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The Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has improved incredibly this season but has had his defensive partners changed, practically weekly, as injuries and suspensions have played havoc with the Gunners back line. But the French international says that …
Vermaelen to make the squad? New addition?
Arsene is in trouble. He knows it. He can see the dropped points and he has plenty of excuses, but people are questioning him this season more than ever. During the good run of results pre-Xmas a lot of fans had to eat their words as the team blended a…
Arsenal business news: Carlsberg Lounge and Citroen Adverts
Having signed a three-year sponsorship deal with beer giant Carlsberg in August of last year, Arsenal have unveiled a 35 person VIP lounge within the corporate Club Level area focused on the club’s history and of course, branding for the ……
Beaten at our own game: Swansea 3-2 Arsenal
Arsenal football club, a club with a rich history and known for being unique in the English game for having its style of open attacking football, or are they? An impressive Swansea would beg to differ, and from their performance on Sunday, its easy to …
View From The North Bank: Swansea 3 Arsenal 2
Monday night’s moment of pure joy didnt last long then. Defensive frailties cost Arsenal yet again away from home as Swansea beat us at our own game. Again, the players let Arsene Wenger down at a time where he needs more than just Robin V…
Swansea 3-2 Arsenal: Analysis
Fresh from an unconvincing win over Leeds in the FA Cup inspired by Thierry Henry, Arsenal had to refocus on the League with a tough away trip to Swansea as an injury-decimated side of Szczesny; Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Miquel; Ramsey, … …
Arsenal 1-0 Leeds: Analysis
The return of Thierry Henry overshadowed Arsenal’s very interesting teamsheet, despite the fact Arsenal’s greatest ever player only started from the bench – Szczesny; Miquel, Koscielny, Squillaci, Coquelin; Song, Arteta (C); Arshavin,…
Fatigue, Fight and (mis)fortune: Fulham 2-1 Arsenal
Not for the first time this season, Fulham has fought to fetch points off of us. Indeed without the two results against the West Londoners we may have had more momentum on this run we’ve been on, not to mention the precious points dropped. This t…
Vacancies: World Class Players needed to reinforce under pressure and stretched squad.
‘Are you an ambitious world class performer who is used to working in a tough environment? Are you able to remain calm under pressure and assist or finish when needed. Do you have good timing and organizational skills? Do you … Continue rea…
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal: Analysis
After poor results for Arsenal’s rivals over the weekend, the Gunners were looking to take full advantage by adding a victory at Craven Cottage to Saturday’s win over QPR. Szczesny; Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Coquelin; Song, Arteta, R…
[Poll results] Arsenal player of the year 2011
Arsenal fans have voted in their hundreds for the Arsenal player of 2011. The results are quite surprising; I expected Robin van Persie to run away with the poll (which he did to some extent), but Laurent Koscielny, Wojciech Szczesny and Alex Song also…
Koscielny – Home form will decide Arsenal’s place in table
Arsenal start the New Year in fourth place in the Premiership, and the French defender Laurent Koscielny believes that if the Gunners can win their home games against the other top four teams then there is no reason why they … Continue reading &#…
Arsenal 1-0 QPR: New Year’s Relieved
For a long time in the ground it felt like a carbon copy of the performance against Wolves. Too much possession without enough penetration, vicar, and when the chances did come we contrived to make a Horlicks of them. But, looking back at the match, (…
Hello 4th – Happy New Year
Football on New Years Eve!? Do the FA not give any thought to the bloggers having to write match reports? Anyhow, QPR were the latest visitors to the Emirates during this crazy Christmas period. With Liverpool already picking up 3 points a day earlier …
Arsenal 1-0 QPR: Analysis
Szczesny; Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen; Song, Arteta, Ramsey; Walcott, van Persie (C) and Arshavin started as Arsenal looked to make amends for Tuesday’s slip-up against Wolves. QPR lined up with Cerny; Young, Gabbidon, Connolly, Tr…
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves: Analysis
Johan Djourou passed a late fitness test and Song returned from suspension but Walcott missed out through injury and the tired looking Ramsey dropped to the bench meaning Arsenal started with: Szczesny; Djourou, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen; Song;…
Violently Happy, KOZ We Love You!
Aston Villa 1 – 2 Arsenal Match Report 1st half observations from a bad stream The first 45 minutes were pretty different from what I expected. Aston Villa did not close us down frantically and allowed Arsenal plenty of space. Especially Gervinho and…
Should Koscielny be kept as right back for Arsenal?
“My mates tease me calling me the White Cafu!” Perhaps Laurent Koscielny has not shown the incredible consistency that Cafu had, but he has had performances that even the Brazilian legend would have been proud of. More impressively, his switch to r…
Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal: Analysis
After a disappointing but hard-fought loss away at City on Sunday, Arsenal compensated for the suspended Song and injured Djourou by playing Szczesny; Coquelin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen; Frimpong, Arteta; Walcott, Ramsey, Gervinho; van Persie …
Could Koscielny Become Arsenal’s First Choice Right-back?
Koscielny was hit hard by Arsenal’s League Cup loss against Birmingham from last season, but after a period when he was really not able to show his worth for the club the central defender turned into a better player according to him. “I do think ab…
Koscielny – I Made A Mistake And I Was Sorry
Arsenal’s defender Laurent Koscielny has admitted that even though the lost Cup final against Birmingham gave him a terrible time, he learned a lot from the event and it helped him become a better defender. “I do think about it sometimes,” Koscie…
Koscielny a happy chappy at full-back
Laurent Koscielny has no problem helping ease Arsenal’s injury crisis by playing at full-back, claiminghis friends have
Fullback Crisis: A Radical Solution
To lose all four of our first team fullbacks at once to long-term injuries really is unfortunate. As an example of serious bad luck it’s right up there with Wayne Rooney finding himself at Grab-a-Granny night in the local nightclub with both arms in …
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal: Analysis
A long trip up to the Etihad stadium in Middle Eastlands for Gooners was a quietly optimistic one as a point was definitely a realistic hope, with three points on the minds of some of the away fans and hopefully … Continue reading →
VIDEO – Koscielny Wants More Caps For France
Central defender Laurent Koscielny spoke about the happiness the first cap for the French national team brought him and stated that he wants more of the same.
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