BENCHED ... Wojciech Szczesny watches from sidelines with Thomas Vermaelen WOJCIECH SZCZESNY insists Arsenal must clinch a Champions League place to save the club from the most humiliating season of all time. The Gunners’ trophy-less run now stretches to eight years following this season’s dismal failures. And keeper Szcsesny confessed: “It is halfway through March and we ...Full Story »

Wenger's boys almost pull off upset AGUNY ... The Gunners were close to pulling off an amazing upset ARSENE WENGER spoke of his pride after Arsenal bowed out of the Champions League.The Gunners boss saw his side agonisingly fail to pull off a Munich miracle as they won 2-0 last night but lost on away goals. And their exit means England has no teams in the quarter-finals of Europe’s top ...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger believes that the negative atmosphere at the Emirates is making his Arsenal players too nervous to perform to the best of their ability. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City as they looked to get themselves back into top five, meaning they’ve only won three of their last ten games in all competitions. And Wenger reckons that the club’s disgruntled supporte...Full Story »

The France international says he has played "some good and some not so good games" for the Gunners this season after his start to the campaign was hampered by injury Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny admits his performances for the club have been inconsistent so far this season. The 27-year-old joined up late with the Gunners squad over the summer after representing France at Euro 2012 and ...Full Story »

BATTLE ... Luis Suarez and Laurent Koscielny get to grips with each other last year LUIS SUAREZ was under attack again last night after being branded “a cheat” by Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny. The French defender insists the Liverpool striker - voted the Premier League's worst diver by Sun readers - goes down incredibly easy. Koscielny said: “He is a cheat. He’s a...Full Story »

The 27-year-old made his first start of the season after Thomas Vermaelen was ruled out with illness, and scored the equaliser with eight minutes to go to earn his team a point Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed Laurent Koscielny after the defender's late strike earned the Gunners a point away against Manchester City. The 27-year-old deputised for Thomas Vermaelen after the captain was str...Full Story »

Laurent Koscielny earned Arsenal a deserved point at the Etihad Stadium with a late equaliser as Manchester City's stuttering start to the season continued with a 1-1 draw. The Gunners had much the better of the first half but could not make their dominance count and Joleon Lescott headed the hosts in front from a 40th-minute corner. That looked like being the way it would stay as Arsenal stru...Full Story »

Brighton have opened talks with Arsenal over a loan move for defender Ignasi Miquel. The Spanish Under-19 centre-back is highly rated at the Emirates, having made nine first-team appearances last season, including four in the Premier League and one in the Champions League. Miquel also played every minute of Arsenal's Carling Cup campaign, but his route to more regular first-team football is bl...Full Story »

The France defender has admitted that La Roja's innovative attacking formation is harder to defend against due to the higher levels of concentration required to combat it France defender Laurent Koscielny has admitted that Spain’s ‘false nine’ system is difficult to defend against. The Arsenal centre-back made his Les Bleus debut against the United States in November 2011 a...Full Story »

France defender Laurent Koscielny has revealed that facing England in their Euro 2012 Group D opener on June 11 is ‘the worst possible draw’. The Arsenal centre-half, who holds just one cap for Les Bleus, has been thrown into contention to start against the Three Lions after a defensive crisis for Laurent Blanc and insists that his France team-mates see England as their most diffi...Full Story »