A section of the Arsenal fans have praised the performance of Laurent Koscielny during the second leg of the club’s Europa League quarter-final tie against Napoli.
The north London side went into the game with a handy 2-0 advantage from the home leg, but they needed to be wary of a reaction from the Naples outfit.
However, they eventually sealed a comfortable victory in the end with Alexandre Lacazette popping up with the crucial away goal to calm the nerves, and a few supporters were particularly impressed with the showing of Koscielny.
Koscielny did not have the best of beginnings under Unai Emery after returning from a long-term Achilles problem, but his showing has improved on game-by-game basis through the backend of the season.
The defence has often regarded as the weak point under the guidance of Emery this term but there has been certain improvement in this facet of late with six clean sheets in the last seven matches.
Most of those have resulted with skipper Koscielny at the heart of the backline and a few fans expressed their appreciation for the Frenchman’s performance in the aftermath of the club’s qualification to the Europa League semi-finals.
Here are some of the tweets;
https://twitter.com/c_d_14/status/1118977863544377353
What a defensive masterclass from Koscielny. Tonight confirms he's the GOAT Arsenal defender.
— Dostoyevsky (@KozielloEN) April 18, 2019
We’ve conceded 1 goal in the last 7 games.
Statue-worthy stuff from Laurent Koscielny. What a player. pic.twitter.com/vyzpH0qxyk
— Sigurd (@ArtetaTactic) April 18, 2019
Koscielny made more tackles and recoveries than the entire Napoli team tonight. Bossing it at 34 years old 💪🏼
— Ahmed (@Ahmed91Gooner) April 18, 2019
For Koscielny to come back from that injury to this level of performance at his age is crazy
— Luke (@ekulkun) April 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/AFCAlii/status/1118990252268453888
Koscielny MOTM. What a hero that guy is
— Kyle (@flyinsidekik) April 18, 2019
Arsenal shift their attention to Premier League action for the weekend where they are scheduled to face London counterparts Crystal Palace in their second last home game of the seasoin.
Emery’s side are currently occupying the fourth spot in the standings on just goal difference, but they can potentially propel to the third place with a win, should Tottenham Hotspur drop points in Saturday’s early kick-off versus Manchester City.
Koscielny will have another job on his hands in the central defensive department, but he won’t be accompanied by Sokratis with the Greek serving the final game of his domestic suspension after accumulating 10 yellow cards.
