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Granit Xhaka

Bosscielny

Sicario wrote:
Bosscielny wrote:
Great start to the season from Xhaka. Continuing, and improving on, the good form he has had over the last season and a bit.

Credit to him and the coaching staff for getting this level out of him. The fact there are some who still can't accept how good and reliable he's become only highlights how impressive his turnaround has been. He must have been pretty shit if we've got fans watching every single game and still not noticing what he's bringing to the team and the position because they're hung up on a red card he got in 2020 or some shit, as if it's even remotely relevant to his performances now.

Wouldn't surprise me if there's another extension in the summer.

I judge him on 6 years of shit not 6 good games. He still has a lot to prove and ideally we need to replace all 3 CM’s not named Sambi next summer.

I could get on board with that line of thinking if i hadn't been reading the exact same thing for the last 8-12 months.

RocktheCasbah

Sicario wrote:
Bosscielny wrote:
Great start to the season from Xhaka. Continuing, and improving on, the good form he has had over the last season and a bit.

Credit to him and the coaching staff for getting this level out of him. The fact there are some who still can't accept how good and reliable he's become only highlights how impressive his turnaround has been. He must have been pretty shit if we've got fans watching every single game and still not noticing what he's bringing to the team and the position because they're hung up on a red card he got in 2020 or some shit, as if it's even remotely relevant to his performances now.

Wouldn't surprise me if there's another extension in the summer.

I judge him on 6 years of shit not 6 good games. He still has a lot to prove and ideally we need to replace all 3 CM’s not named Sambi next summer.

Mate, if you really think it's only been six good games, then you really haven't been watching.

Sicario

RocktheCasbah wrote:
Sicario wrote:
I judge him on 6 years of shit not 6 good games. He still has a lot to prove and ideally we need to replace all 3 CM’s not named Sambi next summer.

Mate, if you really think it's only been six good games, then you really haven't been watching.

What did Xhaka do last season against Spurs away when it counted or Newcastle away?

Why don’t we look at the timeline of this thread and see how much ppl wanted him out at so many points last season. Even in 2022 after Liverpool away when he got sent off.

There is a reason for this thread title.

When Xhaka will no doubt cost us again this season I want to see the same energy on here. And make no mistake he will cost us.

RocktheCasbah

Sicario wrote:
RocktheCasbah wrote:
Mate, if you really think it's only been six good games, then you really haven't been watching.

What did Xhaka do last season against Spurs away when it counted or Newcastle away?

Why don’t we look at the timeline of this thread and see how much ppl wanted him out at so many points last season. Even in 2022 after Liverpool away when he got sent off.

There is a reason for this thread title.

When Xhaka will no doubt cost us again this season I want to see the same energy on here. And make no mistake he will cost us.

What did anyone do when Rob Holding let us down at Spurs? Or when the whole team didn't show up at Newcastle? Singling out one player in those two games is ridiculous, but I think you know this.

And even if Xhaka was specifically worse than the rest of the team (he wasn't), it wouldn't invalidate the general uptick in form last season.

If you're right about him costing us, and even I can see you may well prove to be, let's deal with it then because as I've said before moaning about players fucking up before they've done it is also ridiculous. This isn't Minority Report.

Sicario

RocktheCasbah wrote:
Sicario wrote:
What did Xhaka do last season against Spurs away when it counted or Newcastle away?

Why don’t we look at the timeline of this thread and see how much ppl wanted him out at so many points last season. Even in 2022 after Liverpool away when he got sent off.

There is a reason for this thread title.

When Xhaka will no doubt cost us again this season I want to see the same energy on here. And make no mistake he will cost us.

What did anyone do when Rob Holding let us down at Spurs? Or when the whole team didn't show up at Newcastle? Singling out one player in those two games is ridiculous, but I think you know this.

And even if Xhaka was specifically worse than the rest of the team (he wasn't), it wouldn't invalidate the general uptick in form last season.

If you're right about him costing us, and even I can see you may well prove to be, let's deal with it then because as I've said before moaning about players fucking up before they've done it is also ridiculous. This isn't Minority Report.

Holding is a squad player - you can’t compare him to someone who plays week in week out. The players that got us to be in that position pre Spurs away deserve credit, the likes of Saka, ESR, Ramsdale etc, not Xhaka, if anything he has more to prove. The Saka’s get more leeway for not showing up v Spurs/Newcastle, not Xhaka who is already on minus 9 lives.

Players who have fucked up in the past many, many times have a higher chance of fucking up again. It’s not minority report it’s common sense. Don’t see how this is ‘ridiculous’.

Spurs will fuck up this season because they are Spurs. Thomas Partey and Tierney will get injured again this season because they are injury prone. And Xhaka will Xhaka.

That’s the last I’ll say about this matter as don’t want to go round in circles.

RocktheCasbah

But what if he - gasp! - doesn't?

Kel Varnsen

Played really well this season. Could be his new box-to-box role. Suits him much better than deep playmaker, which Zinchenko has taken over.

Claudius

One Granit Xhaka!

arsedocmd

Like a new player signing. Still lot of pain he’s caused to get over over the years.

lorddulaarsenal

So sweet seeing that goal go in. He’s a real threat in those areas

goon

arsedoc md wrote:
Like a new player signing. Still lot of pain he’s caused to get over over the years.

I'm over it and instead look at it as a nice story.

Love him at the moment. Every week he's changing the perception of his role in the team.

Segway

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
So sweet seeing that goal go in. He’s a real threat in those areas

You just knew he was going to blast it in as soon as he got the ball in that position.

deardevil

Love that parts of the fanbase spent the entire summer wishing for his replacement, only for him to throw another two fingers at them. Love to see it!

Big Willie

Yup, that's exactly what happened. Great insight.

lorddulaarsenal

Granit is a lot leaner than he was during the Wenger and Emery years

Don Pacifico

I think he's been really good this season.

Still think we can do better though.

Gazza M

agreed don. gran has earned the goodwill he's getting now. but we're now getting to that 'first world problems' point where there's no egregious weak point in the starting 11, but you still need to decide who to upgrade to move up a level. xhaka is an example of that

JazzG

deardevil wrote:
Love that parts of the fanbase spent the entire summer wishing for his replacement, only for him to throw another two fingers at them. Love to see it!

The fanbase want the best they can in any position, so you either get replaced or you up your game. He's done the latter so fair play to him.

Qwiss

Started today's game brilliantly, then the mistake for goal came and I thought "typical Xhaka" but he pulled it back and kept playing well. Great performance.

Jed

Granit Xhaka - Thomas Partey

Emmanuel Petit - Patrick Vieira

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