Where is Marouane Chamakh?

I have to say that I'm a little miffed at Arsene Wenger and the Gooners of London.

At the beginning of the season they were down several players (two who are serial crocks, and one who is serially stupid), so they asked their new man, Marouane Chamakh, to jump in with both feet and take over the striker position.
Marouane did so with great aplomb and managed to score 10 goals for the Gunners, several which salvaged points leaked away by their pathetic defense.
But once the serial crock with the big mouth, Van Persie (van P**sy to me) returned (still not fit) he started flapping his gums about how much he wanted back in the starting lineup.  Arsene Wenger obviously listened to him and started dropping Marouane to the sub bench (citing that Marouane was exhausted).  I don't believe the tired story.  Marouane played every match with Bordeaux last year (save for a few he was rested), so I can't see why he would be unfit to play.
Another idiot with a big mouth (Bendtner) who is widely-regarded to be WORTHLESS on every account, also spewed off in the press about his lack of playing time, citing Marouane's starter status. 

Marouane was getting good service in the first part of the season until these mooks started spouting off.  It sounds to me like there is a bit of jealousy in the Gooner ranks...which wouldn't surprise me.  They seem to fade down the stretch, and their infighting/pettiness might be the culprit. 
So now Marouane is barely getting playing time.  When he does, he feeds others to score, or in Arshavin's case, feeds the dumb Russian who manages to miss every shot he takes!
My point was proved tonight when Marouane was subbed off in the 71' for Fabregas.  Minutes later someone fed van P**sy a beautiful cross to head in for the goal.  Why didn't that person do the same for Marouane?  Marouane is far superior in the air to just about anyone in the EPL, so you would think the Gunners would capitalize on that.  But no... 

It pains me to watch such a good player being treated as a second-class and third-class player.

Would he have been better off staying at Bordeaux?

I don't know.  Maybe Gourcuff wouldn't have left to go to Lyon had Marouane decided to stay.  But I think the deciding factor for both was that manager Laurent Blanc was going himself...taking over for the ousted and useless Raymond Domenech at the French National Team.

If the Gunners continue to waste their resources like Marouane, they will find themselves lacking in the trophy department once again.

Singin' About Chamakh

This is a video uploaded by a Moroccan fan of Marouane's.  It shows Arsenal fans in England singing his song.
Some of the comments suggested it was racist.
It starts out, "He's not white and he's not black, he comes from a place not far from Iraq."

I don't think Marouane would find it offensive, but maybe a little ignorant.  He's from France, not Morocco, which by the way isn't close to Iraq either.  Obviously the Iraq reference was due to the rhyming scheme.
"He plays up front, he loves to attack.....Marouane Chamakh"

Marouane Receives Award from Bordeaux; Bonne Anniversaire!

How appropriate that Marouane received the Best Player of 2010 award from his former club, Bordeaux.  The fans voted on the award, as it's obvious that they would have liked Marouane to stay...but understood why he left.
A contentious relationship with club president, Jean-Louis Triaud, meant the Aquitaine club lost their best player on a Bosman free transfer last June.  Chamakh had considered staying, but after his ridiculous treatment by Triaud and the club's hierarchy, he decided to skip off to the much more high-profile English Premier League.  He has netted 11 goals for the Gunners, even though a recent dip in form (probably due to the loud mouths in the press of van Persie and Bendtner wanting their spots back) has meant he hasn't started a match since early December.  He has struggled to score from the head with Arsenal, something for which he was renowned at Bordeaux, because quite frankly, the Gunners suck at crossing the ball!  Marouane definitely misses the pinpoint accuracy of Yoann Gourcuff's crosses...as do Bordeaux, since Gourcuff left as well to join Ligue 1 rivals Lyon.
Hopefully Marouane will be able to shut out the pathetic criticisms of Arsenal's official Glass Jaw (van Persie) and Box Choker (Bendtner) and find his winning form that he displayed in the first half of the season.

Arsene Wenger admitted a few weeks ago that Marouane was tired (having started almost every match since the beginning of pre-season).  Used to the break over Christmas enjoyed in Ligue 1, Wenger decided to rest him during the same period this year to let him ease into the harrowing schedule kept by the Premier League.

Marouane will turn 27 on Monday.  Bonne Anniversaire!!!!!

To read the article about his award, click the link below:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/01/06/2293492/marouane-chamakh-named-bordeauxs-player-of-the-year-for-2010

Marouane and Yoann...Chamcuff!...sniff sniff...I miss these two together!