THE FOOTBALL THREAD Vol 2
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tpiledriver
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what's so new about the jersey? It looks the same man.
fgl
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Laurent Koscielny
Laurent Koscielny completes move to Arsenal
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World Cup 2010 Betting Bet £10 get £20 Free Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of defender Laurent Koscielny from French Ligue 1 side Lorient on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.
Twenty-four year-old Koscielny, who is predominantly a central defender, made 40 appearances in all competitions during his season with Lorient in the 2009/2010 campaign.
Before joining the north-west French club Lorient in 2009, Koscielny also played for En Avant Guingamp and Tours in France, where in 2009 he was voted Best Player in Ligue 2 for the 2008/2009 season by his fellow professionals - the UNFP (National Union of Professional Footballers in France).
Although born in France, uncapped Koscielny, who helped Lorient to seventh place in the French league championship last season, would also qualify to represent the Poland national team as a result of his family roots.
Manager Arsène Wenger said: "Koscielny is a central defender with great ability who performed extremely well last season for Lorient. We identified him as a very strong centre half, who has made big progress very quickly. He has shown he is mentally strong, he's a fighter and a very strong competitor. Koscielny is a great addition to our squad."
New Arsenal player Koscielny said: "I'm very excited to be joining Arsenal. They are one of the biggest teams in Europe with many great players. I'm really looking forward to playing in the English Premier League and the Champions League with my new club. Also, in Arsène Wenger, Arsenal has one of the best managers in the world and I can't wait to work with him and do my best for the Arsenal supporters."
Koscielny, who will wear the number 6 shirt, is scheduled to make his first appearance at Emirates Stadium over the weekend of Friday 31st July and Saturday 1st August, when Arsenal compete with AC Milan, Celtic and Olympique Lyonnais for the Emirates Cup 2010. For further information, click here.
fgl
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Chamakh's first training session - Pictures
Marouane Chamakh met his new team-mates for the first time on Tuesday as Arsenal's first-team squad returned to training.
Pre-season got underway under the watchful eye of Fitness Trainer Tony Colbert and Marouane was in the thick of the action.
The Moroccan striker completed his transfer from Bordeaux in May and could make his first appearance for Arsenal when they face Barnet in their opening pre-season fixture on July 17.
Our official club photographer was at the training ground to capture these exclusive images from Marouane's first training session. We hope you enjoy them.
doggieshaman
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Whoooohoo! I hope Cesc is staying though.
fgl
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loldude333
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Lol gonna be a boring match...............i believe Hodgson will use similar stifling tactics that he used at Fulham to try and win.
extremers
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love the portion "try and win" ;p
though i wont say much, there's much changes in Arsenal too, not sure whether everyone can work together or not.
loldude333
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Aiya..........mostly positive changes right? I mean, signing Marouane Chamakh and Laurent Koscieny can't be bad news can it? Not like signing Josemi or Milan Baros lololol.
doggieshaman
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loldude333 - totally man! at least chamakh is a free signing and he adds some power. I have never heard of koscieny so i hope he turns out to be another vermaelen rather than a pascal cygan!!
I'm sorry but i think arsenal will win the season opener, what with mascherano intending to leave, torres probably still recovering from injury and gerrard well.... Yeah hodgson will try his best but its just hard to see them beating Arsenal who isnt going to lose anyone from their team.
In retrospect since even Barca have had to take loans to pay off their wages, I'm really thankful for the financial sensibility of Wenger and co.
I'm sorry but i think arsenal will win the season opener, what with mascherano intending to leave, torres probably still recovering from injury and gerrard well.... Yeah hodgson will try his best but its just hard to see them beating Arsenal who isnt going to lose anyone from their team.
In retrospect since even Barca have had to take loans to pay off their wages, I'm really thankful for the financial sensibility of Wenger and co.
extremers
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i really think rafa has totally lost it last season, it wont be a huge surprise seeing mascherano and torres going. after all benayoun left already. well on the bright side, kyut is still around and with the form he has over the world cup, he still looks good.
oh i heard some time back some team bid for lucas, did he move out?
loldude333
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It was Palermo i believe, and they offered like $4.5mil for him. But of course, Hodgson being a defensive minded manager, didn't want to sell, at least not for that low. Sigh Liverpool seriously are in a hell of a crisis, sounds like Leeds United all over again.
