He, like Coquelin, came from a Charlton loan spell, and like Coquelin he provided some athletic and dogged performances breaking up opposition attacks and playing to his strengths during his first season. (justarsenal.com)
A decent DM would help in that area by breaking up opposition attacks and giving some solidity to our midfield. (justarsenal.com)
Coquelin proved last season that his abilities lie in reading the game, imposing his physicality to break up opposition attacks without picking up as many quick yellow cards as Mathieu Flamini and comfortably having more pace than 33 - year - old Mikel Arteta. (squawka.com)