Comments on: Amine Chermiti Not Going Anywhere

By: Rami

Rami — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:58:08 +0000

http://www.jawharafm.net/publish/news/actualites.asp?ID=2628

Interview with Amine on Jawhara FM followed by an interview with Moez Driss too.

Amine basically said he respects whatever decision is made with regard to his transfer and that Driss promised him he would leave eventually. Seems like he’s just being politically correct but maybe he really feels that way.

Driss said there’s no way any Tunisian player in Etoile would leave the team during the months of June and July (no matter how much money its for) given that there’s Tunisian Cup and Confederation Cup qualifier against EST they have to play. This might leave the door open for a winter transfer. So I guess that settles it. I have to respect Driss’ desire to keep his good players. He can definitely still offer more to Etoile. I just hope that Amine gets his chance sooner rather than later.

By: Rami

Rami — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:38:52 +0000

We’ll see what happens, I just read in the newspaper today (le temps) that Hertha hasn’t given up. It might be erroneous information though because the newspapers in Tunisia can be a day late on this sort of thing. Tomorrow they could be saying it’s off…

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:18:15 +0000

By the soinds of it, it isnt long before a serious injury happens to Chermiti. Pantelic is probably leaving Hertha thats why they want him.

Id prefer to see him link up with Owen, Martins and Viduka, but thats just me

By: Yassine

Yassine — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:48:58 +0000

Even if I’m an ESS fan I was really disappointed, Chermiti is one of few that could make it in Europe, I regard as the 2nd best Tunisian player (Chikhoui’s the best). Hertha Berlin is a very good side and I would like to see him combine with Pantelic next season. Driss is thinking that it’s good for the club if Amine stays but I don’t think that he’ll progress with one more season in Tunisia, especially one everyone is spitting at him tackling him cursing him and biting him.

By: thamer

thamer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:24:23 +0000

we already have the best championship in africa

By: Rachid

Rachid — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:20:51 +0000

As an Etoile fan, this is the best news I’ve heard today! I find that Moez Driss truly has l’Etoile’s best interest at heart. Unlike other presidents of Tunisian clubs, he’s not solely motivated by money. He wants titles. It can be argued l’Etoile has not achieved its most important goals this year, so talented players like Chermiti should be kept until they pay their dues to l’Etoile that made them! This rush to go warm up benches in Europe is not a great idea. I wish they would all stay and make our championship the best in Africa. There is a great risk associated with these moves, both to the team and the player. The examples are countless, but I’ll mention Gmamdia and CSS. Has he benefited from his so-called “Ihtiraf” in Europe? He was hot with CSS, fearlessly scoring goals, but now has been reduced to a mediocre player. CSS, in the pursuit of quick money, has hastily sold most of its key players, and consequently have sunk to number 10 in Tunisia! That’s quite a shame. Chermiti is still a kid; he needs to understand that and focus on contributing to l’Etoile’s success. Another year is not such a bid deal! Any other attitude will lead him to go in flames and ruin his career. Be patient!

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:50:09 +0000

2 million euros, are Hertha that poor? Lets put this inperspective, Newcastle paid 9 million euros for a striker who hasnt scored in the league for 3 years and pay him 80k euro wages per week, but everybody hates him. His name, Alan Smith.

Maybe Newcastle will come in with an offer, at least i hope. 2 million euro isnt exactly much for even second division team in england.

By: Moni

Moni — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:09:36 +0000

Moez Driss is right , for him Etoile is everything. So from his vieuw its a good move. For Chermiti personely its disopointed maybe, but another year with Etoile could also improve him, lets mentions that Ali Zitouni a few years ago , at EST with Clayton Badra Jaidi, was far more better in goalscoring (also champions league). So chermiti could also learn some things at Etoile I think.
But got me thinking , is it so hard to sell talented player like this ?
Iff I were a europian club I would give Etoile 4 million euro ore 5 million euro , they sure would sell him.
But these euro clubs want to buy for 2 million and maybe Etoile ask for 2.5 ore 3 million euro.
But I always wondering iff tunisia league keep her players inside wouldnt that make the league stronger ? All the players that recently went to europe ore arabia , did this weaken the competion ore could we say that the empty positions wil be filled with new talent players ?
African Champions league : No tunisian clubs in the poule stage.
But I know evrybody in Tunisia want to go out to europe ore else were, they pay allot more.

By: thamer

thamer — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:25:40 +0000

although i would have loved to see chermiti in europe, this isnt the end of the world by any means, he’s still only 21 and if anything, i think another year of dominating the tunisian league will only help him. and who knows, maybe he’ll end up leaving during the winter transfer window. something tells me he would have been a sub at berlin anyway, despite his talent, so playing another year as a starter in one of the best clubs in africa wont hurt his career.