The Wenger comments on Diaby are quite interesting.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Basically, his body isn't up to it.



Quote:



Wenger is also hoping that Abou Diaby is on the way back after the French midfielder resumed training - and the Arsenal boss gave an insight into why he has had so many injury problems.

Wenger said: "He started to run, so that means three more weeks before it goes away. It is frustrating as we started very well with him and since he has moved out we have felt that.

Here comes the science: Diaby's problems are down to his muscle fibres...
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"He balances our team as he has stature and presence physically and we are quite small in midfield and when he is there, it gives us something different.

"I can tell you as he has been everywhere in the world to be assessed. There is an explanation that he is quick, strong, has good stamina, good resistance to repeat, but his muscle strength is not good enough to deal with that.

"The muscle is pushed to the extreme and his individual fibres are not strong enough. Then sometimes little fibres go. That is basically his problem.

"When you play every three days, you cannot rebuild your strength, as you need to recover. When you don't rebuild your strength, through the games you burn your fibres a bit and become weaker and weaker, so that means he gets injured

[JJSB]

As he's admitted there, Diaby added a bit of size to the midfield too, in Song's absence. Without him (and Song) the midfield is weak physically.

[bostonbrian]

[Rich]

be our Ledley King.

[bostonbrian]

[Gunner Since Time Began - born to moan]

[002]

or Cocoa puffs perhaps if he runs out of FF.

perhaps blueberries and yogurt instead would best of all do the trick for him though. just thinking out loud.

[NOT Nicosia. Now banned.]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

years we stopped winning trophies when the size of our midfielders shrunk.