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Santi wrote:

theHotHead wrote:

Santi wrote:

aniym wrote:

Santi wrote:'arteta kept xhaka and plays him every game'

Well, he did. 31/38 PL games last season. First name on the team sheet. This is after he spent £45m on a replacement and made him look like Frimpong.

Xhaka was the main cheerleader for Arteta and Emery in the locker room; without him, the players are either apathetic or actively dislike them both. With him gone, it's over for Arteta.

No, he used what he had available and Xhaka unfortunately was one of our best options. Now he has a chance to sell him and is doing so.

Shows all you moaners for what you are lol.

Name a situation where Xhaka is a better alternative than Elneny.

lol what, most people on here thought elneny was pure trash before this season yet you'll give arteta no credit for him doing decent this season but still claim he's a better option than xhaka.

it's hilarious the dancing you guys do to try and make sure you're always on the right side of things

theHotHead wrote:

Santi wrote:

theHotHead wrote:

Santi wrote:

aniym wrote:

Santi wrote:'arteta kept xhaka and plays him every game'

Well, he did. 31/38 PL games last season. First name on the team sheet. This is after he spent £45m on a replacement and made him look like Frimpong.

Xhaka was the main cheerleader for Arteta and Emery in the locker room; without him, the players are either apathetic or actively dislike them both. With him gone, it's over for Arteta.

No, he used what he had available and Xhaka unfortunately was one of our best options. Now he has a chance to sell him and is doing so.

Shows all you moaners for what you are lol.

Name a situation where Xhaka is a better alternative than Elneny.

lol what, most people on here thought elneny was pure trash before this season yet you'll give arteta no credit for him doing decent this season but still claim he's a better option than xhaka.

it's hilarious the dancing you guys do to try and make sure you're always on the right side of things

I cannot speak for others, but I have never said Xhaka is better than Elneny. Xhaka is shit, Elneny is mediocre, Elneny can at least defend and run, Xhaka can't. Xhaka is shit offensively and defensively, he is a pointless CM, you can at least find a role for Elneny doing the basics, screening the defence and he won't be a liability.

So while you acknowledged "most people" thought Elneny was trash - which is true - everyone didn't. Elneny is not Arsenal quality at all, hence why I want him gone, but he is at least more reliable, less of a liability and of more use than Xhaka

And I'm still waiting for someone to give me a scenario where Xhaka is a better alternative than Elneny.

Santi wrote:

theHotHead wrote:

Santi wrote:

theHotHead wrote:

Santi wrote:

aniym wrote:

Santi wrote:'arteta kept xhaka and plays him every game'

Well, he did. 31/38 PL games last season. First name on the team sheet. This is after he spent £45m on a replacement and made him look like Frimpong.

Xhaka was the main cheerleader for Arteta and Emery in the locker room; without him, the players are either apathetic or actively dislike them both. With him gone, it's over for Arteta.

No, he used what he had available and Xhaka unfortunately was one of our best options. Now he has a chance to sell him and is doing so.

Shows all you moaners for what you are lol.

Name a situation where Xhaka is a better alternative than Elneny.

lol what, most people on here thought elneny was pure trash before this season yet you'll give arteta no credit for him doing decent this season but still claim he's a better option than xhaka.

it's hilarious the dancing you guys do to try and make sure you're always on the right side of things

I cannot speak for others, but I have never said Xhaka is better than Elneny. Xhaka is shit, Elneny is mediocre, Elneny can at least defend and run, Xhaka can't. Xhaka is shit offensively and defensively, he is a pointless CM, you can at least find a role for Elneny doing the basics, screening the defence and he won't be a liability.

So while you acknowledged "most people" thought Elneny was trash - which is true - everyone didn't. Elneny is not Arsenal quality at all, hence why I want him gone, but he is at least more reliable, less of a liability and of more use than Xhaka

And I'm still waiting for someone to give me a scenario where Xhaka is a better alternative than Elneny.

Well the last part purely comes down to perception so not sure exactly what you are looking for. I liked the Elneny Partey combo against Man Utd, when they ran the show, but then the same combo got overrun by Spurs/someone shit in their next app together and they've shown hit and miss form together in the limited time they got.

Xhaka and Partey wasn't great either but given the 3 main CM's we had last season, I'd have opted for this more often than not as well and I have been a defender of Elneny because people slated him far more than he ever deserved.

The latter (Elneny) is a pure steady eddy who will give you basic bland performances more often than not, he will sit there and do the basics that nobody else seems to want to do. Xhaka makes more high profile mistakes and he is a massive c*** but he's a better player, we're just all sick of seeing him.

FWIW I'd sell Xhaka (very happy about this) when we get a replacement and keep Elneny as a decent backup.

Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka's transfer from Arsenal to Jose Mourinho's Roma is not expected to be finalised any time soon because the two clubs have reached a 'stalemate' in negotiations for the 28-year-old. (Corriere dello Sport via Express)

aniym wrote:Appaz we've turned down three bids from them so far.