Francis Coquelin was voted as Arsenal’s player of the month for August and he continued his impressive form with a man of the match display against Stoke.
Still not convincing everyone with his passing ability, the French midfielder has left no-one in any doubt about his ability to be destructive so it will come as no surprise to learn that he has won more tackles than anyone else in the Premier League this season.
Francis Coquelin has won more tackles (19) than any other Premier League player this season. pic.twitter.com/Rk8h8a7knp
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 13, 2015
And that’s not the only stat in which he impresses as you can see below [via Squawka]. It’s worth paying attention to the stats of United’s Morgan Schneiderlin whom many Arsenal fans had a hissy fit over the club not signing: