Bacary Sagna hails Arsenal's new signing Marouane Chamakh

03 August 2010 10:49
Full of potential: New Gunner Marouane Chamakh[LNB]Bacary Sagna believes Marouane Chamakh can help Arsenal achieve success this season.[LNB]The Gunners defender says the free signing from Bordeaux can make a difference to Arsene Wenger's side's chances of challenging for the Barclays Premier League title.[LNB]Sagna claims the Morocco striker reminds him of former Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor, now at Manchester City.[LNB]'He can make the difference because he is a good player, can keepthe ball and score great goals.[LNB]'It will be very important to have a player like that in front of goal.[LNB]'I will trust him with the ball because he can keep it quite easily and it will give us help to come and support him. He looks like Adebayor - they are both very good in front of goal and it's a good thing for the team.'[LNB]Arsenal continued their pre-season campaign with success at the Emirates Cup after they recoreded a 3-2 win over Celtic. They and face Legia Warsaw in Poland on Saturday ahead of the League opener at Liverpool on August 15.[LNB]But Sagna says the team need to show more togetherness on the pitch after letting Celtic pull two goals back having raced into a 3-0 lead.[LNB] Impressive: Laurent Koscielny has earned the praise of team-mate Vermaelen [LNB]'Maybe we stopped playing because we thought the game was too easy, but thatis football now,' he said.[LNB]'We let Celtic back in because we stopped playing, so we must stay focused. We need to talk more on the pitch and stay together.'[LNB]Meanwhile, Thomas Vermaelen has hailed the arrival of new France defender Laurent Koscielny who arrived at the Emirates from Lorient last month.[LNB]Koscielny made his home debut in the Emirates Cup on Saturday and Belgian Vermaelen said: 'He's a clever player, quick over the ground, quick with his feet and looks to be the complete defender.'[LNB] Aaron Ramsey could be back by November, confirms Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger Arsenal boss Wenger calls on Barcelona target Fabregas to pledge his loyalty to the Gunners ARSENAL FC

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