Arsene Wenger's future at Arsenal has created a
"difficult situation" for the Gunners this season and
has urged Alexis Sanchez to commit himself to the
club.
Wenger's critics have been sharpening their knives
during a season that has produced another failed
bid for the Premier League title and capitulation in
the Champions League last 16 against Bayern
Munich.
The Frenchman has never failed to qualify for
Europe's premier competition during his 20-year
tenure at Arsenal, but they have to win their
remaining two league matches and hope for a slip-
up from Manchester City or Liverpool to continue
that proud record.
And with Wenger remaining non-committal over
whether he will still be at the club next season,
centre-back Koscielny says it has been tough.
"It is a difficult situation when you don't know what
is happening with the boss but you are
professional," he told Sky Sports.
"We are players of this club and we just want to
have the best results, not to think about our
situation or the situation of the boss.
"We are all in the same boat and the top thing is
Arsenal. Maybe some players don't feel great but
we need to be focused on our job and not worry
about Arsene.
"I don't know [if there are signs that Wenger will
leave]. Sometimes I could say yes and sometimes I
could say no, so I think we will respect his
decision. He has given a lot to this club during 20
years and done an unbelievable job, so we need to
respect this and we will respect his decision at the
end of the season.
"For me, he is a person I like a lot. He is a big part
of my life and my career, so I have a lot respect for
him. I can't say anything about him, just nice
things."
Sanchez's long-term future at Emirates Stadium is
also in doubt, with the Chile superstar set to enter
the final year of his contract and reportedly
frustrated at Arsenal's failure to land major
trophies.
But Koscielny is desperate for the former Barcelona
man to stay put.
"Firstly, he [Sanchez] scored a lot of goals for us
but his first job is not to be a striker, it is more
midfield but he is an unbelievable player. He just
wants to fight and have the best result for the
club," he added.
"Sometimes he is disappointed with the result of
our game but he knows that we just want to fight
for each other and for the club. When you have a
player like this in your team, to show the way we
want to grow together, it is important and I think he
has a lot of players behind him to keep him.
"I don't think there are a lot of players like him and
a player like this who can be the difference during
the game, it's rare. We want to keep him with us
because we know he is so important for our team."
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