Chamakh - A depth player on Arsenal

Arsenal are a solid team, and I’m looking forward to Chamakh’s contribution, but it’s not like Arsenal are wallowing in the depths of the Premiership, looking for one bright light in the wilderness.

I guess that didn’t come across right. Arsenal are a fantastic team and frankly my favorite team in the EPL. That said, I’ve read a lot of articles about how Chamakh will transform Arsenal’s finishing, especially through the air.

At 154 lbs, I’m just not sure he has the bulk and strength to compete with the Premierships best in the air. That said, he provides an interesting tactical difference from RVP and may allow Wenger the ability to play a 4-2-3-1 at times.

With RVP’s frequent injuries, having Chamakh can provide depth, which is probably what Arsenal need more than anything, so they don’t have to force Arshavin out of position.

Thanks for the read and the comment.

I can get behind that. I presume, though, that there are differences between Ligue 1 and the EPL. If there’s a way to correct for that like there is in many baseball sabermetric statistics, it would make SOAR more useful.

On this particular piece: It’s interesting to see the degree to which Chamakh appears to be superior to Arshavin. I don’t know if that’s a function of his skill or of what I was talking about above, but either way it’s interesting to me. I’m curious to see whether or not that’ll play out over a full season.