Mr Laurent Koscielny

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Post by OneBardGooner »

Bring Back Pires wrote:Fucking immense. MOTM for moi.
:high5: well either him or young Jack the Lad who oooozed "Class" tonite and made a muppet of iniesta on more thanone occasion! :D :barscarf:
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Post by OneBardGooner »

Kos and TV5 just might make a very decent pairing in CB's - if Kos continue's in this fashion! :D :D :D :barscarf:
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Post by Bring Back Pires »

Just watching the re-run on ITV, and that clearance / tackle Koscielny made during the one-on-one, when it was still 0-1, seems absolutely priceless now.

Well done that man!

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Post by Belfast Boy »

Really glad to see this thread as I've always thought that due to frustration over our overall defensive vulnerabilities, he was given a lot of unwarranted grief as they were long standing problems and he was given no time whatsoever to settle in even tho we are all well aware of how long it can take for a player to adjust to the Prem, does anyone remember Pires' first season in the EPL :oops: only to go on to be a absolute legend!
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Post by QuartzGooner »

Kos is fast, strong tackler and brave.
If Vermaelen is fit, would you rather have Djourou or Koscielny as partner?

Djourou for me.

Use Koscielny in midfield sometimes if Song is out.
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Post by skipper »

DEfinitely kept us in the game tonight, fantastic second half performance and MOTM IMO :barscarf: :bowing21: :ladida: :mrgreen: :banner:
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Post by Bradywasking »

Thought Kos and Jack were outstanding. Also give credit to Theo for three interceptions in first half when covering back..Kos I think suffers when playing along side Squillaci, If TV5 was fit I think we could take any two from three and we could also lock Squillaci in a closet or something..
Jack Wilshere played against the most feared , respected and praised midfield in the world and he outplayed them. I hope he gets the respect that he deserves in the media . But this thread is about Kos and he deserves our praise tonight.
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Post by SWLGooner »

Lad was immense today. Solid as a rock.

Keep it up! Could be a turning point... :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:
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Fantastic performance, dealt with almost everything flawlessly :barscarf:
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Post by Glitch33 »

Superb. Well done Kos.
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Post by RNTGOONER »

i will get killed for this but he has something of the Adams aBOUT HIM
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Post by GunnerRyan »

can't fault his game tonight, top class
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Post by QuartzGooner »

Gonna stick my neck out here, but I thought Koscielny was 9 out of 10 tonight.
Big tackles and a great spirit.

He loses a mark for his part in David Villa's goal.

Clichy was main culprit for simply dawdling around, no real idea of who to pick up.
But Koscielny was tight to his man and lost him.

That is mostly down to poor communication with Clichy, but it is up to both players to make a call for who they mark.

I blame Wenger for this too, has been far too long since we have had a properly organised defence, and that has to be down to coaching as well as personnel.
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Post by digger »

RNTGOONER wrote:i will get killed for this but he has something of the Adams aBOUT HIM
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Different sort of player IMO, Kos is more "cultured", Adams was a terrier.
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Post by norfbankN16 »

QuartzGooner wrote:Gonna stick my neck out here, but I thought Koscielny was 9 out of 10 tonight.
Big tackles and a great spirit.

He loses a mark for his part in David Villa's goal.

Clichy was main culprit for simply dawdling around, no real idea of who to pick up.
But Koscielny was tight to his man and lost him.

That is mostly down to poor communication with Clichy, but it is up to both players to make a call for who they mark.

I blame Wenger for this too, has been far too long since we have had a properly organised defence, and that has to be down to coaching as well as personnel.
i thought gael had two jobs on his hand because sami wasnt covering his man in the 1st half
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