One player he will not be facing though is Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, who is suspended for the first two games. “The absence of Rooney is a joy to us,” Koscielny said. “He is a brilliant player, such a talent. But England have quality. “It will be strange to play against Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. But Arsenal is one thing, France another. “We’ve had a lot of jokes about playing against each other from being on the pitch together and in training at Arsenal. “But while we laughed and joked, when the game comes it will be very serious and we must win the game. We all know that.”

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Euro 2012: losing to England would be ‘a disaster’ for France, says Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny