theHotHead wrote:ag6789 wrote:But at that time Mustafi was a World Champion and Xakha was a Swiss international whom most of us thought would be the solution for a box to box mediocre that we coveted for a long time.
Mustafi actually started pretty promisingly but faded w/time. Both were established stars when they joined Arsenal.
If things don't pan out it is hardly the recruiters fault.
Remember Veron and DiMaria of ManU? Soldado of Spuds?
I expected more from Xhaka and Mustafi, you don't play for Valencia if you are shit and Xhaka looked good in the Bundesliga.
The Premier League has a way of making good players look mediocre, I mean Forlan and Veron both looked average at best but we all knew they were quality players.
I still think Mkhi can do a job for us, in the right system.
A German mate of mine is a Gladbach supporter, and told me at the time that Xhaka was a talented footballer, but overall was a liability as he committed so many stupid fouls.
He wasn't wrong.