Diaby's last 3 seasons on Arsenal.com. Not sure why they bothered tbhslow&low
09-02-2014, 02:26 PM
2011-2012:
August
Abou missed the start of the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle over the summer.
September
Abou did not feature as he continued his recovery from an ankle injury.
October
Abou did not feature during the month as he continued his recovery from an ankle injury.
November
Abou returned from an ankle injury in the Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund, playing five minutes as a second-half substitute. There was another appearance off the bench against Fulham, before a minor hamstring problem ruled him out of the Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City.
December
Abou continued his recovery from a hamstring problem.
January
Abou received treatment for a hamstring problem. "He has been in a rehab centre and has worked very hard," said Arsene Wenger. "We feel that when he comes back he will need three more weeks of training, so the earliest he will play will be the end of February."
February
Abou did not feature as he continues his recovery from injury.
March
Abou made his return from a hamstring injury in the win over Liverpool but suffered another setback on his road to recovery.
April
Abou made his return from injury with substitute appearances against Chelsea and Stoke.
May
Abou did not feature after suffering a hamstring problem.
2012-2013:
August
Abou celebrated his return from injury with starts against both Sunderland and Stoke in the Premier League. He was also called up to France's squad for matches against Finland and Belarus. After a successful pre-season, the midfielder said: "At times like that it’s really important to have support from your manager, team-mates and the staff. I have to say thanks to all of them, because they’ve helped me a lot and I really appreciate it.”
September
Abou made a good start to September, being named Man of the Match against Liverpool. He continued to forge a good partnership with Mikel Arteta in central midfield, before picking up a thigh strain against Chelsea.
October
A thigh injury kept Abou Diaby out of action during October.
November
Abou did not feature in November due to a thigh strain.
December
Abou did not feature in December due to the thigh injury he picked up against Chelsea at the end of September.
January
Abou made his return from injury after more than three months out, starting against Manchester City. He went on to make four appearances in the month, playing his part in wins over Swansea City and Brighton and Hove Albion. “He is a very conscientious guy,” said Arsene Wenger. “You should see how he works, how he is focused every day, because when a guy suffers as much as he did he becomes very professional, very rigorous.”
February
Abou featured heavily in February, playing in every game except the defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. “It’s really important to show our character to our opponents,” the midfielder said. “As soon as they know that they will play against us, they know that we play well but we also have character, which is really important."
March
After starting and playing 70 minutes against Swansea City, Abou’s season was ended prematurely when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. “When they told me it was a rupture of his cruciate, and when you know what this guy has gone through, how many times he has worked day and night to come back in rehab, it is just demoralising,” said Arsene Wenger. “I hope he will find the resources and the strength to come back, because he was quite down.”
April
Abou was sidelined throughout April.
May
Abou's injury kept him out of action throughout May.
2013-2014
August
Abou was sidelined through injury in August.
September
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of September.
October
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of October.
November
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of November.
December
A long-term knee injury kept About out of action for the whole of December.
January
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of January.
February
A knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of February.
March
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of March.
April
Abou took a step closer to returning to full fitness when he completed 45 minutes for the under-21s against Chelsea.
May
Abou made his long-awaited return to first team action when he played the final 16 minutes against Norwich City.
August
Abou missed the start of the season after undergoing surgery on his ankle over the summer.
September
Abou did not feature as he continued his recovery from an ankle injury.
October
Abou did not feature during the month as he continued his recovery from an ankle injury.
November
Abou returned from an ankle injury in the Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund, playing five minutes as a second-half substitute. There was another appearance off the bench against Fulham, before a minor hamstring problem ruled him out of the Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City.
December
Abou continued his recovery from a hamstring problem.
January
Abou received treatment for a hamstring problem. "He has been in a rehab centre and has worked very hard," said Arsene Wenger. "We feel that when he comes back he will need three more weeks of training, so the earliest he will play will be the end of February."
February
Abou did not feature as he continues his recovery from injury.
March
Abou made his return from a hamstring injury in the win over Liverpool but suffered another setback on his road to recovery.
April
Abou made his return from injury with substitute appearances against Chelsea and Stoke.
May
Abou did not feature after suffering a hamstring problem.
2012-2013:
August
Abou celebrated his return from injury with starts against both Sunderland and Stoke in the Premier League. He was also called up to France's squad for matches against Finland and Belarus. After a successful pre-season, the midfielder said: "At times like that it’s really important to have support from your manager, team-mates and the staff. I have to say thanks to all of them, because they’ve helped me a lot and I really appreciate it.”
September
Abou made a good start to September, being named Man of the Match against Liverpool. He continued to forge a good partnership with Mikel Arteta in central midfield, before picking up a thigh strain against Chelsea.
October
A thigh injury kept Abou Diaby out of action during October.
November
Abou did not feature in November due to a thigh strain.
December
Abou did not feature in December due to the thigh injury he picked up against Chelsea at the end of September.
January
Abou made his return from injury after more than three months out, starting against Manchester City. He went on to make four appearances in the month, playing his part in wins over Swansea City and Brighton and Hove Albion. “He is a very conscientious guy,” said Arsene Wenger. “You should see how he works, how he is focused every day, because when a guy suffers as much as he did he becomes very professional, very rigorous.”
February
Abou featured heavily in February, playing in every game except the defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. “It’s really important to show our character to our opponents,” the midfielder said. “As soon as they know that they will play against us, they know that we play well but we also have character, which is really important."
March
After starting and playing 70 minutes against Swansea City, Abou’s season was ended prematurely when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. “When they told me it was a rupture of his cruciate, and when you know what this guy has gone through, how many times he has worked day and night to come back in rehab, it is just demoralising,” said Arsene Wenger. “I hope he will find the resources and the strength to come back, because he was quite down.”
April
Abou was sidelined throughout April.
May
Abou's injury kept him out of action throughout May.
2013-2014
August
Abou was sidelined through injury in August.
September
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of September.
October
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of October.
November
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of November.
December
A long-term knee injury kept About out of action for the whole of December.
January
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of January.
February
A knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of February.
March
A long-term knee injury kept Abou out of action for the whole of March.
April
Abou took a step closer to returning to full fitness when he completed 45 minutes for the under-21s against Chelsea.
May
Abou made his long-awaited return to first team action when he played the final 16 minutes against Norwich City.