Manberg
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Makes more sense to rest him in the game closest to the international break.
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Granit Xhaka: Swiss Army Knife or Blunt Tool?
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Makes more sense to rest him in the game closest to the international break.
RacingPhoton
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Manberg
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What’s so funny? A player can’t play every minute of 4 games in the space of 14 days.
RacingPhoton
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I think the whole world with the exception of Xhaka stans know that he just got benched by Elneny.
Manberg
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You’re in denial. Xhaka is an important player for us so Arteta knows he has to be managed.
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Marjorie
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Surely the cup game is the one to rest him in if that's the case?
Manberg
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Switzerland’s schedule:
Wednesday: Croatia (h)
Saturday: Spain (a)
Tuesday: Germany (h)
That’s brutal. Doubly so for their captain.
Wednesday: Croatia (h)
Saturday: Spain (a)
Tuesday: Germany (h)
That’s brutal. Doubly so for their captain.
RacingPhoton
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Ceballos is also in Spain squad that is playing three matches around the same time.
Manberg
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RacingPhoton
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And what about Tierney who has to play a much more physically demanding role to play rather than getting the ball from GK and giving it back to him?Ceballos is not a starter for Spain
Manberg
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Tierney was rested in Midweek. Also he didn’t play in Scotland’s last game, was dropped to the bench for some reason.
Riou
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Completely lost all control of that game when this guy came on for Dani.
RunTheTrap
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Arsenal play their best football when this Swiss Cheese isn’t playing, there’s no way Xhaka would have made that run Elneny made for Saka’s goal. As soon as he comes on we concede and lose control. I’m not worried though, sooner or later, Xhaka will do what he does best and ruin things for everyone else but this time Arteta will have enough of him. Here’s hoping.
Monstar-Gunn4r
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Tough to know where Arteta sees Xhaka but the fact hes been looking for midfielders would suggest not in the first 11.
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Guy played 60 and then 90 min in back to back games vs the champions and people acting like he's been dropped because he's rested against ****ing Sheffield.
Manberg
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Xhaka made runs like that against Fulham. Blaming Xhaka for conceding the goal is stupid.
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Imagine blaming anyone for that goal besides maybe Tierney
Monstar-Gunn4r
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Imagine blaming anyone for that goal besides maybe Tierney
From memory I'd blame Luiz for not getting out quick enough, not sure what Xhaka was doing but it was probably the zone he was meant to be in, I would like to see it again though before I start pointing fingers. Tierney is going to be beaten every now and again if you can even call that being beaten.
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Yeah I don't really think anyone should be blamed too harshly for it, it was a great shot. Could always have been closed down better but those kind of goals are going to happen.
Playing devil's advocate, Tierney should have closed down. Luiz was nowhere. Leno was too far to his left. Xhaka gets the blame for a clearance that Pepe lost to the defender (no chance for Pepe) that started the counter from which they scored. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does vs Spain and Germany especially.
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