EmeryCouldnt
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Austrian
Fans hating on xhaka just always made me a little bit furious as it is not justified. I'm of the opinion that people who rate him so lowly either only watch highlights of Arsenal games or just don't fully comprehend the tactical side of football.
Analysing players in a vacuum makes little sense as you have to look at players as part of the whole.
Mertesacker was the extreme example of that who was constantly critized for being too slow/immobile.
But that only became a problem because the team was disjointed and left him isolated on an island at times, highlightling his lack of pace.
In a team that worked as an unit the opposite happened and his ability to read the game and use his physicality made him a topclass cb.
Dude.... Xhaka has misplaced so many passes and been at fault for so many goals. Your first paragraph is just insanely twisted. It’s funny to see people with zero credentials who think they know better than everyone. He hasn’t been the midfield “rock” that we expected him to be. You’re seriously saying you’ve been happy with his play?