Under fire manager faces more criticism for failure to recruit as Laurent Koscielny’s welcome return shores up fragile defence
Amid the fallout from that chastening home defeat to Liverpool in their opening game of the season, when Arsenal’s fragile and callow defence was brutally exposed, came the accusation that Laurent Koscielny should have stepped forward and bailed Arsène Wenger out. The Arsenal manager was also criticised for not telling Koscielny that, with only two young centre-backs at his disposal, it was a case of needs must.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of that decision – and Wenger said he has questioned whether he should have taken a gamble – Koscielny proved he was willing to put his body on the line six days later, when he declared himself fit to play against Leicester despite pulling out of training 24 hours before the game with a back problem.
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