Defender explains how he has improved since joining Arsenal The France centre-back joined the Gunners from Lorient in 2010 and has become a first team regular ahead of skipper Thomas Vermaelen. Koscielny says he is more confident that he was three years ago and believes he has improved his all-round game since joining Arsenal. “I feel that I’m better, better in quite a lot of areas. I have more confidence in challenges, I feel that I hurt opponents more,” he said. “I need to be more aggressive, though, but in all areas: speed, controlling and passing, in aerial challenges, anticipation. In general, I’ve gained in physical presence. But you’ll never hear me say I’m an undisputed first-choice for club or country.” He added: “Repeatedly playing in big games allows you to acquire experience. I still make mistakes, a bad clearance, bad positioning, but rarely do I play badly for the full 90 minutes. It’s just that after a mistake, you have to be able to start again with the simple things. “I’ve reduced the time I drift after a mistake. Before there was perhaps five or ten minutes where I wasn’t 100% calm. Less now. But to get yourself back into things, you have to keep it simple: win the following challenge, make sure of your pass forward, your control.” london24/sport/arsenal/defender_explains_how_he_has_improved_since_joining_arsenal_1_2374470
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:30:53 +0000
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