Arsenal Sign Centre Back Laurent Koscielny

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:44 pm

pay peanuts and you get monkeys

aw · Post by aw » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:54 pm

mrgnu1958 wrote:pay peanuts and you get monkeys

or elephants!

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:57 pm

augie wrote:
merson_is_god wrote:VERMAELEN was unknown and look at him, we need another Vermaelen, be it Kjaer or Koscielny.

Vermaelen wasnt an unknown though was he cos he was an established international before he joined us and had played in hollands top division for a few seasons (may not be top quality level but certainly better than the french 2nd division). There is a big difference in a player being unknown and a player being unknown in the uk and Ireland cos we are seperated from mainland europe and may not be as clued in as a result

To be fair

augie, MIG didnt know who Higuain was, so Vermaelen must have been like someone from the amazon rainforest to him.

Post by **flash gunner** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:58 pm

Cant get excited about this signing (has he actually signed yet)?

and As augie said Vermaelen was a Belgian International with over 20 caps and captain of Ajax hardly an unknown

augie · Post by **augie** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:59 pm

marcengels wrote:
augie wrote:
merson_is_god wrote:VERMAELEN was unknown and look at him, we need another Vermaelen, be it Kjaer or Koscielny.

Vermaelen wasnt an unknown though was he cos he was an established international before he joined us and had played in hollands top division for a few seasons (may not be top quality level but certainly better than the french 2nd division). There is a big difference in a player being unknown and a player being unknown in the uk and Ireland cos we are seperated from mainland europe and may not be as clued in as a result
To be fair augie, MIG didnt know who Higuain was, so Vermaelen must have been like someone from the amazon rainforest to him.

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:20 pm

Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:28 pm

Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

Vince, I've heard his torn between playing for either France and Poland, surely with alot of the old guard of the French team either retiring or axed from the squad, there must be a place for him within the French squad now?

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:33 pm

franksav63 wrote:
Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).
Vince, I've heard his torn between playing for either France and Poland, surely with alot of the old guard of the French team either retiring or axed from the squad, there must be a place for him within the French squad now?

yeah definitely, if he signs at Arsenal, he'll be in the next French squad. No doubt about that. He was only thinking about Poland when it was his only chance to be international, but now he's got a real chance to play for France.

there was a facebook group "Koscielny for France at the WC2010":
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pour-que- ... 869?ref=ts

augie · Post by **augie** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:35 pm

flash gunner wrote:Cant get excited about this signing (has he actually signed yet)?

Dont like the new yellow kit and wont buy one for myself but had promised the kids I would get them one when we all though it was going to be like the '71 kit

Anyway am looking into ordering it today and am saying to the boys that if they want I will hold off ordering it until we see what new signings we make (to get names on back) at which point the wife who is listening in the background pipes up "ye may as well order them now so cos ye will sign fcuk all"

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:35 pm

Vince wrote:
franksav63 wrote:
Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).
Vince, I've heard his torn between playing for either France and Poland, surely with alot of the old guard of the French team either retiring or axed from the squad, there must be a place for him within the French squad now?
yeah definitely, if he signs at Arsenal, he'll be in the next French squad. No doubt about that. He was only thinking about Poland when it was his only chance to be international, but now he's got a real chance to play for France.

there was a facebook group "Koscielny for France at the WC2010":
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pour-que- ... 869?ref=ts

Have to have a look at this group later.... Cheers Vince

augie · Post by **augie** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:36 pm

Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

And didnt cygan win the defender of the year award in france the season before he joined us vince ? Hardly the biggest ringing endorsement ever is it really ?

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:37 pm

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:42 pm

augie wrote:
Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

And didnt cygan win the defender of the year award in france the season before he joined us vince ? Hardly the biggest ringing endorsement ever is it really ?

yep, just like bergkamp won the "donkey of the year" award in italy

augie · Post by **augie** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:45 pm

brazilianGOONER wrote:
augie wrote:
Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

And didnt cygan win the defender of the year award in france the season before he joined us vince ? Hardly the biggest ringing endorsement ever is it really ?
yep, just like bergkamp won the "donkey of the year" award in italy

But again Bergkamp was an international player that had excelled in an ajax team that were held in much higher esteem than they are now so really it wasnt that much of a risk signing him

GunnerDude · Post by **GunnerDude** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:45 pm

augie wrote:
Vince wrote:Koscielny isn't someone coming from nowhere. If you follow the great competition that is the french Ligue 1, he's been doing very well last season, he was one of the best center back in the league. And he could have been in the French squad for the WC (so he's lucky!).

And didnt cygan win the defender of the year award in france the season before he joined us vince ? Hardly the biggest ringing endorsement ever is it really ?

Atleast we signed him for 2mill unlike the reported Â£11mill being banded around. Considering Vermaelen was signed from a prestigious talent developing club like Ajax for 10mill euros, I would say we are being taking by Lorient.