I love Cesc to itsy bitsy pieces and stuff and he was fantastic last season but I am getting a little fed up with these stories hanging over us whenever we compile a title challenging side.
Cesc Fabregas may as well be back in training as playing time hasn't been his best friend over the last few weeks. Watching on from the bench when pretty much every other midfielder is getting thrown on in your place must be demoralising to say the least.
Arsene Wenger and his coaching staff have been watching Koscielny for many many games, they know his strengths, they know what he will need to improve on and they know what he can and will bring to Arsenal Football Club
You and your team mates are not actually that good, not individually and certainly not collectively. Trying 40 yard Hollywood passes across the pitch every few minutes is not going to win you the world cup
The Germans, like the Dutch, the Spanish and the Italians are European teams who can keep the ball, if you cannot keep the ball then you are at a massive disadvantage and that has been my issue with England for many a year
I thought we were supposed to agree a fee with the club first but hey, I cannot pretend that it does not happen in pretty much every transfer. How do you know if a player is interested and if the player is the correct character unless you speak to him
However the people who gave the green light to the Arsenal fixtures deserve the vuvuzela being blown outside their window at 3 o'clock in the morning every day for the duration of the whole season as punishment
England appear to have reverted back to type. Lumping balls up to Heskey to hold and then Crouch to flick on as well as looking like a team that have never played together. I would have Joe Cole in the side to play around Rooney
Not only does he have to improve the goals against column, which is not necessarily the back four but he has to replace potentially Gallas, Silvestre, Campbell and of course Senderos.
Laurent Koscielny does seem to be letting off a little bit of smoke and according to reports he could burst into flames if we meet his clubs valuation which varies from €8 to €12 depending on where you are reading. Francis Coquelin is also supposed to be heading to Lorient