I gave Match of the Day another chance yesterday when I realised that Alan Hansen was not on the panel.
It was refreshing to see Alan Shearer commenting on our win - Hansen would have ridiculed the win had he been on there.
In any case, it was interesting to see Shearer’s glowing assessment on our striker Marouane Chamakh.
Shearer thought that Chamakh has a bit of everything and gave Arsenal another dimension in the box.
Something we have lacked for many years and which is vital in the Premier League.
Alan Shearer knows what he is talking about - he is the Premiership record goal scorer and was known to be able to mix it with other centre-halves when needed.
I think the Moroccan could turn out to be one of the finest piece of business done by Wenger.
He was free and did not need to be polished like some the other Wenger signings.
Fabregas, Vieira and Henry are rightly pointed out as the top signings during the Wenger era. However, they all needed to be worked on for a couple of seasons before they reached world-class levels.
Chamakh is more like a Sol Campbell signing. Just like Sol brought much needed stability to an ageing defence, Chamakh gives us presence in the box, can deal with the aggressive demands of the Premiership and scores tons of goals too.
It was refreshing to see Alan Shearer commenting on our win - Hansen would have ridiculed the win had he been on there.
In any case, it was interesting to see Shearer’s glowing assessment on our striker Marouane Chamakh.
Shearer thought that Chamakh has a bit of everything and gave Arsenal another dimension in the box.
Something we have lacked for many years and which is vital in the Premier League.
Alan Shearer knows what he is talking about - he is the Premiership record goal scorer and was known to be able to mix it with other centre-halves when needed.
I think the Moroccan could turn out to be one of the finest piece of business done by Wenger.
He was free and did not need to be polished like some the other Wenger signings.
Fabregas, Vieira and Henry are rightly pointed out as the top signings during the Wenger era. However, they all needed to be worked on for a couple of seasons before they reached world-class levels.
Chamakh is more like a Sol Campbell signing. Just like Sol brought much needed stability to an ageing defence, Chamakh gives us presence in the box, can deal with the aggressive demands of the Premiership and scores tons of goals too.
