Sentences with phrase «french international defender»

The 23 year old French international defender has been linked with Barca and Arsenal after announcing he could leave...

The right - foot striker is the nephew of both former Marseille and French international defender Basile Boli and former RC Lens striker Roger Boli.

Boli is the nephew of both former Marseille and French international defender Basile Boli, and former RC Lens striker Roger Boli.

And there are other creative options in the team as well, so I think that the news that our French international defender Laurent Koscielny is back in the squad could prove to be more important than losing Wilshere.

I know that Nacho Monreal has not been exactly brilliant in his current Arsenal role of covering for the injured French international defender Laurent Koscielny in the centre of our defence, but apart from Calum Chambers or one the academy players, the Spaniard is the only option the Gunners have at the minute.

The update on the French international defender Laurent Koscielny suggests that Arsenal will have our best centre back available again fairly soon, but not soon enough for the game tomorrow or the one at the weekend.

As we all may have realised by now, the unfortunate injury to Laurent Koscielny has had a very significant impact on Arsenal's season, not only because of the sheer quality of the French international defender but more so because of Arsenal's lack of cover in that position.

The French international defender signed a new contract back in November, tying him to the Gunners until the summer of 2020, and has no intentions of leaving the club prior to the end of his deal.

However that doesn't seem to be the case anymore, as Arsenal and French international defender Laurent Koscielny has spoken out about Arsenal's issues last season.

Not exact matches

The French international is the better defender and he is quick to boot, but that would also weaken the centre of our back four and I don't think that is the way to go.

The Metro note that while Villa are making a concerted effort to acquire the defender, they may yet face competition from Olympique Lyonnais, with the Stade Gerland outfit also keen on signing the French U21 international.

I also feel that a lot of people have gone a bit overboard in their slating of the defender, with some suggesting that his pairing with Koscielny just does not work, because he and the French international played very well together when Wenger gave them a run after Mertesacker's red card against Chelsea and he would have kept the pairing for the Leicester and Barcelona matches if Gabriel had not been unlucky enough to pick up a knock.

This tendonitis is an odd problem that could flare up again at any time and as he is our best defender, Arsene Wenger will be keen to ensure that the French international is available for the bigger games.

The West London club have been strongly linked with Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel but now Abramovich is ready to launch a bid for French international Bacary Sagna.

Rob Holding had been impressing alongside our first - choice French defender prior to the German international's arrival, but he has been struggling to dislodge the new pairing, and our form since his arrival can not be sniffed at.

Arsenal's most influential defender for the last few years has definitely been the veteran French international Laurent Koscielny, but at the grand old age of 32 he can not be expected to keep up with the pace of the Premier League for too much longer.

Many Arsenal fans have questioned why the French international can't manage to stay on for the whole 90 minutes of games and maybe score more as our opponents get tired legs, but Arsene Wenger is adamant that he will continue his policy of taking him off in the later stages of games.Le Prof told Arsenal.com: «First of all I would like to say that in my job you sub strikers more than defenders, because they have to create, they have to provoke, they have to be incisive in every run.

26 - year - old Brazilian born Spanish international Costa appeared to hit French defender Koscielny twice during an incident in the penalty box and then clashed with Gabriel, leading to the Arsenal centre - back being sent off.

Koscielny joined the club in 2010 and although he seemed to be a rookie buy at first, the French international has developed into one of the best central defenders worldwide.

The French international, according to the Daily Mail, has previously been reported as «desperately» wanting to leave the French club, although PSG manager Laurent Blanc wants to hold on to the young defender, telling L'Équipe, «He is with us, he is very professional, he trains very well and...

The Red Devils have been strongly linked with the England international, who is still recovering from knee surgery, and according to The Sun, the Parisians manager Unai Emery is desperate to lure the defender to French capital.

According to latest reports, Man United are ready to win competition against the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint - Germain to sign French international and Porto's defender Eliaquim Mangala.

Nigeria international defender Chidozie Awaziem had a solid game at the back for French Ligue 1 side Nantes despite Lucas Ocampos late goal which earned Marseille a 1 - 0 win.

Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker should continue in the middle of defense, as they have been a solid pairing so far this season, with Koscielny becoming one of England's premier defenders and a full French International.

The former Sampdoria player is a solid defender and should form a strong central defensive partnership with French international Laurent Koscielny if he does end up moving to the Emirates.

The French international is a versatile defender who normally plays at right back, but has also been deployed as a deep lying... Continue reading →