Arshavin and Chamakh left in frustration by Wenger
Andrey Arshavin and Marouane Chamakh have been purposefully omitted from the squad which travels to France to face Montpelier tomorrow.
The duo were present during Monday’s training session at London Colney and participated in all preparations for the Champions League affair, but their names were excluded when Arsene Wenger revealed his 18-man list of players to make the trip.
Chamakh is yet to make an appearance this season and contrary to reports that he is currently nursing a health issue, the Moroccan did appear to be fit enough to play during today’s activities. His colleague Arshavin has been limited to the bench so far this year and made his only appearance during a cameo against Sunderland on the opening day of the season.
The Russian was available as a substitute on Saturday, but he will join Chamakh outside the squad tomorrow after being denied a place in the team. Both players have been linked with a move away from the club ever since their decline in form but neither of them found any suitors to price them away from north London during the summer.
And so, with an eye still on a possible departure in the January transfer window, Arshavin and Chamakh have been excluded from Arsenal’s Champions League action for the time being in order to avoid being cup-tied – a situation which would harm their resale value in January.
While Arsenal dealt with the frustrated duo during Monday’s session, a more cheerful pair in Jack Wilshere and Emmanuel Frimpong were welcomed back to training for the first time since being ruled out by injuries.
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Welcome back jack!!!
welcome back the wheel that will ride us to glory.
Unfare but d best options
The fact Arsene favours Ramsy over Arshavin is a direct indication of blind stubborn stupidity.
Dis is very unfair. Chamakh still deserves a place in de team. Wenger giv him chance
your joking right ?
I feel for them keep them they will help.
chamakh will never be the same but arsh still has that quality as we saw in the euros. he”s been destroyed by wenger not been paed in his favoured position.
He was destroyed by Wenger? Firstly, any world class player can play AM across the pitch. (And AA23 is world class when it comes to vision, technique.) They are ALL more effective in the middle. Don’t be a donkey. Arshavin was great for four months in his second best postion. Did you see Gervinho shine last weekend? Playing through the middle is the place to do that unless you have no football brain like Walcott or Bale (who aren’t true attacking midfielders). Then AA23 couldn’t live up to professional standards of consistency – not enough stamina, grumpy girlfriend, missed home. I like the guy and admire his talents and so care what it was and AW probably cares, too, on a personal level. But he’s got Arsenal football club to consider and clearly, as of a year ago, AA23 wasn’t keeping up the standard of a champion’s league club. Arshavin has been found out; he can’t keep the ball well enough for 90 minutes. He’s not got the stamina for the center of the park. Maybe he’s not got the respect of his teammates so putting him in the middle would kill our moral. Leave it. AW knows 100x more than both of us mate.
the can pik up
Ziadovich u must be stupid for such a statement.
Ashvarin needs to lose weight before he can be considered and that he can only take the blame for himself.
Chamakh has no Van Persie to contend with, it more confidence and his attitude that are holding him back.
Regardless they can go or they can knuckle down and try and challenge fro a sport in the squad, it really is up to the players themselves.
the fact they aren’t being missed is testiment to the rest of the team
They will play next week — against Coventry!
The earlier giroud starts 2 fire the better.I think chamakh is done for arsenal,slow pace,weak shot.Giroud got power in his shot & good wt headers,he just nds time.Arshavin may still perform,but whether he can bench diaby/wilshere is what I do not know.
ohp!s i fill sory for charmak but i would prefere to take ashavin coz he need some playing time to gain his form
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Arshavin and Chamkh are just not in Wenger’s plans anymore. They should both of tried harder and been willing to take pay cuts to get playing time at other clubs.