Granit Xhaka: 2019/20 Performances

[RunTheTrap]

I just don’t like exaggeration, everyone around the guy says he’s a leader, he’s been captain of every team he’s played for. He clearly must exhibit some kind of leadership.

I’m all for calling a **** player **** but I’m not gonna try rip them down into nothing just for the sake of it.

Gallas was a leader and once our captain.
Ashley Young is the captain of Man Utd.
Vernaelen was out captain too and he was just as error prone as Xhaka. Leadership means nothing when you are the problem
The most basic thing a captain or a leader can do is lead by example. If you saw your boss come into work everyday late, unmotivated, in a messy uniform and making basic mistakes on a regular basis. Would you respect him? Would you want to work 100% for him when he is clearly so out of his depth?

 

[Oxeki]

I've been reading AM for 2 years, but what happened on Sunday made me really angry.
Why is it that we as a club keep rewarding error prone players with more game time. We saw it with wenger, we're seeing it Emery. It's not like xhaka is a teenager or he's 20 who we can attribute his error to immaturity.

I don't care what happens.
I just don't want to see him starting games consistently for us.

Infact, he should not be starting our big games.

He might play well in some games, but the downside far outweighs the upside of having him in our side. A lot of teams know he's the weak link.

I keep hearing the usual excuse that he helps us with our build up play, but when he's pressed and he has no time to think, he hurries his pass, thereby putting us under more pressure. I mean, fecking hell, a midfielder who gives away more penalty than a defender?

We tend to give mustafi stick for making brainless mistakes, but if you check the stats, xhaka probably have made more errors leading to goals.

 

[Sniper Mik]

I've been reading AM for 2 years, but what happened on Sunday made me really angry.
Why is it that we as a club keep rewarding error prone players with more game time. We saw it with wenger, we're seeing it Emery. It's not like xhaka is a teenager or he's 20 who we can attribute his error to immaturity.

I don't care what happens.
I just don't want to see him starting games consistently for us.

Infact, he should not be starting our big games.

He might play well in some games, but the downside far outweighs the upside of having him in our side. A lot of teams know he's the weak link.

I keep hearing the usual excuse that he helps us with our build up play, but when he's pressed and he has no time to think, he hurries his pass, thereby putting us under more pressure. I mean, fecking hell, a midfielder who gives away more penalty than a defender?

We tend to give mustafi stick for making brainless mistakes, but if you check the stats, xhaka probably have made more errors leading to goals.

My man signed up on this forum to bash Xhaka. That's the kind of pettiness I can get behind.

 

[RacingPhoton]

I've been reading AM for 2 years, but what happened on Sunday made me really angry.
Why is it that we as a club keep rewarding error prone players with more game time. We saw it with wenger, we're seeing it Emery. It's not like xhaka is a teenager or he's 20 who we can attribute his error to immaturity.

I don't care what happens.
I just don't want to see him starting games consistently for us.

Infact, he should not be starting our big games.

He might play well in some games, but the downside far outweighs the upside of having him in our side. A lot of teams know he's the weak link.

I keep hearing the usual excuse that he helps us with our build up play, but when he's pressed and he has no time to think, he hurries his pass, thereby putting us under more pressure. I mean, fecking hell, a midfielder who gives away more penalty than a defender?

We tend to give mustafi stick for making brainless mistakes, but if you check the stats, xhaka probably have made more errors leading to goals.

Welcome to the forum. I am already your fan.

 

[Preacher]

 

[Ash10]

I've been reading AM for 2 years, but what happened on Sunday made me really angry.
Why is it that we as a club keep rewarding error prone players with more game time. We saw it with wenger, we're seeing it Emery. It's not like xhaka is a teenager or he's 20 who we can attribute his error to immaturity.

I don't care what happens.
I just don't want to see him starting games consistently for us.

Infact, he should not be starting our big games.

He might play well in some games, but the downside far outweighs the upside of having him in our side. A lot of teams know he's the weak link.

I keep hearing the usual excuse that he helps us with our build up play, but when he's pressed and he has no time to think, he hurries his pass, thereby putting us under more pressure. I mean, fecking hell, a midfielder who gives away more penalty than a defender?

We tend to give mustafi stick for making brainless mistakes, but if you check the stats, xhaka probably have made more errors leading to goals.

We need more people like you here mate

 

[Ash10]

Seriously screw this bum. No sense of regret whatsoever, deflects the blame on to his teammates. Such a leader he is smh

 

[RacingPhoton]

You know who spoke the exact words before? Xhaka's twin brother, the legendary Mustafi:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/shkodran-mustafi-insists-criticism-aimed-16204510

 

[Jae]

Don't know why he's said that. People have been very complementary about our team this year, we've had quite a lot of praise so far in comparison to previous seasons and a lot of people are backing us to finish 3rd/4th when previously we've been a laughing stock.

The only thing our team is getting slagged off for at the minute are the stupid error prone players that cost us points every game.

He can try and deflect it on to the team, but the criticism is of mainly of him. If he doesn't like it then he can either stop costing us points every other game or he can make sure the door doesn't hit him on the way out. Either way I'll be happy.

 

[Garrincha]

Bit of conflict & divisions not necessarily a bad thing.

We seemed far too happy as a squad last season achieving **** all & bottling 4th.

 

[Oxeki]

We need more people like you here mate

Thanks mate

 

[Oxeki]

My man signed up on this forum to bash Xhaka. That's the kind of pettiness I can get behind.

 

[Oxeki]

Welcome to the forum. I am already your fan.

Thanks Photon.

It's just so sad. That by the time everyone realises it, it will be too late. Pep and Klopp didn't persist with the dross they met at their respective clubs.
They cleared them out ruthlessly.

Since I've been supporting Arsenal it seems there's always someone in our squad who seems as if he's playing for the the opposition, who can single handedly cost us points.

Here's hoping that emery drops him for our next game.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

My man signed up on this forum to bash Xhaka. That's the kind of pettiness I can get behind.

Yeah have to agree here. If we don't have pettiness and pointless squabbling then we may as well shut this place down.

 

[rich 1990]

The thing with Xhaks is i didn't bash him very much for the first 2 years he was here as i couldn't work what he was supposed to do or what type of player he is. He sort of passed me by. A bit like every opposition midfielder against us.

 

[Jury]

Yes, Granit, the score was 2-2. You gave away the pen for their second goal; but for that, we would have won. We definitely saw that happen in the game. It ****ed us. You ****ed us. Again.

 

[Jury]

Merse knows...

 

[Trilly]

Most toxic thread ever. Just full of negativity. This and the Özil thread are just nasty.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Am a bit concerned with Paul Merson being held up as worth listening to. Think it almost hurts Xhaka critics to bring Merse into it.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

Just don't get why some of you are defending the guy that just cost us the NLD at home? Get a f***ing grip! His penalty cost us two points!

If we end up finishing one point behind Sp**s again this year I am going to have a f***ing heart attack! Just to have that mid-table **** lot with the bragging rights.

And with the Russian prostitutes looking like they'll stink the place up this year we should finish top of London. If we miss out by a small margin like last year it'll be on Xhaka!