Xhaka — paid $ 3 million more for him than Kante was sold for... another of the many ridiculous Wenger sanctioned moves... like some of his skills, especially his long - ball potential but he's looked a shadow of his
Swiss National
team self and that really worries me... too slow and can't seem to master the timing needed to tackle in the open
field... this might have something to do with the lack of leadership and coaching on this
team, made more obvious by the fact that when he plays with Coquelin he plays in a deeper role (WTF???)
Xhaka, who I like, or at least I like the Xhaka who plays for the
Swiss national squad, has shown to be in way over his head in the premiership... of course he showed late in the year that he can stretch the
field with the long ball but our squad isn't really set - up for that style of play... most of his long passes are in the air not on the ground and our squad without Giroud, which should have been sold the minute the transfer window officially opened, is one of the smallest in England... we need someone who can pick out the runs of our forwards in the lanes and who is fast enough to come forward into space without conceding his defensive responsibilities... we rarely see him shoot or even be in a position on the
field to do so, we rarely, if ever, see him used for set pieces and it appears that the only person at the club who has ever coached him up when it comes to tackling is Coq, which explains his atrocious disciplinary record... maybe it's me but didn't you see him coming in and contributing more from an offensive perspective, with his killer left foot, than a deep - lying midfielder... if that wasn't the case we are the stupidest
team alive for taking him over Kante