http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-completes-move-to-arsenal “Without any hesitation, Arsenal was my preferred club. The team and history of Arsenal, they make me dream. My goal was to join Arsenal out of the all the English clubs because it is a club that makes me dream and I have been a fan since I was a child."
Now it's official. Now we can really start worrying about signings that will make or break next season. I was expecting them to reveal the new shirt when they signed him though. Ehh
good news. wouldn't mind seeing him head a bunch of goals in since this cesc thing could go on for a while it wouldn't be a bad idea for wenger to have a few more of his other signings wrapped up before any definite bad news has to be announced. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/marouane-chamakh-factfile
a striker is not a priority. a central defender and a combative midfielder, and we should be good to go.
Not to be negative but just don't understand why we are getting him. Bendtner has a better record than him, and Chmakh won't start with RVP there.
People are just happy to have a signing, especially this early. He will probably be a bench and rotation forward to give something different physically. But I don't see why he'd start over any of the three we currently play.
For after the World Cup when RVP is broken by another silly challenge Seriously, just another attacking option. Would rather not have to ever consider having Arshavin as the loan striker again. If anything, this just means Eduardo is done. He is now behind RVP, Bendtner, Chamakh in the pecking order. Plus, a quality player for no transfer fee.
Not to open this whole can of worms but how is Bendtner's record better? Since 2007 (when Bendtner returned from his loan): Appearances: Bendy 121 Chamakh 137 Goals: Bendy 36 Chamakh 44 Goals per Game: Bendy .29752 Chamakh .32117 Appearances in Europe: Bendy 25 Chamakh 24 Goals in Europe: Bendy 9 Chamakh 12 Goals per Game in Europe: Bendy .36000 Chamakh .50000 Granted Bendy might be better when he is Chamakh's age but he isn't right now and right now is when it matters. I'd like to see RvP work in from a wider role on the right and led Chamakh play in the center. In this way they could both start.
This is strange to me... We hardly ever sign players for the bench do we? (players who arent that young) Arshavin - start Vermaelen - start Sagna - start Gallas - start Those are the players we bought that werent exactly teenagers at the time and they all started when bringing them in.
We have discussed this before: -------------Chamakh -Arshavin-----------------RVP That would allow RVP and AA to cut inside on their stronger foot for shooting. Wenger seems to like RVP up top but I think him and Arshavin floating in behind someone leading the line could be outstanding.
Bendtner's stats are slightly less, but earned in a stronger league and include younger years of progression (thus the average of those years isn't necessarily the player he is right now).
Bendtner has gotten more time than any of our stikers over the last few years as well. I haven't seen a lot of him, but from what I have seen, I have liked.