TornadoTed
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That doesn't surprise me at all. I think it will be pretty hard to upgrade the Partey Xhaka partnership, they compliment each other fairly well. What we need in my opinion is a player at their level to push them and so there isn't so much drop off in quality when one is injured/suspended/rested/at AFCON etc.I watched That Gooner Talk tactical breakdown of Camavinga, using comparisons with Bissouma, Partey and Xhaka...and whisper it, but you kinda come away with the impression that on paper at least the best pair is actually Partey and Xhaka
Obviously doesn't take into account Xhaka's defensive flaws, or the fact he might just be sick of the club and want to leave, but certainly in terms of the passing stats of the four players Partey and Xhaka right now are streets ahead of the other two. Camavinga a better passer than Bissouma fwiw, but Partey and Xhaka pass more, they make more long balls, and they make way more progressive passes.
Hot take, but there you go.