Granit Xhaka: Swiss Army Knife or Blunt Tool?

[blaze_of_glory]

He does tend to step up in the big matches. Concentration doesn't lapse in these games like it can otherwise.

 

[rich 1990]

He does tend to step up in the big matches. Concentration doesn't lapse in these games like it can otherwise.

Perfect Xhaka opinions....

 

[Gooner416]

He was immense. Partey has been really poor when you compare his performances to Xhaka. Excites me what this partnership can do once Partey gets in form.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Perfect Xhaka opinions....

 

[Kysus]

Pathetic thread title

 

[dashsnow17]

Speaking of which

1834, a good year! The year Pushkin wrote The Tale of the Golden Cockerel...fair to say today was the day of the golden cannon!

 

[CaseUteinberger]

1834, a good year! The year Pushkin wrote The Tale of the Golden Cockerel...fair to say today was the day of the golden cannon!

Solid post and solid game by Xhaka!

 

[Riou]

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

Me trying to spot Manbergs new account here:

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This is why you are the 4th all time most liked AM poster and rising fast.

 

[Bagels]

Really strong performance from Xhaka, Partey didn't have the best of games IMO but he does seem to help smooth over some of Xhaka's more obvious limitations.

 

[CaseUteinberger]

****ing delicious!

 

[Xln]

He was immense. Partey has been really poor when you compare his performances to Xhaka. Excites me what this partnership can do once Partey gets in form.

How was Partey poor today? Apart from his few bad passes, he was tactically SUPERB. Kept all lanes through midfield shut, it's 1 of the reasons we won all 2nd balls in midfield.

 

[<<reed>>]

I am sorry he didn't cost 50m and missed 80% of the season injured.

 

[Iceman10]

I am sorry he didn't cost 50m and missed 80% of the season injured.

Don’t want to be party pooper (sort of pun intended) but wasn’t Xhaka somewhere near public enemy #1 after the error in the previous PL match? In general he has been good particularly with the DM dimension of CM over the last 2-3 months though.

 

[Gooner416]

How was Partey poor today? Apart from his few bad passes, he was tactically SUPERB. Kept all lanes through midfield shut, it's 1 of the reasons we won all 2nd balls in midfield.

I'm talking overall form, but how was he any good? He did the basics and Xhaka was levels above him. Let's not pretend that Tottenham actually fought in midfield. They sat back and were happy for us to keep the ball for 90% the game.

 

[kash2]

bum squad in shambles and desperately trying to pretend their hate for Xhaka was only their disguised love for Arteta

 

[Lidl_Reed]

What the rest of AM sees when they see Xhaka play: Error prone midfielder who's average

What Manberg and kash2 see

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Really strong performance from Xhaka, Partey didn't have the best of games IMO but he does seem to help smooth over some of Xhaka's more obvious limitations.

Exactly. They work well together despite their individual limitation and/or current form. It's an effective pairing.

 

[RunTheTrap]

I am sorry he didn't cost 50m and missed 80% of the season injured.

Behave. Even when Partey is below standards we didn't look like losing that game. When Xhaka has poor games we look terrible.

 

[Rasmi]

I'm talking overall form, but how was he any good? He did the basics and Xhaka was levels above him. Let's not pretend that Tottenham actually fought in midfield. They sat back and were happy for us to keep the ball for 90% the game.

Overall partey was better and he is much better player than xhaka. Whenever xhaka don’t Fock up we praise him. That’s how he is judged