Sentences with phrase «while granit»

Marc - André ter Stegen caught the eyes of Barcelona playing for the Foals while Granit Xhaka blossomed into one of the most sought - after midfielders in Europe during his four years in the Bundesliga after moving from Basel in 2012.

Francis Coquelin is hard - working, just not good enough, while Granit Xhaka is the wrong side of reckless.

I don't get to say this much, but we have almost a full squad of players fit to feature tonight, with only Santi Cazorla sidelined through injury, while Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny are out due to suspension and international duty.

Santi Cazorla and Lucas Perez are the only players who we definitely do not have available for upcoming match, while Granit Xhaka, David Ospina and Shkodran Mustafi have all returned to training in the past few days.

The trip to Switzerland could be made easier for us, with Mohamed Elneny having signed from the club in January, as he may be able to help to analyse some of their strengths, while Granit Xhaka also played for the club until 2012, and may also be happy to return to his country of birth.

Chelsea's players have a different make - up to ours however, with their midfielders much more comfortable in the two in front of the defence in the shape of Kante and Bakayoko, while Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey play very differently.

Our rivals have all done extensive strengthening so far this window, with the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, N'Golo Kante and Vincent Jansson having joined rival clubs, while Granit Xhaka is our only signing thus far.

Ospina looks set to continue his run in the Champions League, while Granit Xhaka will likely make his return to action, having been banned from the previous Premier League encounters.

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Already Arsenal have acquired the services of Granit Xhaka who is touted as the Patrick Vieira we have been missing for quite a while.

it seems wenger does nt have the courage to play big... he does nt take risks... then he says he was looking at the player of the moment, or he said the same speech u already gave to us to defend something that is, for me, only stubborness and lack of diligence... about granit: do nt start with formal arguments, go to the bone, u know what i mean... u cant said xhaka was the good choise while we did nt see hin play for our colours... i hope he could be the player that we need, but nobody can said that today

Granit Xhaka was added to our midfield ranks but has so far failed to nail down a regular first - team role, while Santi Cazorla being in his final season of his contract could lead you to want extra oomph to our central positions.

Granit took up the deeper role of sitting back and supplying long balls, while Aaron became the engine of the team, contributing to attack and defence with his endless running.

While it is still very early in the Arsenal career of the Swiss international midfield star Granit Xhaka, the signs are good so far.

I am also a bit confused about why the badly out of form Granit Xhaka keeps starting while Coquelin who has looked good is left on the bench, but as long as Arsenal win I could not really care less.

But we did lose the services of a Turan style player in Tomas Rosicky this summer and you can never be sure how much football we will get out of the injury prone Wilshere, while Turan at his best could walk into almost any team and Metro is reporting that Wenger is ready to pay the cut price fee of # 20 million that Barcelona are supposedly ready to accept and add the name of the Barca star to those of Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding and Takuma Asano.

There were a lot of unhappy Arsenal fans this weekend when Arsene Wenger named the out of form Granit Xhaka in the side that faced Southampton while leaving Jack Wilshere on the bench.

Arsenal are looking weak in midfield with doubts over the likes of Granit Xhaka in that position, while Jack Wilshere is heading towards the end of his contract with the Gunners.

In turn, that leaves Arsene Wenger with the likely solution of fielding Calum Chambers and summer signing Rob Holding in central defence, while fellow new boy Granit Xhaka could make his debut in midfield.

According to The Sun, the player himself is keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium, while Arsene Wenger — who has also poached the Bundesliga for Borussia Monchengladbach's Swiss international Granit Xhaka — is keen in adding Mkhitaryan to his increasing midfield options.

After the early capture of Granit Xhaka, Wenger has preoccupied himself with securing «one for the future» signings, who will probably play no major role for Arsenal this season, or even play for the first team in future while Wenger is Arsenal manager for that matter.

It's been suggested for quite a while now that Granit Xhaka was set to sign for Arsenal this summer (via the BBC), but a leaked photoshoot of the Swiss international in an Arsenal kit has surely now confirmed the news.

Alex Iwobi, Danny Welbeck, Calum Chambers, Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin are all sidelined, while Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Sead Kolasinac, Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette are all said to have been left in England.

At times this season, and pretty crucial times as well, Arsene Wenger has been left with almost no options for the centre of the Arsenal midfield, Cazorla is out for the season after playing a big role in our good early form and there have also been injury problems for Coquelin, Ramsey and Elneny, while the summer signing Granit Xhaka has missed a fair few games himself for disciplinary reasons.

Granit Xhaka is currently suspended for his stupid and unnecessary foul against Burnley, while Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Mohamed Elneny are all out with injury.

Granit Xhaka was awarded the Man of the Match award for the Watford win, but did not make the top three, while Santi Cazorla was also overlooked despite picking a goal and two assists from the opening calendar month, and Walcott overlooked despite scoring once and setting up one also.

We could most certainly do with him in our squad at present, with a number of stars absent, while new signing Granit Xhaka has proven to be a liability when he is available.

Granit Xhaka was one of Arsenal's most expensive players ever, and took a while to get going, but looks like he will be well - worth - it in the long run.

The Germany international could certainly be an upgrade on someone like Granit Xhaka in midfield for Arsenal, while Barcelona could perhaps also do with signing him as a long - term replacement for the ageing Andres Iniesta in the middle of the park.

Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka have stamped their mark down on the starting roles since the switch, while Mohamed Elneny and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain are also in line action ahead of Le Coq.

In contrast, Wenger hasn't always had a settled midfield pairing which has proven to be problematic, but the early signs with Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny are good while Santi Cazorla's return to go with the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin will arguably be enough for now.

Petr Cech has missed out due to a slight groin injury, while the likes of Koscielny, Granit Xhaka and Henrikh Mkhitaryan look to have been rested ahead of Thursday's Europa League tie.

We currently have Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Mohamed Elneny vying for a first - team role in the centre of the field, while Santi Cazorla will also add to our options when returning from injury, and you can't help but understand Tielemans thoughts.

While we wait for Arsenal to actually announce Granit Xhaka's transfer to the Emirates, the rest of the country is already deciding if he is the right man for us.

Granit Xhaka was handed his first start in an Arsenal shirt as he looks to make his mark in the Gunners midfield, while Holding was given another opportunity to impress in the heart of the defence.

We have fitness tests to come for both Laurent Koscielny and Granit Xhaka, who both started the weekend's win over Manchester United, while Santi Cazorla and Danny Welbeck are definitely out.

4) Thuggery erupts at the Rhine derby The 82nd Bundesliga head - to - head of Monchengladbach Foals and Cologne Billy Goats was a heroes and villains affair, Gladbach's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka heading home the only goal of the game in injury - time to scoop the glory, while a number of visiting Kolner «fans» disgraced themselves.

The little Spaniard has a huge impact on Arsenal's ability to control the tempo of a match, and against Spurs, while Francis Coquelin and Granit Xhaka didn't play badly, they can't control a game in the way Cazorla does.

While fanciful hopes are still held in some quarters of Switzerland's Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri joining Kosovo's cause — the former claimed in an Instagram post to have received a letter from FIFA saying that appearing at Euro 2016 would disqualify him, although this has not been substantiated — it is more likely that Rashica will be the star turn for the time being and his reception reflects that status.

Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey have formed a brilliant partnership in the midfield lately and Wenger could again decide to use the pair with the hope that they will give the likes of Kante and Bakayoko a tough time while ensuring the creativity is there.

While Arsenal were losing 2 - 0 to Bournemouth, Francis Coquelin hurt his hamstring, and Wenger finally, out of options, turned to a midfield of Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey.

The Gunners are extremely short on midfielder with Granit Xhaka starting a four - game ban after he was issued a red card in Sunday's 2 - 1 victory against Burnley while Mohamed Elneny is away on international duty with Egypt and Santi Carzorla out with an Achilles problem.

The lauded N'golo Kante struggled to get near Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey, while Eden Hazard did a Theo Walcott-esque disappearing act.

But he should have Granit Xhaka available after the midfielder limped out of Sunday's game having given Arsenal the lead, while Lucas Perez is also back following a slight setback in recovering from a thigh issue.

While there is certainly many aspects to Granit Xhaka's game which are impressive, fans have been left concerned regarding his propensity to give away silly fouls and pick up bookings.

While Kante is more of a defensive midfielder, the Gunners seem to have that position covered quite well too, with the likes of Francis Coquelin, Mohammed Elneny and recent acquisition Granit Xhaka among their ranks.

Impressively, he worked supremely hard off the ball, not giving Granit Xhaka an inch, while also calming things up whenever he received the ball.

Arsenal signed Granit Xhaka in the summer of 2016 along with two big signings of Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan, while Liverpool has RB Leipzig star Naby Keita ready to arrive in the summer after agreeing on a deal in 2017.

Granit Xhaka the only one to miss his penalty for Switzerland, while Poland nailed all five of theirs - some fantastically taken penalties from the Poles.

The likes of Jack Wilshere and Granit Xhaka should retain their places in the center of the park while Aaron Ramsey is still out of the team injured while Some fans are even saying, they are okay with Jack Wilshere taking his place for now.

Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka is available having served a three - game domestic ban after being sent off against Swansea, while Lucas Perez (ankle), Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck (both knee) are definite absentees.