BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
Jack was never truly quality, he had a lot of potential but never reached it. He never produced enough effectively, every game seemed to be him dribbling to nowhere then losing the ball.
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Granit Xhaka: 2019/20 Performances
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Jack was never truly quality, he had a lot of potential but never reached it. He never produced enough effectively, every game seemed to be him dribbling to nowhere then losing the ball.
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He was quality. Just never got a consistent run of games to bring out his quality. Even in his last season here, he was still our best CM, despite being average.
I'd have like to see him under Arteta
I'd have like to see him under Arteta
BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
Ah yes serial winner and veteran manager Mikel Arteta would have got the best out of him.
Leo_ense_
AnthonyG Survivor
Wilshere not fulfilling his immense potential at arsenal is one of the low points of the arsenal decade
CaseUteinberger
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Country: Sweden
Sure makes one hell of a midfielder: Hiding from the ball, pared with his regular brain farts and stupid fouls. I honestly have no clue what some posters see in him. He is good looking though. Have to hand the lad that...
Don’t think it is a coincidence that we have gone south as a team since he joined. In my view he is poison for the club and the sooner we can offload him the better.
Overall I think it is easy to judge the value of a player by the interest other clubs have in him. Wasn’t it Herta BSC in the BL that wanted him? That is where he should play. Mid to lower table BL.
CaseUteinberger
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Country: Sweden
Problem with Wilshere was always fitness. If he could have avoided the injuries he would have been a beast. So much talent, but if you cannot stay fit all that means nothing.
NZgunner
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Country: New Zealand
There was a much bigger problem - his extreme one-footedness
scytheavatar
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Problem with Wilshere is that he's a small guy who relies on throwing his body at his opponents to beat them. Any tall guy who has played football can tell you how frustrating it is when a smaller guy does that to them. But on the long run the viability of this technique is questionable cause it ends up causing all those injuries.
nick gould
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Where is Xhaka? Has he featured in any of our friendlies? What about Torreira, not seen him either. So it's a straight fight between Dani and Matteo for the deep mid role?
scytheavatar
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Torreira is still recovering from a major injury, Xhaka might be injured too if he is not playing.
freeglennhelder2
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Country: England
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luigicalzone
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We talk **** about this guy but since Arteta has come in he's been a linchpin in his set up.
We have missed any sort of presence in midfield since Xhaka got injured.
We have missed any sort of presence in midfield since Xhaka got injured.
Country: Norway
We always look totally lost without him. At least he has some passion, albeit at times misguided.
NieThePiet
Loves Overhyping Our Rivals
3 matches without him under Arteta (with the City game), 3 losses.
No loss in the PL under Arteta with him on the pitch..
No loss in the PL under Arteta with him on the pitch..
RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
Lots of revisionism going on with Xhaka, it’s understandable because we are all guilty of that at times. That being said, he’s useless, our midfield being so poor is because the club refused to move him on, instead we done something worse and bought players to accommodate him. Guendouzi was his long term successor and Torreira was meant to be his ball winner and cover for his defensive deficiencies. Club should have actively looked out for an improvement to bench Xhaka or sell him and now we are stuck in this predicament.
I have read quotes about how we haven’t loss a game when Xhaka has started in the PL under Arteta. Wow, I guess he’s finally turned a corner in his Arsenal career. Remember the 20 games unbeaten with Mustafi? Remember how Rob Holding ‘bossed’ Diego Costa against Chelsea? And now look how rough these guys look now. Don’t be fooled by him and always remember we won’t be a top 4 until he’s not in the starting line up.
I have read quotes about how we haven’t loss a game when Xhaka has started in the PL under Arteta. Wow, I guess he’s finally turned a corner in his Arsenal career. Remember the 20 games unbeaten with Mustafi? Remember how Rob Holding ‘bossed’ Diego Costa against Chelsea? And now look how rough these guys look now. Don’t be fooled by him and always remember we won’t be a top 4 until he’s not in the starting line up.
Ash10
Chairman of the Bum Brigade
Not playing has suddenly made him a 'great' player with 'terrific' passing
shootxhakashoot
Özil lives rent-free in my head
That passion just leads to fouls, he cant tackle, intercept or dispossess anyone to save his life the stats and the evidence of watching him for too long now bear that out . The fouls he commits are often costly and in bad areas, not the scrappy fouls teams like liverpool and city do a long way from goal.
I dont think his brain is fast enough for the premier league, let alone his legs. He really seems to lack basic defensive and football awareness of whats going on behind him once the ball is lost in the middle.
He does offer something clearly that we dont have elsewhere though with his long passing and supposed leadership and what not but he is not the player to move us forward in our current predicament, he just isnt and I really had high hopes when we signed him. Hes not a player to be trusted at the base of midfield in english football, in spain, italy fine but not here . Sell sell for goodness sake sell.
Manberg
Predator
Keep. Xhaka is quality. First name on the team-sheet when fit. Arteta never planned for a team without Xhaka and it is showing.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Love the fact how fans oversimplify the absence of Xhaka, especially because the same thing was happening with Özil many times.
No, Xhaka returning to this squad won't make us 1% better than what we are currently.
But, Xhaka and Torreira together, that's something different. Observing the last 2 seasons, it looks like that was the only functional midfield we've had until Emery started to experiment with Torreira by pushing him forward.
Xhaka without Torreira is just another bum, Torreira without Xhaka wasn't that impressive either. The two of them together would push us to another level, but one without the other has never worked out for us.
No, Xhaka returning to this squad won't make us 1% better than what we are currently.
But, Xhaka and Torreira together, that's something different. Observing the last 2 seasons, it looks like that was the only functional midfield we've had until Emery started to experiment with Torreira by pushing him forward.
Xhaka without Torreira is just another bum, Torreira without Xhaka wasn't that impressive either. The two of them together would push us to another level, but one without the other has never worked out for us.
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