Abou Diaby believes he might have received the Ballon d’Or have been it not for his crippling accidents.
The former midfielder joined Arsenal on today (January 13) in 2006 although made simply 124 league appearances in 9 years. He suffered 42 accidents throughout his time in north London which utterly ruined his profession.
The blows included harm to his ACL, a handful of thigh muscle strains, 11 calf points, sprained ankles, hamstring accidents and a concussion. So you may perceive why loads of Gunners followers see his profession as a missed alternative.
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And it is one thing the previous France worldwide, 37, believes too as he insists he might have received the Ballon d’Or.
“I have no limits. Once upon a time, people would ask me about the Ballon D’Or,” he advised France Football. “I advised them I dreamt about it. I’ve at all times had huge ambitions, prefer to grow to be among the finest in my place. I feel that I had the potential to attain that.
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“I am not saying it pretentiously, but some people in life are ambitious, others aren’t.”
Diaby retired from soccer on the age of 32 having made simply 214 senior appearances throughout his profession.
One sort out by Sunderland’s Dan Smith noticed Diaby go off on a stretcher and want eight months of rehab, with former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger slamming the problem.
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“If you do that to a guy in the street you go to jail,” Wenger stated post-match. “The guy who harms you in life has to be punished. I am very upset and very disappointed with the tackle.
“Having watched it once more I simply really feel I cannot go away this case there as a result of there was unhealthy intention within the sort out.
“There was only one intention in this tackle – to hurt the player – and it’s a career-threatening tackle. I will take legal advice to see how far I can go.”