Arsene Wenger believes the reason behind the success of Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin is that he sticks to the attributes he is good at.
Wenger believes that Coquelin excels at ball-winning rather than playmaking and has urged the Frenchamn to continue along that path in order to remain a key part of the Gunners line-up.
The 23-year old midfielder has started 21 of Arsenal's last 26 games since returning from a loan spell at Charlton Athletic in December and his consistent displays have delighted his manager.
"I explained to him that what I liked most was his ball-winning potential rather than his playmaking potential, so I sent him out on loan to France for experience," Wenger told the club's official website.
"He played without being convincing in the box-to-box role.
"He then went to Charlton and I sent somebody to watch him. The reports were positive and I called him back after five weeks, and he wasn't happy. I said to him, 'why are you not happy?' and he said, 'I was playing regularly for Charlton and you called me back just to cover and not to play me'.
"We went into the first game and I didn't start him. Then we went to West Ham United and I started him. He was surprised because we played at home against QPR and I didn't play him, but I did away at West Ham.
"Since then, he has not moved out of the team because he sticks to what he is strong at - winning the ball and using it well. What is also surprising is that he's very good in the air because he has a very good leap."