Chamakh states his case both on and off the pitch
1 comment August 17th, 2009
It is, as arseblogger pointed out this morning, a quiet Monday for all the right reasons. So much so in fact that it’d be easy not to realise that we have an absolutely massive game against Celtic tomorrow.
If we come through the Champions League qualifier, I think Arsene will make a purchase or two, and Marouane Chamakh is certainly one of those under consideration. Off the pitch, he’s doing all the ‘right’ things to engineer a move, threatening Bordeaux with a Bosman come the end of the season.
On it, meanwhile, he’s scoring the goals that roused Arsene’s interest in the first place. Two headers against Sochaux demonstrate the players aerial ability, as well as his professionalism: think of his performance as compared to wantaway Joleon Lescott on Saturday.
Perhaps Chamakh’s performance with convince Laurent Blanc that it’s worth retaining him for this season, even if it means losing him on a free further down the line. We’ll have an answer in the next couple of weeks.
Reserves captain Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has joined Blackpool on a month’s loan. If it goes well, I’m sure that spell will be extended. I’m a huge fan of JET and hope he makes the impact his talent warrants.
Celtic preview tomorrow.
