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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Ach » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:53 pm

Id give him a shot

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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Dejan » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:53 pm

Ach wrote:Id give him a shot

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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Marsbar100 » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:58 pm

Still think there is a quality player there, his confidence has been shot to pieces
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Arsenal Tone » Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:04 pm

Ach wrote:Sometimes I think that's the real Tony Adams and hes back on the sauce with posts like that


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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby SuperJackyWilshere » Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:14 pm

Marsbar100 wrote:Still think there is a quality player there, his confidence has been shot to pieces


Maybe in a different league.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby coach8smallball » Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:05 pm

Marsbar100 wrote:Still think there is a quality player there, his confidence has been shot to pieces


how? he starts every game.

I just think he is really bad.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Losmeister » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:00 pm

Marsbar100 wrote:...his confidence has been shot to pieces


had a dream i was about to play a piece of music beyond my capabilities in public and was tryna find a way to escape
before i hadda go onstage (true story)

must be the way he feels every gameday
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Nuggets » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:03 pm

Losmeister wrote:
Marsbar100 wrote:...his confidence has been shot to pieces


had a dream i was about to play a piece of music beyond my capabilities in public and was tryna find a way to escape
before i hadda go onstage (true story)

must be the way he feels every gameday


What music ?
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby GBLShorty » Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:32 pm

sneer wrote:Worst DM ever to grace the PL. Clearly doesn't know what a DM does.


Thats because hes not a DM by classification, hes a DLP, deep lying playmaker, almost identical to William Carvalho, who also can't run, but Xhaka is played out of position.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby coach8smallball » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:35 pm

GBLShorty wrote:
sneer wrote:Worst DM ever to grace the PL. Clearly doesn't know what a DM does.


Thats because hes not a DM by classification, hes a DLP, deep lying playmaker, almost identical to William Carvalho, who also can't run, but Xhaka is played out of position.


DM or DLP, it doesn't matter. at this level a high soccer IQ is needed, and xhaka is far from that. both positions are in the center of the park, so saying he's being played out of position doesn't hold water.

if he were a winger and was placed in the DM or DLP, then i'd understand the sentiment, but I truly believe he's a two cent head with a million dollar left boot.

hardly any mobility and lacks the awareness to play sound defensively.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Losmeister » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:58 pm

Nuggets wrote:
Losmeister wrote:
Marsbar100 wrote:...his confidence has been shot to pieces


had a dream i was about to play a piece of music beyond my capabilities in public and was tryna find a way to escape
before i hadda go onstage (true story)

must be the way he feels every gameday


What music ?


pretty sure it was a pat metheny piece...
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby GBLShorty » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:03 pm

coach8smallball wrote:
GBLShorty wrote:
sneer wrote:Worst DM ever to grace the PL. Clearly doesn't know what a DM does.


Thats because hes not a DM by classification, hes a DLP, deep lying playmaker, almost identical to William Carvalho, who also can't run, but Xhaka is played out of position.


DM or DLP, it doesn't matter. at this level a high soccer IQ is needed, and xhaka is far from that. both positions are in the center of the park, so saying he's being played out of position doesn't hold water.

if he were a winger and was placed in the DM or DLP, then i'd understand the sentiment, but I truly believe he's a two cent head with a million dollar left boot.

hardly any mobility and lacks the awareness to play sound defensively.


Not at all mate, so by your theory Jack Wilshere could play as a ball winning DM and be good enough for a top flight club?

Xhaka is not a ball winner, hes a strong guy who floats long balls, hes not Coquilin, hes being played in central midfield and he doesn't have the legs for it, look at William Carvalho for Portugal when they won the European championships, playing that role floating balls to CR7.

Play any player out of position and they will look shit, hes a '6', just in front of defence.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Interest: waning » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:11 pm

Wenger has had no understanding of central midfield for ten years.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Luzh 22 » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:11 pm

Hang on a minute, pretty sure Carvalho can tackle right? Where should Xhaka be played if not in centre midfield?
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Re: Granit Xhaka (29)

Postby Sims » Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:16 pm

Luzh 22 wrote:Hang on a minute, pretty sure Carvalho can tackle right? Where should Xhaka be played if not in centre midfield?


Pretty similar really in terms of tackling

Bar that massive tackle a few years back we saw where William took out two players they’re not really specialists

Xhaka & William tackle a lot and statistically you’d argue they’re good tacklers (Granit put in 6 tackles & got 2 interceptions vs City in the Prem, they’re elite numbers), it doesn’t seem like it when u watch them in person

If people think Xhaka is the problem, then William ain’t the answer
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