️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Arsene Wenger has revealed how he scrapped the exit strategy drawn up for Francis Coquelin after a rapid mid-season transformation by the French midfielder. Arsene Wenger has revealed how he scrapped the exit strategy drawn up for Francis Coquelin after a rapid mid-season transformation by the French midfielder. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I told him at the start of the season to give absolutely everything until Christmas and then we would sit down together and see where we were.<unk>I told him at the start of the season to give absolutely everything until Christmas and then we would sit down together and see where we were. Francis Coquelin stretches before Arsenal's training session ahead of their match against QPR.<unk> Francis Coquelin stretches before Arsenal's training session ahead of their match against QPR. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> In myself, I thought if he doesn't play at all until Christmas, there was only six months contract to go and I would let him go somewhere else. 'In myself, I thought if he doesn't play at all until Christmas, there was only six months contract to go and I would let him go somewhere else. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> I wasn't happy when I called him back,<unk>said Wenger. 'He thought I had just called him back as cover.'<unk> 'He thought I had just called him back as cover.'<unk> Coquelin made his first Arsenal start for nearly two years at West Ham on December 28 and has been ever-present in the Barclays Premier League since. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Arsene Wenger admitted he had expected to release Coquelin at the end of the season. Wenger<unk> is criticized for his loyalty and patience with developing players, but this is a triumph for that policy and a reminder that some players take longer than others to mature....<unk> Wenger<unk> is criticized for his loyalty and patience with developing players, but this is a triumph for that policy and a reminder that some players take longer than others to mature....<unk>
Francis Coquelin recently signed a new contract with Arsenal. (Francis Coquelin recently signed a new contract with Arsenal) Arsene Wenger <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Coquelin was brought back from his loan at Charlton due to injuries.<unk> Coquelin was brought back from his loan at Charlton due to injuries. <unk> <unk> <unk>