by Arsenal Tone » Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:37 pm
by Ach » Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:38 pm
Arsenal Tone wrote:https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Bordeaux-ecarte-koscielny-maja-kalu-baysse-et-zerkane/1309809
by jayramfootball » Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:45 pm
Arsenal Tone wrote:Always said he was overrated and error prone.
by Marsbar100 » Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:00 pm
by Power n Glory » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:30 am
by KG3 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:21 am
Power n Glory wrote:Kos was no good without Merts as his partner.
by Yago » Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:05 am
Power n Glory wrote:Kos was no good without Merts as his partner.
by KG3 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:19 am
Yago wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Kos was no good without Merts as his partner.
Merts wasn't good even with Kos as a partner.
by Ach » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:28 am
by Power n Glory » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:44 am
KG3 wrote:Yago wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Kos was no good without Merts as his partner.
Merts wasn't good even with Kos as a partner.
Anyone that thinks Mertesacker was a bad defender has a poor understanding of football, such an intelligent defender always positioned himself in the right place to intercept/tackle despite out high line you’d never see him in a foot race
You don’t get over 100 caps for Germany for being a bad player, helped them win a World Cup during that time
by Zenith » Sun Mar 27, 2022 12:56 am
Former Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny retires after racism allegations from Bordeaux ultras group UB87
Former Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has announced his retirement from football after denying allegations of racism from Bordeaux's ultras group - UB87.
It is being widely reported that Koscielny and Beniot Costil were accused of “sometimes racist behaviour", which the duo have since refuted in a statement released on Friday.
Koscielny explained the repercussions that the accusations had on his family, while more than 30 people also implicated have since denied the allegations.
The 36-year-old released the statement via the Sud Ouest newspaper, which read: “Following the article published in the Sud Ouest newspaper on March 22, 2022 entitled 'Girondins de Bordeaux. Costil and Koscielny, accusations of racism that shake', Laurent Koscielny was surprised, shocked but also saddened by the remarks made by one of the representatives of the Ultramarines 87 Group against him, which the press is now echoing.
“Without there being any ambiguity, he strongly disputes these accusations which have seriously [damage] him and which have repercussions on his family and those around him.
“In this regard, Laurent Koscielny underlines that the investigative work of the Sud Ouest newspaper which solicited more than thirty people (according to the journalist's statements) who formally denied the alleged racist behavior of Laurent Koscielny.
“As a reminder, if Laurent Koscielny has not been part of the professional staff of the club since the end of January 2022, he recalls that he is still an employee of the Girondins de Bordeaux.
“On this point, Laurent Koscielny intends to specify that he has decided to hang up his [boots] when he would have preferred to help the club on the [pitch]. Aware that the club was in difficulty, he accepted the proposal made to occupy a new [role] and to release [his] salary [as] proof of the concern he has for the best interests of the club.”
Koscielny hangs up his boots after winning three FA Cups and three Community Shields with the Gunners, and earning 51 caps for France.
It represents a sour end to his time at Bordeaux, with the defender removed from their playing squad in January due to his high salary and string of poor performances.
It has also been a dismal campaign for ‘Les Girondins,’ who currently sit bottom of the Ligue 1 table with only 22 points from 29 games.
by Angelito » Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:38 pm
by Rockape » Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:21 pm
Angelito wrote:Such a shame.
All the best to him. He was amazing for us. Sad that he couldn't go to Russia 2018 and have that World Cup.
Criminally underrated during his time here. One of our best players of the last decade for sure.
by Ach » Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:01 pm
by swipe right » Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:13 am