Arsenal Sign Centre Back Laurent Koscielny

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:17 pm

Have we actually signed this bloke yet?

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:27 pm

g88ner wrote:
augie wrote: lets look at the facts......right now we are on the verge of signing a 25yr old with one years experience playing in frances top division and no international experience and against that we have the opportunity to sign a 21 year old centre back with almost 30 international caps.
I'm not really disagreeing, as such.

I'm sceptical about the Koscielny signing myself, but until I've seen him play, I just cannot agree that it's a "no brainer" to sign Kjaer over Koscielny. That was my point, really.

Also, you mrntion that Kjaer has 30 caps, but it is for Denmark (where Bendtner is a regular! ) so I tend to gloss over things like that.

But, as I said, I'm concerned about Koscielny but until I've seen him play a few times, I can't really form an opinion.

Eleven*

flash gunner wrote:Have we actually signed this bloke yet?

No

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:28 pm

But ive seen a PIG Fly

RNTGOONER · Post by **RNTGOONER** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:42 pm

mrgnu1958 wrote:But ive seen a PIG Fly

no that was lampard going in for a header

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:07 pm

flash gunner wrote:Have we actually signed this bloke yet?

He has signed, we just wait Wenger to come back from SA

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:09 pm

He cant be there still surely???????

Arsenal Till I Die · Post by **Arsenal Till I Die** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:29 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010 ... -koscielny

Big_G · Post by **Big_G** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:35 am

mrgnu1958 wrote:He cant be there still surely???????

he's doing France's commentary so he will be there til the end, whilst scouting of course.

gusher311 · Post by **gusher311** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:52 am

http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer ... ed-laurent

I don't know if the source is reliable, but its being reported. Not breaking news

Charlie! Charlie! · Post by **Charlie! Charlie!** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:01 am

Big_G wrote:
mrgnu1958 wrote:He cant be there still surely???????
he's doing France's commentary so he will be there til the end, whilst scouting of course.

Scouting for the next bunch of players we nearly signed no doubt?

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:08 am

Could one of the French gunners let us know how this Koscielny's name is pronounced?

For example 'Franksav' is pronounced: (caaaarnt!!!)

sycicsid · Post by **sycicsid** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:09 am

By God Please let this Ozil rumour be true

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:16 am

sycicsid wrote:By God Please let this Ozil rumour be true

I would say it is highly unlikely, German based players tend to stay there and even their foreign imports tend to stay.
I think it is down to the infra-structure of the clubs, the general quality of life in the country and you can now add to that the re-emergence of the Bundesliga as a top force in Europe.

sycicsid · Post by **sycicsid** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:06 am

goonersid wrote:
sycicsid wrote:By God Please let this Ozil rumour be true
I would say it is highly unlikely, German based players tend to stay there and even their foreign imports tend to stay.
I think it is down to the infra-structure of the clubs, the general quality of life in the country and you can now add to that the re-emergence of the Bundesliga as a top force in Europe.

one can still hope

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:12 am

Boomer wrote:Could one of the French gunners let us know how this Koscielny's name is pronounced?

For example 'Franksav' is pronounced: (caaaarnt!!!)

It's pronounced 'Koscielny'.