Angelito wrote:Tony Adams wrote:Angelito wrote:Zenith wrote:If indeed there's a consensus between Luiz and the club, I don't think anyone can really complain about the decision.
Telling that Luiz himself doesn't want to stay. The Athletic also reported that Willian and Xhaka would prefer to leave amongst others.
Revealing in a lot of ways.
Arteta probably told them a few home truths tbf
Considering how Arteta asked Xhaka to stay when he was ready to leave, and Willian being one of Arteta's signings...
Arteta also said that we missed Xhaka at LB against Villarreal.
Your guess is as good as mine.
He said Xhaka was needed at LB to relay instructions to Martinelli when going forward or tracking back. I can actually understand that. Arteta's unwieldy system worked best when we had drinks breaks so he could repeat those instructions. Xhaka is basically a shadow team captain, and 'gets' what Arteta wants more than the younger players.
Anyway, Xhaka got injured, Martinelli didn't start, and Arteta put Pepe there, despite him being totally ineffective on the left.