He was a poor midfielder for us. To be honest. He as a light version of the DM that we needed. It wasn’t a coincidence that our team played better when Coquelin played alongside Cazorla than when Arteta played. This was not entirely his fault as he was playing much deeper and did not have the athleticism to adequately play the role. Very similar to Xhaka in many respects except that he was a much better player than Xhaka.Then you don't understand football. For two or three seasons he was key midfielder.
He was not even as good as the player he replaced (song). That being said he did his job and lead the team. The real captain was Mertersacker anyway so I am not sure why people are making it seem he was a great club captain when it had been said by many players that it was Per who was leading the team at the time.