Giroud woes continue with another nightmare night with France

Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

View More

Arsenal News: Wenger rules out France job + Van Persie must be kept ‘at all costs’

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled himself out of managing the French national team after former manager Laurent Blanc resigned after their disappointing exit in Euro 2012.

Going into the competition France were on the up and seemed to have left their World Cup woes behind them, but in the midst of disappointing results, disagreement and conflict yet again stirred around their camp leading to their eventual elimination.

Wenger is quoted as saying by Goal.com about the French job to Telefoot:

There are a lot of names.

But me, I will be very busy with Arsenal where my contract still runs for two years.

In other news, Wenger has also re-iterated that Arsenal must keep their talisman and captain Robin van Persie at all costs.

Rumours have been hotting up over the future of the Dutchman with both Manchester City and Juventus reported to be the two main interested parties.

But Wenger, like every other Gooner, is hoping Van Persie will ignore these potential moves and stay at the Emirates where Wenger continually supported him through what has largely been an up-and-down career.

Wenger wrote in his blog for Eurosport:

We want to keep Robin van Persie at all costs, because we depend on him offensively.

I have always supported him even in the hardest times, and I hope he will end his career at Arsenal.

Personally, I still think Van Persie owes the club considering last season was the first season he played for Arsenal injury free. The Dutchman spent a lot of time on the treatment table at Arsenal, yet Wenger maintained faith in the Dutchman’s ability to bounce back.

In any case, hopefully the signing of both Podolski and Giroud has gone some way to convincing Van Persie to stay at the Emirates. While the burden for goals has somewhat eased from his shoulders with the new signings, I still have no doubt we will depend on him to put the ball in the back of the net.

What do you guys think? Feel free to leave a comment below or discuss Robin in the allArsenal.com forums here.

Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal gossip, Arsenal news, Arsenal rumours, Arsenal transfer rumours, Arsene Wenger, featured, Juventus, Manchester City, Robin Van Persie

Category: Arsenal News, News Feed

View the original article here

Is Chamakh on his way back to France this summer?

 

Ligue 1 outfit Marseille are set to offer Arsenal’s Marouane Chamakh an escape route back to France after the striker’s mixed first season in English football, according to talkSPORT.

Reports in France have revealed that the 27-year-old Moroccan is on top of the Ligue 1 clubs wish list this summer, and are already drawing up a transfer plan for the forward when the window opens.

Chamakh joined the Gunners from Bordeaux last summer on a free, but after an impressive start for the Gunners, the Moroccan international has struggled to cement a regular place in Arsene Wenger’ side, especially with Robin van Persie regaining fitness.

With Chamakh currently warming the bench at Arsenal, it now seems that Marseille, who currently sit second place in Ligue 1, could be a realistic destination for the striker, especially with the promise of regular first-team football in mind.

Chamakh has managed to bag 11 goals in 40 appearances (26 starts, 14 from the bench) so far for the North London club. However, since the turn of the year, Arsenal’s number 29 has only managed to appear once in the Premier League, and more significantly, has been unable to net a top-flight goal since November.

In my opinion, I don’t think it has been an unusual first season for the striker, purely for the fact that I personally believe he was brought to the club as a cover option for Robin van Persie, nothing more. He was picked by Wenger to spearhead the attack whilst Robin was sidelined through injury, but since the Dutchman’s return, Chamakh has rarely been seen, which reinforces my claim further. Both strikers are fit, yet only RVP starts in Wenger’s side.

Chamakh did extremely well up-front before the turn of the year, and bagged some vital goals for Arsenal which was great to see, but I truly believe reality has set in for the Moroccan, hence why these days he’s warming the Arsenal bench.

Reports suggest that the French club could offer around £8 million for Chamakh’s services this summer. I have nothing against the lad, but if these reports are accurate, then I believe Wenger should seriously consider selling the Moroccan, especially for that price.