcott.

[@andyandre7814]

How I badly wish Diaby made it at Arsenal....Had be stay injury free we would have won at least one premier League especially in the 2011/12 season where Van Persie was on fire

[@relentero8547]

Imagine Diaby, Arteta, and Santi in the middle with Auba and RVP in attack

[@tannerbottomley5064]

I must’ve been too young to appreciate this😢 and this is one game!? This would be some people’s career highlights on yt

[@romeomikezulu3664]

COYG! Watching this in 2022 and such a shame that injuries ruined Diaby's career. Very talented player! 😠

[@ogunyemid]

Injuries robbed him of a great career, so sad. He was one of my favourite Arsenal players.

[@hlimahiga2522]

His love for arsenal can be seen through his playing

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

Sad that so many injuries blighted Abou's career. Such a class act. He was definitely a Vieira 2.0 in the making?

[@relentero8547]

He was. You can see their appearances were very similar. Vieira and Diaby were tall, strong, dominant on the field, and they both could pass well. It think Vieira was more defensive while Diaby was more offensive but they were still similar

[@OlaEsmatyoutuberinyoutub]

We Love Arsenal 💖

[@floatingpeaks4584]

This brought a tear to my eyes, sometimes it's not meant to be RIP Diaby.

[@gabi3392]

0:31 is generational. What could've been....

[@MM-gr7pc]

I Loved him so much. Cant describe it.

[@ekiggundu29]

We will always miss you

[@ashmillions348]

Totally forgot how good this guy aas in the middle of the park we have nothing like this anymore Xaha should be doing this daily

[@robertcork1535]

Always remembered him everydays wot a baller

[@deeneygems8569]

this make me cry😥😥😥

[@gucchu4419]

really appreciate your effort Arsenal YT channel 😄 thanks a lot for this series 👌

[@nononotfun]

yes yes yes, was hoping for this one

[@breezez1489]

this made me cry when i see the potential he gave us in those old days. shame injuries

[@aabidamn]

He had so much potential. He was probably the only Arsenal player in that era that had both great technique and physicality. It breaks my heart everytime I see him injured and still is up to this day even on clips like this one, thinking what could have been.

[@chijiokenwaogbe2694]

We miss u Diaby. Stay healthy

[@kazafchow9665]

i luv Diaby. miss him

[@amarhussain1309]

He was 1 of my favourite players

[@HS_Skipper]

Abou Diaby man ahhh this was by far his best performance in an Arsenal shirt he was the replacement for Patrick Vieira arguably but we as arsenal fans never got to see it, due to recklessness in sunderland.... struck by injuries if he was fully fit he was a monster in that midfield god damm he’s on that list along with eduardo, rosicky and wilshere 😢

[@CarlJenkinson3]

He was the complete midfielder. So rare for a player of his size to be so agile and skillful yet powerful. His performances in the league cup final and this shown what we was about. This is probably still top 5 in terms of an individual performance from an Arsenal player this decade.

[@faaizfikri3564]

Amazing performance😍

[@henrychimeka]

Master class Abu

[@jeffreyoganga4209]

Never realized this guy was actually really good

[@yamkelanxusani1772]

What a player

[@Robin_Dragunov]

Abou Diaby > Xhaka & Guendouzi combine

[@jamaljones5647]

I love these classic match highlights, I love this show stoppers series. I’m thankful for whatever football I’m getting during the quarantine. YET....Arsenal. Is it too much to ask for a full match to be uploaded? Other football channels are doing it. Why can’t the mighty Arsenal channel? Thanks for considering my request Arsenal KZbin channel. You’re the best in the business and I love you!

[@BDJ4mTex]

Wenger keot goving him contracts hoping one day he will get over his injury problems. When he was fit he was usually one of the best players on the field.

[@michael8815]

As a Liverpool fan remember this well as we couldn't get near him. He was so quick, skilful and powerful with a great passing range.

[@ilhamfachmi7015]

Legend

[@intertel_agent]

whoever does the motion graphics at the club... literally always so clean and tasteful, big ups

[@wbaareshit1981]

I watched this match maybe three times over a week loved it, it's such a shame but we all know that he was a amazing player.

[@addisugeleta1374]

What a talented player he was👌

[@EpicTube84]

I really liked how arsene wenger treated his players, giving them extention years on their contracts etc even though they were injury prone

[@alexsamsung5579]

He was a beast that day. A showcase for what he could have been if not for dreadful injuries. Thanks AD for this day. He also knocked out John Terry.

[@josiahjones4159]

Silky smooth.

[@kongo1723]

He was a machine on this game a

[@hermawanawan2652]

Miss u diaby

[@hoolygooner]

What a player he was!

[@jasondavis6861]

HE WAS SO GOOD

[@nijeStevakutji]

oh my God,we need a player like Cazorla..aaaaaaaaaaah

[@MuhammadAlif-yj1fk]

Midfield class diaby x cazorla🔥

[@mr4simple]

Best game for Diaby !

[@TheTrueTeknician]

What a baller!

[@alaooooy7]

Only idiots claim that Wenger didn't replace Vieira. He had a perfect plan despite the lack of funds and the stadium debts yet injuries ruined it all! Diaby, Rosicky, Theo, Cazorla, Eduardo, Van Persie, Wilshere, Ramsey, Vermaelen...

[@FIFFAN18]

People can often be hyperbolic about players who have their career decimated by injury. However I am 100% sincere when I say this guy would have been world class.

[@qwerty3644]

This is it. This is one of the great performances for arsenal, even though there was no goal or assist. I feel without injuries Diaby could have pushed on to become world class, just like Van Persie did.

[@relentero8547]

Van Persie did go on to be a world class striker. If only Diaby was able to become a world class midfielder

[@fadman8623]

Hope abou will have a great career next.

[@pradanahafiz248]

Arteta + Diaby +Santi = Beauty in the middle

[@betootaadvocate1966]

Every one bar giroud was sensational that day

[@nathanieljames3782]

Betoota Advocate you ozil fanboys love to hate on Giroud

[@ah1_435]

@@nathanieljames3782 you only care because he's a chelsea player now 🤣🤣. Who told you to come here this is an arsenal channel, go to ur own dead club's channel 👉👉👉

[@ghyslaindesintat496]

such a baller, he will always become a great myth of why it never really worked out for him at arsenal

[@Dah2291]

One gruesome injury killed his career. Top lad .

[@youdube1203]

my favorite player abou diaby

[@TheFtjz]

0:31-0:34 chefs kiss

[@IdrisAsri]

Damnn, he is really good on this game

[@mr.rainer8750]

احسن لاعب استمتعت فيه كروياً احبك فاسيريكي ابو ديابي

[@akintunde007]

So unlucky with injuries. He could have gone on to be a really important player. Also, we never replaced Santi. Another wonderful player.

[@pfx2259]

Remember when it took Jenkinson and Diaby to beat Liverpool?

[@Nostradanus86]

Coulda woulda shoulda Fact is anyone who see Diaby play 10 plus games seen that he was of immense talent

[@khairmiftahul9392]

WE WANT MORE!!!!

[@goodebening6564]

man sterling been in the game forever and he is still young ! ox aswell

[@wahidmuharram9728]

Miss him 😭

[@conormcgregor5241]

Abou Diaby son of the soccer God

[@harryiyke6125]

I loved this guy to bits. He, Wilshere and Rosicky would have been really massive for Arsenal had it not been for too many injuries. Oh! what could have been.

[@les61442]

Diaby-santi-rosicky would be a dream midfield trio and injury ruined it all

[@hanklesacks]

Big abou diaby with arteta in the middle of the pitch