Koscielny feels it could be Arsenal's year

Arsenal have not won the Premier League in more than
a decade, but Laurent Koscielny believes that barren
run could end in this campaign.

Laurent Koscielny is optimistic about Arsenal's chances of
winning the Premier League this season.

Arsene Wenger's men sit joint first with Manchester City after
taking 26 points from their first 12 games and Koscielny has
backed the club – who have not won the top flight since 2004 –
to go all the way.

"It could be Arsenal's year. If we can reproduce regularly the
first 20 minutes from the Manchester United game, yes we can
have the ambition of being champions," the Frenchman told
Arsenal's official website, referencing October's 3-0 home win
over Louis van Gaal's side before citing the 3-2 Champions
League loss to Olympiacos as a cause for concern.

"But if we play like against Olympiacos, we won't even finish in
the top four. We have a good squad, a lot of quality. We need to
be consistent, though, to win the league. It's a marathon. Every
weekend we have tough games.

"We need to have the same desire and ambition in each of them,
even if we know we can't be at our best all the time. But we
need to be solid defensively and efficient offensively to win 1-0
when we're not at our best."

Koscielny has faced a number of high-profile names in the
Premier League since joining Arsenal from Lorient in 2010
and singled out three strikers as his toughest opponents.

"Luis Suarez was one of the best opponents I have faced, like
Sergio Aguero or Didier Drogba. The good thing about the
Premier League is that you have so many different strikers," he
added.

"Every weekend you have to excel in a different department to
play against them. After every match I have a look at my
performance, the stats, and see what I have done well."

Arsenal's next challenge is a trip to West Brom, where they won
1-0 last season.