Tag: Laurent Koscielny

Laurent Koscielny played for Arsenal Football Club. The French defender joined Arsenal from Lorient in 2010 for £8.45m. Koscielny left Arsenal for Bordeaux in 2019 for £4.6m. In total, the former Arsenal Captain made 353 appearances and scored 27 goals. Kos wore the number 6 shirt for Arsenal. He was born on September 10, 1985. Koscielny currently plays for Bordeaux.

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Pictures: Two injured Arsenal stars train with first team

Mikel Arteta and Laurent Koscielny were pictured training with the first team ahead of their showdown with Barcelona on Wednesday night. Arteta returned to full...
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Predicted XI v Barcelona: Koscielny back in, Giroud dropped

Arsène Wenger takes his team to Camp Nou in search of a miracle. No team has beaten Barcelona in 37 games, let alone by two...

Early team news: Koscielny returns to squad for Barca

Arsene Wenger has met with the press ahead of Arsneal’s Champions League clash on Wednesday night. Speaking to assembled reporters, the manager confirmed that Laurent...

Fitness update: Koscielny travels to face Barcelona

Arsenal have received a big boost ahead of Wednesday's game against FC Barcelona, with Laurent Koscielny travelling with the squad. The French defender hasn't featured...

Koscielny: We have a chance

Heading to Barcelona on Wednesday, Arsenal are all but out of the Champions League. Away from home and out of form, it's no wonder nobody...

Pictures: Reine-Adelaide joins training before FA Cup quarter-final

Arsenal have had their final full training session ahead of Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Watford, and there's some positive team news. During the week...
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Arsenal’s full injury list ahead of Watford clash

Arsenal go into their FA Cup game against Watford with a number of injuries affecting their squad. Below is rundown of the treatment room and...

Mertesacker lifts the lid on his dressing room team talks

Per Mertesacker has revealed that he uses a different approach in the dressing room depending on who is speaking with. The club’s vice-captain, Per is...

Wenger contemplates risking Koscielny, but why?

Arsenal won 4-0 at Hull City in Tuesday evening's FA Cup fifth-round replay, but at what cost? Obviously, the win was excellent and keeps us...

Wenger considering gambling on Koscielny’s fitness

Arsenal have been without Laurent Koscielny for two weeks, but the Frenchman could be back in for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Watford. That is,...
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Team news: Gabriel and Per fit, Koscielny close

Arsène Wenger has given Arsenal.com the latest team news ahead of the visit of Watford, and it's more positive than expected. On Tuesday evening, injuries to...
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Arsenal’s full injury list + return dates

Tuesday night might have been good for Arsenal in terms of the cup, but when it came to keeping players fit, it was not. Three...
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Injury updates: Čech out for a month, Koscielny not close to return

Both Petr Čech and Laurent Koscielny are out of Tuesday's game against Hull City, but we could be waiting even longer than anticipated before...

Koscielny: Gabriel is a fighter

Laurent Koscielny reckons Gabriel will do just fine in the North London Derby, describing the centre-back as a 'fighter'. Koscielny is still out with a...
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Team news: Koscielny and Cech out against Spurs

Arsène gives the latest team news ahead of the north London derby

Koscielny out for Spurs

As if the news that Petr Cech wouldn't feature against Tottenham on Saturday was bad enough, Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Laurent Koscielny will...

Gabriel still has poor English, Wenger admits

Sunday was not a good day for Arsenal, and Gabriel in particular performed poorly in defence. The frontline and midfield were both poor, but Gabriel's...

Tomas Rosicky among Arsenal’s top earners

Despite being injured for the majority of the last few seasons, Tomas Rosicky reportedly earns £85,000 a week - more than the likes of...

Team news: Wenger talks about Koscielny, Gabriel, Welbeck

Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger spoke to the media on Friday morning, previewing Arsenal's FA Cup clash against Hull City. The manager has been known to...
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Team news: Gabriel running, Koscielny tests positive

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has given the latest injury updates ahead of Arsenal's game against Hull City on Saturday. The boss, speaking to Arsenal.com, gave updates...

Odion Ighalo hails Koscielny as best defender

Watford striker, Odion Ighalo, revealed that he reckons Laurent Koscielny is the best defender he's faced this season. Speaking recently, Ighalo, who's scored 15 times...

Injury update: Koscielny likely to be back for Barcelona

Laurent Koscielny was withdrawn at halftime in the game against Leicester after he suffered a dead leg in the first half. A dead leg is...

Translation: Koscielny on his current form and the title race

In this second part of the interview with Sport France, Laurent Koscielny discussed his and the team's current form and what the future holds. When asked...

Translation: Koscielny tells French media about Arsenal contract and captaincy

Laurent Koscielny has been talking all things about the French national team and Arsenal in his latest France Football interview. Here are some of...

Koscielny proud to don captain’s armband

Laurent Koscielny is a fan favourite, which many believe leaves him exempt from warranted criticism at times. However, it's hard not to feel all warm...

Koscielny hails ‘focussed’ back four after clean sheet against Bournemouth

Laurent Koscielny praised Arsenal's back four after our 2-0 win away against Bournemouth in the league on Sunday. We kept another clean sheet, which is...

Koscielny pleased to be partnered by Mertesacker

With Per Mertesacker set to return to the Arsenal side on Tuesday night, Laurent Koscielny has been highly complimentary of his defensive partner. The two...
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Surprising Arsenal man ahead of Ozil in Power Rankings

Sky Sports have released their latest Power Rankings and a surprising Arsenal man leads the way for the Gunners – Laurent Koscielny! The Arsenal defender...

Was Mertesacker to blame for his red card?

Per Mertesacker saw red fewer than 20 minutes into Arsenal's crucial game with Chelsea, but was he really to blame? There's no doubt the German's...

Koscielny shrugs off goal-scoring prowess

Laurent Koscielny played down his knack for scoring goals in an interview with Arsenal Player. The centre-back has become known for being able to score...

Koscielny wants home form to carry Arsenal to the title

Since defeat to West Ham during the opening weekend of the Premier League season, Arsenal are unbeaten at home in the league. Seven wins and...

Le Saux: Diego Costa should target Koscielny

Sometimes you hear something from a professional footballer and it's just a bit baffling. Opinions on Sky Sports, BT Sport and in the written media often...
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Arsenal players congratulate Walcott on milestone

Theo Walcott has now officially been a Gunner 10 years and the occasion hasn't gone unnoticed by his peers. Several of the forward's team-mates took...

Arsenal players make BBC and ITV Team of the Weekend

Arsenal players made their way into the ITV and BBC Team of the Weekend, although the people picking them for those two sites had...

Why Walcott is right about ‘massive threat’ Koscielny

Theo Walcott praised Laurent Koscielny after he scored the only goal in our 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. The forward hailed Kos' ability to...

Why it’s crucial for players like Koscielny to value rest

After scoring in our 1-0 win over Newcastle, Laurent Koscielny spoke about being rested against Bournemouth in our previous match and acknowledged how important...

Koscielny explains goal celebration against Newcastle

After scoring our one and only goal against Newcastle, Laurent Koscielny confused Per Mertesacker by holding up four fingers on one hand, and one...

Koscielny: Arsenal need to stay top

Ever the professional, Laurent Koscielny shrugged off his goal against Newcastle insisting that he doesn't care, as long as he's helping the team. The defender...

Crazy Koscielny goalscoring stat

Laurent Koscielny is our third highest goal scorer this season. With three league goals, the defender is in front of everyone except for Olivier Giroud...

Koscielny celebrates winning goal in Arsenal dressing room

Scoring his third goal of the season, Laurent Koscielny got Arsenal's 2016 off to a winning start. Things could have been very different with the...