So funny seeing this. Franny Coquelin: from Charlton subs bench, to Makelele MK2 all in the space of 4 months!
It's funny because the only reason Coq is in with a shout is due to a crippling injury list - his contract was running down its final few months. If you'd asked any Gooner to name a suitable DCM for the team about a year ago, the name Coquelin wouldn't even have been mentioned - yet here we are, a year later, and he's better than seasoned performers (who've performed over a whole season) like Schneiderlin
This often happens at our club: after playing well for 2 months, Alex Song was the best DCM in the league.
A purple patch for Almunia, and people wanted him as England's number 1
All it takes is a purple patch and suddenly, such and such Arsenal player is top drawer.
So can I ask why the amazing Coq, much like Almunia, has never played a single minute if international football?
Schneiderlin and Kondogbia both play for his country - Coq will never get a look-in before those players. Because he isn't as good.
But hey, what would that guy Deschampa know about a class holding mid eh?
Coquelin has potential. But the point of our club now is to have the finished article - not potential.