Determined Diaby fighting fit after boot-camp

ARSENAL midfielder Abou Diaby has compared himself to Zinedine Zidane and insisted he is ready to become one of the best players in the world thanks to surviving a boot-camp organised by French fitness guru Renaud Longuevre that has transformed his game.

The Frenchman approached the coach, who was behind sprinter Ladji Doucoure becoming the 110m hurdles world champion in 2005, in the summer of 2009 and asked him to improve certain aspects of his game.

The pair have been working together ever since and Diaby is less injured and more physically robust than he has ever been in his career.