Chamakh signs, needs haircut badlyThe dot com has released video of our new number 29, Marouane Chamakh, and all I can say about the signing is good gods man, cut that mullet. The good news is that this signing will now distract us from all that talk about whats-his-name signing for those people in that other league. See, I already forgot. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, mullets. Rock over London! 60 comments to Chamakh signs, needs haircut badly |
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He needs to work out on the gym now! He will be targetted by all the English left backs that lack skills on the ball. I agree about the mullet. He looks like a charicature of the tumbler Ronaldo (nike ad with Homer)
Though gotta say , Barca shows Villa with their new kit and we end up giving chamakh old kit and unhappy Wenger.
Square peg in a round hole ,he is similar to Adebayor,will take time to settle in ,is right footed(only) and has poor reflex for a striker,he might score from headers ,but for the worst crossers in the league that is useless,useless signing ,though i will be happy to be wrong,but this has Adebayor written all over it
May 21st, 2010 at 11:34 am
@Robin, Jesus, I hope you’re right. Adebayor was awesome when he wanted to play.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:47 pm
@Tim, This guy will bring more work rate on consistent basis and that alone will fire up the faithful.
May 21st, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Adebayor was a great signing. Cost barely anything, scored a boatload of goals one season, and was sold for a giant profit. And Chamakh played his heart out even in his final season for Bordeaux, so I don’t see him having the same attitude problems that make us all hate Adebayor. If Chamakh does as well for Arsenal as Adebayor did I’ll be happy as a pig in $h!t.
And I’ve watched a few games of his… I’d compare him more to Bendy than Ade. He works hard, drifts around, likes to run with ball a bit on the right, but when he’s in the middle it’s almost always one touch passing, looking for one-twos with midfielders running on. I think that’s what really fits Arsenal, he moves the ball quickly and always tries to bring the midfield into the attack. And he was quite dominant in the air against French defenders… we’ll see how he does when the Howard Webb lets John Terry assault him in the box… but how good can anyone look when the opposition is allowed to cheat?
chamakh finally a replacement for adebayor,but he is not the answer.his goals per game record is very poor and it took barca less time to sign villa(not a free agent)
May 21st, 2010 at 11:29 am
@arsonv,
who cares what barca do? they’re 490mil in debt in a country crippled by the recession and they’re throwing money around like nobodies business. its an insult and its disgraceful that platini doesn’t say anything about it.
chamakh’s goal-scoring rate improved alot in the last 2 years. he’ll get more chances playing alongside van persie
he’s tenacious, hard-working, excellent in the air and most importantly, he really wants to play for arsenal. those are 4 qualities pretty rare in this arsenal team so i think he’s a great addition.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am
He’s been signed within a couple of weeks of becoming officially available, as opposed to running down his contract previously.
Anyway, that should stop you having a moan about a new player before he’s kicked a ball.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
27 in 53 internationals is not bad in any way whatsoever. He will get more chances at Arsenal than at Bordeaux.
is it just me or does he look like a tekken character
arsene looks tired. probably fed up. i don’t blame him when your captain says stupid things to stupid journalists
May 21st, 2010 at 11:49 am
I was going to say, it looked like Arsene was taking a nap and they walked in and was like, “Yo, Wenger, that Chamakh dude is here. Put on your pants.”
Amazing how many people are such freakin experts about Chamakh. Let’s be honest, how many of you have seen anythingother than the compulsory agent made video on u-tube? Give hoim a chance. Wenger’s record on signings is actually pretty good.
Now go back to playing Championship Manager, you utter muppets.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:56 am
Agreed clockender. From what I’ve seen (only Champions League games on TV) he looks a class act, and it can only be Arsenal fans who have a moan about a new signing before he’s even kicked a ball. If he doesn’t score in his first few games they’ll be on his back for sure.
Longest transfer ever?
Chamakh’s hair doesn’t look too bad. In fact I think it suits him. It’s not really a mullet now is it?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:35 am
@jake, That’s a mullet my friend.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:50 am
More like a Mull-wet.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:55 pm
@jake, Beats a ‘comb-over’. The guy is 26 and prematurely balding. So what. maybe that style is still in vogue with his hommies. There are some places in Canada where it is still popular. He is my team’s latest signing and at some point he will score goals. I didn’t want us to be signing Brad Pitt.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:00 pm
@ctpa Rooney’s headers improved because of his bald spot so it’s not a bad thing
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:20 am
Hang on, hang on, spikey/wet/mullet it may well be…but Cesc had a far worse example when he joined, remember?
Plus – Tim, it’s your country that’s mainly keeping this haircut in ‘style’!
Best part about him, is he don’t consume Alcohol, Atleast his Pants will be on when he comes out of a party……..
But Seriously I will be worried for this Lad in the month of Ramadan as he is a Muslim, he fast for the whole month.
But still no drop in his Performance even though he is fasting.
Tough Lad
May 21st, 2010 at 11:47 am
@gooneramaan, Traore just converted to Islam and is having his tattoos CUT OFF HIS BODY.
http://bit.ly/b31177
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:53 am
@Tim, Traore was always a Muslim, but he hasn’t been a good one admittedly.
As for the fasting comment, there is a clause. It isn’t compulsory if the nature of your job is physically demanding. Islam is not a religion which wishes to put its believers into difficulty. Which is why there are clauses in its rulings. Nevertheless, some Muslims, like Kanoute, Benzema, Toure, all strived to fast during Ramadhan, as a way for them to show their devotion towards their religion. But it is important to note that it is not obligated upon them.
They are professionals, religion should not be an excuse for them to not perform at the highest level.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:50 am
In fact there are a lot of Muslims in Arsenal like Nasri and Diaby to name a few.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
@Jet Pinoy Gooner, Nasri, doesn’t follow Islam much, Kolo fast in the month of ramadan.
May 22nd, 2010 at 2:10 pm
@gooneramaan, Nasri seems to be a devout Muslim as he holds his hands together for prayer before all his big matches in a pure Muslim way.
The fasting is from sunrise to sundown. A lot of footballers that are Muslim do it like Kanoute and the Toure brothers. If you were raised in this practice at an early age it does not affect performance too much with careful planning with the fitness coach and medical staff.
Did I mention Medical staff? Our medical staff? Oh my!
May 21st, 2010 at 5:48 pm
@Jet Pinoy Gooner, Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon did it too!! And they play a lot more games in the NBA!!
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:38 am
@goonerman in Basketball there are breaks and timeouts and you get subbed and rest and get back in again in football you stay in for 90 min or more. The NBA does not travel to another country to play in a totally diffrent environment like drastic weather changes. Basketball is played indoors. Basketball players get it way too easier than football players.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000505688678
Chamakhs facebook profile :p
add him
Who cares what his hair is like, if he likes that way then thats good enough for me, lets hope he can be a success, he talks well,clearly an arsenal fan aswell which always helps.. like to see your hair man, get a life
May 21st, 2010 at 11:50 am
@cOLM, I bet you’d like to see my hair.
Lighten up, Francis.
May 21st, 2010 at 1:29 pm
“Lighten up Francis”…classic! Seriously, Chamakh looks like Zoolander with his hair
May 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am
Just having a little fun on a Friday. And no, you’re not seeing my hair.
May 21st, 2010 at 11:53 am
@ArseChicago, I know, it’s been so fucking serious lately, we all need to lighten up!
May 21st, 2010 at 1:34 pm
@Tim, Tim, thinking of keeping a mullet and wearing a Chamakh shirt on the opening day of the season. how that sounds?
Chamakh is a good signing.
I live in France, near Bordeaux, and I’ve seen him play a lot in recent years.
He isn’t the best player in front of goal, but he’s been getting better and better. And at Arsenal he can easily get 15 goals per season at least. His game really is suited for the Premier League.
He’s a bit like Adabayor, but is better in the air, fights much more, has better vision and has the right attitude.
He could combine really well with Van Persie and Arshavin.
Looking forward to seeing him in an Arsenal shirt.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:59 pm
@Sam, Thank you.
Wenger’s comments are really telling: “squad”, “fighter”, “header”. He hasn’t been brought in as a star, that’s RVP’s job.
What I really, really, really like about this signing is that it’s a sign of a plan B for 10-man defences, namely cross the ball in. There are certain games when we simply cannot score by passing on the ground, and Chamakh and Bendy can really be an answer. And contrary to popular opinion, I’ve seen Clichy and Sagna deliver some great crosses, just need to do it more often, now that we can actually TRAIN on it
May 21st, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Good thoughts. What I like is that he’s 26 and he seems to still be improving. I watched a handful of Bordeaux matches this year and while he might not have the best first touch, he brings a lot of energy and supreme aerial ability. Very nice signing.
Arsenal fans have to be the most ungrateful fans ever…they mourn about signings and when someone is signed they start tney start complaining before he even kicks the ball ! e.g Vermalaen
Mullet or no, there is a video on YouTube that I could watch over and over of him virtually leaping right over a defender, crushing the ball with his head and landing face on the ground – all to score the goal. That brotha, is desire to put the ball in the fucking net regardless of what is in your way. And that is an attitude that Adebayor never showed us.
4-4-2, gotta be. We can’t waste this guy on the wing, he’s gotta be central and playing off RVP. Going back to a 4-4-2 will benefit Eduardo and Bendtner too. Who it doesn’t help is Arshavin and Walcott. OH WELL. (sarcasm)
May 21st, 2010 at 12:57 pm
@Brahmabull,
spot on. this guy has desire. something we see very little of from the likes of diaby and arshavin at the best of times. we have an abundance of skilled midgets that stroll around showing no heart. this guy is tall and works his ass off, said he will give everything to win arsenal a trophy. could do with putting a bit of muscle on but no matter. great signing.
and the moaners need to remember, arsene is legendary at polishing a rough diamond. this guy will only get better for us
I know football is WAY WAY more complex than this and i know the labels i am giving are off but at the mo i cant think of ne better, but i like to think of “park the bus” , controlled offense and cross–>goal as rock paper scissors.
Teams that park the bus are cut open by teams like united who cross he ball into the box.
Teams that cross into the box are generally outplayed by teams who have a more controlled attack i.e barca
Teams that have a more controlled attack are generally beaten by teams who park the bus i.e arsenal vs chelsea.
So i agree chamahk may help break down defense. However the way arsenal played at the beginning of the season found this irrelevant since RVP and Cesc would create spaces or go into spaces to score goals by dragging defenders about.
P.S the month of ramadan is in august this year i believe so it won’t be much of a problem.
May 21st, 2010 at 12:50 pm
11th August to 10th Sept to be exact
May 21st, 2010 at 1:36 pm
@Jet Pinoy Gooner, Cheers mate for the information
anyone who thinks the mullet is bad needs to look up some pictures of Cesc when he first got into the team. Yeah sure he was just a kid back then and you should expect an adult to know better, but still…
I hope Bayern Munich win. Mourinho needs to have some hot air let out before disappears into the stratosphere
To all the ‘congenital’ moaners can we have a day to enjoy our new signing in peace and tranquility. Maybe you were looking for David Villa. He would have been the wrong signing for this team in this league.
Best headline ever. And so true.
Wenger did not look happy at all.
Haha wow complain after a complain from these Arsenal fans…you got this guy for FREE!!! Remember that
CHAMAKH MY BITCH UP!
CHAMAKH MY BITCH UP!
happy friday to you all.
Will you guys stop moaning!! At least it’s a signing, hoefully there will be a few more! Ever since last year when we all knew that we were going to get him any really arsenal fan would off been watching him! I no I was, so to the fake supporters who just have not heard off him just go support the spuds!! Just cause he is not a villa, messi, Ronaldo, kaka, doesn’t mean he is not going to be great!!
Stop moaning, It’s a day to cheer!!
Hello Marouane, Welcome to the Arsenal!
can anybody tell me how to pronounce this name? lol
nothing wrong with his hair and some of you guys are the biggest moaners ever. Haven’t even seen the guy in a Arsenal shirt your already telling people what he is and isn’t going to do. I bet your the same people that had so much to say about Tommy V last summer.
I am so glad chamakh has signed for arsenal, he is going to be a good player 4 u, only question i have is Where will he play? We need to go back to the 4-4-2 formation for him to fit into the squad.. I mean, just imagine a striking pair of chamakh (right footer) and r.v.p (left footer)… Dis is giving me hope 4 next season.
BTW RIHANNA’s last girl on earth tour totall rocks.
I’m more worried about AW. He looks so grey and pasty next Chamakh. He either needs a holiday or a red bull enema to spark him up!