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Laurent Koscielny: Why I'm one of the best in the Premier League

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LAURENT KOSCIELNY believes after nearly six years at Arsenal he is one of the best defenders in the Premier League.</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koscielny is a senior professional at Arsenal</td></tr>
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The 30-year-old joined the Gunners in 2010 from Lorient having started his career in the second tier of French football.</div>
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He has become a mainstay of the <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog/search/label/Arsenal" rel="tag" target="_blank">Arsenal</a> defence with nearly 250 appearances to his name and while the Frenchman believes he has reached his peak, he also thinks he is still under-rated in the country of his birth. </div>
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“I am trying to stay the same," Koscielny told <em>BeIN Sports</em>.</div>
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"My performances show that I am one of the best defenders in the league. </div>
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"The difference is that I am attacking my 6th year here and in Ligue 1 I spent just one season. </div>
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"So yes! I think that the English know me better than the French, certainly!</div>
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"I have had to work harder than certain other players to get to where I am and to have a good career.”</div>
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Despite his copious amount of Premier League experience, Koscielny still finds himself behind Mamadou Sakho and Raphael Varane in the pecking order at national team level.</div>
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But nevertheless the defender is keen to add to his 23 caps when the European Champioship comes to France this summer.</div>
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Koscielny added: “What is my aim at the Euros? To go as far as possible: the final!</div>
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"The squad has progressed. </div>
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"The World Cup in Brazil did us an enormous amount of good and that has allowed us to arrive at the Euros with more confidence.”</div>
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Laurent Koscielny: Why I'm one of the best in the Premier League

LAURENT KOSCIELNY believes after nearly six years at Arsenal he is one of the best defenders in the Premier League. Koscielny is...

Arsenal star: Why I rejected offers from 'bigger clubs'

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LAURENT KOSCIELNY has revealed why he turned down offers to leave Arsenal in the past.</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurent Koscielny has rejected offers to leave Arsenal</td></tr>
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The France international, who joined the Gunners in 2010 from FC Lorient, has been linked with moves to Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in recent windows.</div>
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But the 30-year-old admits he had no intention of risking first-team football, having established a strong partnership with Per Mertesacker in the heart of Arsenal's defence.</div>
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"There were teams interested in me but I always asked myself if it was worth taking the risk," Koscielny told French newspaper <em>Journal du Dimanche</em>.</div>
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"I've seen a good few players leave for a bigger club and find themselves on the substitutes' bench. At the start of my career I was often on the bench. I said to myself 'never again'.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laurent Koscielny has forged a solid partnership with Per Mertesacker in Arsenal's defence</td></tr>
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Koscielny, who has three league goals to his name this term, went on to say he has no plans to leave the north London club in the near future.</div>
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The former Guingamp and Tours defender added: "For the moment, I have no reason to go and look elsewhere. I have everything I need to develop myself."</div>
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Arsenal star: Why I rejected offers from 'bigger clubs'

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