Arsene Wenger gave his usual weekly press conference yesterday and as is the norm, most of it focused on the injury situation at the club. There is good news, not so good news and bad news for the trip to Manchester City. The good news is that Bacary Sagna will be back in the squad […]
Tag: Laurent Koscielny
Some very brief pre-Birmingham thoughts from a very hungover man. Laurent Koscielny has been ruled out of this game with a back injury. His absence should mean a start for the rusty Johan Djourou and the same centre-back pairing that played against Spurs in the Carling Cup. Alternatively Alex Song could drop back into defence […]
I think is fair to call tomorrow’s game against Chelsea the biggest challenge our boys have faced so far this season. In fact, it might just be the biggest challenge they face in the entire season. It is a huge disappointment that we go into such an important game with such an understrength team. We […]
AFCB’s tactics guru Andrew Enloe gives us his analysis of Arsenal’s draw at Sunderland… Saturday’s match against Sunderland was a hugely frustrating affair. It seemed that the entire world knew that the final whistle would go when the ball was cleared one last time. A huge sigh of relief was followed by the realization that, […]
I recently made the move from Brisbane to Berlin to live meaning, among other things, a change in the environment with which I watch the Arsenal play. For years my local stomping ground for watching Arsenal games has been the Pig ‘n’ Whistle but that has since changed to The Oscar Wilde Irish Pub . […]
Arsenal were rewarded with all three points for a concentrated and energetic performance against Blackburn at Ewood Park. The home side caused trouble for us throughout the match with their game plan to attack aerially via long balls but our boys stood up well, scoring two goals either side of Mame Biram Diouf’s equaliser to […]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Almunia admits worries A day after captaining Arsenal at Anfield, Manuel Almunia has admitted he is struggling to cope with the speculation surrounding the goalkeeper’s position at Arsenal. “To be honest, it is so difficult [to concentrate]. Arsenal is a big club and speculation is always […]
Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 win in their first pre-season game against Barnet yesterday afternoon. Here’s a photo compilation – featuring new signing Laurent Koscielny, new hairdos for Tomas Rosicky and Samir Nasri and a cheeky kiss for Wojciech Szczesny – of what was a very fun start to the pre-season. Enjoy. Thoughts? Have your say […]
As usual, Arsenal were a bit short on details regarding the contract of Laurent Koscielny, going the normal “long term deal for an undisclosed fee”, but we do have some tidbits to pass along. The official signing has been reported at somewhere between £8.5m and £10m. Rumored to be on a four year deal and […]
Alright all you Arsenalistas…the day is finally here! Laurent Koscielny is officially an Arsenal player. Arsenal.com just announced, a few moments ago, that the Red & White have a new central defender. We’ll have follow-up on this story later today, but for now, go HERE to see the exclusive dot.com fotos.