AS THE GRAPHIC below reveals, somewhat incredibly, Arsenal haven’t lost in the Premier League when Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker have played 90 minutes together in two years.
However, the stat does not include games such as the club’s loss to Man City on 14 December, when the two started together but Koscielny had to leave the field through injury.
Still, irrespective of the 90-minute caveat, it’s an impressive stat that illustrates just how integral the defensive duo have been to the recent success of Arsene Wenger’s side.
h/t Reddit/Monday Night Football
Some stat
Per has really developed into a solid defender. Didn’t think he’d make it when he first came to England.
Unbelievable. 2 seasons & part of last season, they & Szczesny were a laughing stock. Now most fantasy league managers are all over the them; the ultimate tribute to a player (:-)
I hope somebody tells that stat to John Giles – he’s always on their case.
Koscielny was taken off a few minutes before the end of the City game they lost 6-3 which kind of detracts from the statistic’s impressiveness
Koscielny went off injured in the first half against city
“Arsenal haven’t lost a full game….…”. Are there other types of games they have lost?
Yup, as it says in the piece, they lost against Man City, when they didn’t play a full game together (Koscielny had to go off injured halfway through).
They haven’t list a game that in which pat Jennings and bergkamp played together ever
Hopefully this will be passed on to useless uninformed pundits who still think Mertesacker is a poor defender.