The Koscielny Appreciation Thread

by Highburied Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:50 pm

Give this man some credit ffs.

Most underrated CB in EPL.

The Koscielny Appreciation Thread Laurent-Koscielny-415

by halamadrid2 Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:51 pm

kos vs toress of course he is gonna do good. even merte was god

but anyways we will see when he faces shitty, if really he is good, not sold on him yet

by lenear1030 Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:53 pm

will still make an occasional blunder, but this guy is becoming a stud player.

by RealGunner Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:54 pm

another wenger gem

by Guest Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:54 pm

Per was shat.... how can you even say he was remotely good ffs??? He was directly responsible for 2 of the goals. He got better in the 2nd half. Buthis first half was atrocious.

Djourou was crap too. Santos was up and down.

Kos really was the only defender at Arsenal who was consistently good. He's been good most of the season.

by The Franchise Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:55 pm

Hard to give major props to a guy who´s team let in 3 goals, but to be fair to him he individually had an excellent match.

His reading is really strong, nearly always there to cut off the line of someone trying to get on the end of a final pass.

by Gil Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:55 pm

Kos was immense in the 2nd half. Awful in the first.

I remember saying he was miles better than Djourou and pretty much every Arsenal fan on here disagreed.

by REWB Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:56 pm

kos is great

by The Verminator Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:56 pm

Dunno what went wrong with Mertesacker, and it's hard to think who should partner Vermaelen

by Ali Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:57 pm

KOS <3

by Varun_Mainstream Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:58 pm

If you want some money, you can ask koscielny.

He had 50 million pounds in his back pocket today.

by halamadrid2 Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:00 pm

all arsenal defenders were meh in the first half letting ramires, mata and sturridge in from everywhere

but in the second half they all stepped up especially after ramires' and sturridge's substitutions which i didnt quite understand.... as he subbed in mouluda who is in bad form along with lukako(to play on the wing), yet he still had torres on which was literally full on mind breaking

anyways congratz on the win

by Gil Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:01 pm

https://goallegacy.forumotion.com/t1575p135-modric-i-want-to-play-for-a-bigger-club

:coffee:

by Eman Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:02 pm

Koscielny was good throughout the whole game for me, despite practically having no fullbacks for the entire first half. Mertesacker did a good job at times but of course messed up for 2 goals so it's hard to say he was a standout, although our entire defence improved in the second half.

Koscielny has always been a good reader of the play but now he's getting more aggressive and winning more challenges. It's gonna be a tough call for Wenger when all of our defenders are fit...

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:06 pm

Best CB in PL alongside Coloccini.

by Sushi Master Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:08 pm

It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point. :coffee:

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:13 pm

Sushi Master wrote:It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point.

Nah your weakpoint is AM and fullbacks........

by Sushi Master Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:16 pm

But you know, according to the media, not sane people.

Santos can be great if he's consistent. He can rip out a great tackle then completely flop the next. He's also a beast going up.

Sorta like some other Brazilian I know banana

by REWB Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:17 pm

Immaculate_Mole wrote:
Sushi Master wrote:It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point.

Nah your weakpoint is AM and fullbacks........

lol no our fullbacks are one or our strong points (sagna and gibbs are great), our weakpoints are CB as we need more cover. and we need maybe another AM, although wilshere is still to come back, plus we need another striker as we dont know how good park is atm.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:27 pm

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:
Immaculate_Mole wrote:
Sushi Master wrote:It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point.

Nah your weakpoint is AM and fullbacks........

lol no our fullbacks are one or our strong points (sagna and gibbs are great), our weakpoints are CB as we need more cover. and we need maybe another AM, although wilshere is still to come back, plus we need another striker as we dont know how good park is atm.

Gibbs is crap defensively, besides i was more talking about your depth at fullback more than first choice.....

Sagna is class no question but rest of fullbacks at Arsenal are meh at best.

by Eman Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:27 pm

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:
Immaculate_Mole wrote:
Sushi Master wrote:It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point.

Nah your weakpoint is AM and fullbacks........

lol no our fullbacks are one or our strong points (sagna and gibbs are great), our weakpoints are CB as we need more cover. and we need maybe another AM, although wilshere is still to come back, plus we need another striker as we dont know how good park is atm.

I disagree with your defensive assessment. No way is Gibbs better than Vermaelen, Mertesacker, or Koscielny. Our CBs are also providing cover at RB (Djourou/Koscielny) and LB (Vermaelen), so it's pretty obvious that our defensive talent is more central now.

As for AM, I think we could use one, but Ramsey is growing into the role, then there is the improving Rosicky, Benayoun, and Arshavin. Wilshere has been best as a box-to-box midfielder for us. I guess we'll see what Wenger does, as always.

by REWB Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:40 pm

Immaculate_Mole wrote:
RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:
Immaculate_Mole wrote:
Sushi Master wrote:It's hilarious how Arsenal have the best CB depth in the PL after it was our supposed weak point.

Nah your weakpoint is AM and fullbacks........

lol no our fullbacks are one or our strong points (sagna and gibbs are great), our weakpoints are CB as we need more cover. and we need maybe another AM, although wilshere is still to come back, plus we need another striker as we dont know how good park is atm.

Gibbs is crap defensively, besides i was more talking about your depth at fullback more than first choice.....

Sagna is class no question but rest of fullbacks at Arsenal are meh at best.

where did you get that he is crap defensively from?

by Guest Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:34 pm

Injuries are Arsenal's weakness and LB... Santos, Gibbs, etc. are all crap defensively there. Vermaelen is very good and Kos is good. The more i watch Per, the more disappointed i get. If you're going to be tall and slow, you need to be physical and dominant in the box. He's tall, slow and a wimp. Really not what i expected from him.