Paul Pogba full of praise for retired former Arsenal midfielder

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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has hailed former Arsenal ace Abou Diaby saying he was better than him.

Diaby’s football career has been ravaged by injuries and has not played a competitive match since 2016. The 32-year-old announced his retirement from football on Monday 25th citing injury problems which have followed him throughout his career.

“There is Iniesta, who is having an amazing career. Then there are the Kroos’, Modric’s of this world, David Silva, De Bruyne, Yaya Touré, even Abou Diaby. Who many forget about. He is an exceptional box-to-box player,” said Pogba.

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“Sadly he had a lot of injuries. He was someone who when he was at Arsenal he was exceptional. We forget but he was exceptional. For France he was great. Abou Diaby is a player I watched and respect a lot. I won’t forget him. I learned a lot from him,” he added. D

“I put an end to my professional career. It was time. For a number of years, it has been difficult for me to come back. I had a lot of physical problems. At one point, you have to ask the right questions,” Diaby said on RMC Sport TV.

“I decided to stop simply because the body was not following me. It’s difficult because I have spent most of my life in football.C

He played for Arsenal between 2006-2015 and won the FA Cup twice, and represented France 16 times, including at the 2010 World Cup when “Les Bleus” crashed out at the group stage.

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He moved to Marseille in 2015 but his last match came the following year and he left in 2017 having made only six appearances.

Abou Diaby missed an incredible 250 games through 18 different injuries during his time at Arsenal. He was injured for 2,156 of his 3,435 days at Arsenal. One reckless challenge in 2006 aged 19 ruined what would have been an outstanding player

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