Arsene Wenger has hailed Laurent Koscielny as one of the world’s best defenders after confirming the France global is fit to face Paris St Germain on Tuesday night.
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The former Nice and Newcastle United playmaker is not injured and his omission is a response to some underwhelming performances since joining PSG ahead of this season. What we need to do to win the group stage is get a good result here’.
The match will take place at the Parc des Princes, Paris. In, out, in out, change your team about.
A 3-1 loss to Monaco at the end of August was followed up by a disappointing 1-1 draw against Saint-Etienne on Friday. It meant that Presnel Kimpembe would have to move to left-back and Thomas Meunier on the right. If he had made the effort to speak French since his induction to the PSG coach, Unai Emery has a sprained Monday this discipline.
“It will be a great tactical game, a great game with great players”.
“But they’re clearly superior in the domestic league, so I expect a slightly different PSG in the Champions League”. It’s about hard work, being determined and being optimistic – but, above all, hard work. “We will decide after the final training session. There’s a chance he could be involved”.
Xhaka can be relied on to hold his position in front of the defence and that will be particularly important at the Emirates, where Arsenal have been caught cold far too often at this level. The squad is between 24 and 30, basically.
“Koscielny’s alright”, Wenger announced. “He had a big knock on his face [after the Southampton game] but recovered quite well”.
“I look for inspiration in players like him, who for me is one of the best players and one of the best defenders in the world”. But now the Ivorian has confirmed that he will be available for selection in Tuesday night’s clash. “It is a city I love, it’s my country, a country I love”.
“They demanded the highest standards off each other and I just don’t see that in the Arsenal team at the moment”, he added.
“In France they always produce good football teams and players, so it’s exciting to come to this city and compare to where we are this season compared to everyone else”. “We’ll play our own game and look to attack”.
It is set to be a fairly open game. I want to play differently because I think I have got something, something different, and if one day I let a goal happen that should not have happened then, well, I will take the responsibility for that but I will also continue to play that way.
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Both are used to controlling possession, so it could be a fixture that swings back and forward.
