Jury
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We need the options, so even if he’s just a painfully average error-prone midfielder, which he is, it’s good that he’s ok. Btw, I knew he was milking it at the time.
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Granit Xhaka: 2019/20 Performances
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GoonerJay24
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That's true to an extent but we're still more all round balanced with than without him in the team
Sure planning long term, we should pursue an overrall better DLP than Xhaka but right now he's the best we have
GoonerJay24
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The midtable part was a bit confusing? As since Xhaka return we were the league's second most in form team.
I just don't understand how such negative propaganda is going to help the overrall club climate? The way people are talking about Arsenal now is as if we're 15 - 20 points behind the top 5 but the reality is there's only a six point gap.
Yes for our standards it's been really bad this campaign, but everyone else has struggled almost just as much too but nobody never wants to highlight this, pundits or fans. It was exactly the same when we're consistently reaching top four, so much unfounded condescension and negativity towards us.
We can and should always criticise when things are not going well like this season; miles away from arsenals aspirations. However within the criticism it's important to be balanced and see the bigger picture!
If us fans don't start supporting the team and continue to allow the media and rival fans to wind us up, this club is going to plummet even further.
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Ash10
Chairman of the Bum Brigade
Hopefully he would be decent & help us con some stupid club into buying him for a half decent price
Dennis_Bergkamp_10
Established Member
Glad our best midfielder is back.
Kill me now.
Kill me now.
Erlis
Only Came To See Granit Xhaka
Country: Kosova
Good that he is back. Missed him see playing tbh.
Video of season 2019/2020
Video of season 2019/2020
Dennis_Bergkamp_10
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Our best midfielder!
RunTheTrap
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I did some maths and it’s not looking good for Granit Xhaka. Obviously, there are some caveats that we need to address. No, I’m not saying Xhaka is the only cause of our away record problem but he does factor into it a lot. So please look at what I’ve written and come to your own conclusions. The number by the side of his name is the official Sky Sports rating he received. Anyways
Xhaka Away season
2016/17
Watford-Arsenal: 1-3 (W) Xhaka MOTM
Lei-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 7
Hull-Arsenal: 1-4 (W) Xhaka sub
Burnley-Arsenal: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 5
Sunderland-Ars: 1-4 (W) Xhaka no feature
Man U-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka sub
WHam-Ars: 1-5 (W) Xhaka 7
Everton-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 7
Man City-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 3-3 (D) Xhaka 5
Swa-Ars: 0-4 (W) 7
Che-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka no feature
Liv-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 5
WBA-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
CP-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka 4
MDB-Ars: 1-2 (L) Xhaka 5
TOT-Ars: 2-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Sou-Ars: 0-2 (W) Xhaka 7
Stoke-Ars: 1-4 (W) Xhaka 7
W:8–(1)=7, D:3, L:8-(1)=7
Xhaka played away 17 games
2017/18
Stoke-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Liv-Ars: 4-0 (L) Xhaka 5
Che-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 7
Wat-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Eve-Ars: 2-5 (W) Xhaka 6
ManC-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 4
Burn-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 6
Sou-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 5
WHam-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
CP-Ars: 2-3 (W) Xhaka 6
WBA-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Swa-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 4
Tot-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Bri-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
New-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Lei-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Huds-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 7
W:3, D: 4, L: 12
Xhaka played 19 away games
2018/19
Chel-Ars: 3-2 (L) Xhaka 3
Car-Ars: 2-3 (W) Xhaka 6
New-Ars: (W) Xhaka 7
Ful-Ars: 1-5 (W) Xhaka 7
CP-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 1-2 (W) Xhaka 7
ManU-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka no feature
Sou-Ars: 3-2 (L) Xhaka 5
Bri-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Liv-Ars: 5-1 (L) Xhaka 5
WHam-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 5
ManC-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka no feature
Huds-Ars: 1-2 (W) Xhaka no feature
Tot-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Eve-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka Xhaka no feature
Wat-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 6
Wol-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 5
Lei-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Bur-Ars: 1-3 (W) Xhaka no feature
W: 7-(1)=6, D: 4-(1)= 3, L: 8-(2)=6
Xhaka played 15 away games
2019/20
New-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 7
Liv-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Wat-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 6
ManU-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 5
Shef -Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 5
Lei-Ars: 2-0 (L) Xhaka no feature
Nor-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 7
WHam-Ars: 1-3 (W) Xhaka 5
Eve-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 7
PAL-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Che-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 8
Bur-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
ManC-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka no feature
Bri-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka no feature.
W: 2, D:8, L:5-(2)=3
Xhaka played 13 away games
So far, Arsenal has played a total of 72 away games since Xhaka has signed. Xhaka has played 64. At least 89% of all available away games. This obviously shows just how fit he is. I can’t fault that but at 89% it shows just how involved he’s been, in fact no other Arsenal player is as prevalent.
In those games we have won a total of 20 or 28%. Drawn 19, 26% and lost 33. Which is almost half at 46%
With Xhaka:
Won Percentage: 28%
Draw Percentage: 28%
Loss Percentage: 44%
The sample size without Xhaka is fairly small at 8. Hence, I won’t be doing the reverse but as you can the numbers paint a solid picture.
Xhaka Away season
2016/17
Watford-Arsenal: 1-3 (W) Xhaka MOTM
Lei-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 7
Hull-Arsenal: 1-4 (W) Xhaka sub
Burnley-Arsenal: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 5
Sunderland-Ars: 1-4 (W) Xhaka no feature
Man U-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka sub
WHam-Ars: 1-5 (W) Xhaka 7
Everton-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 7
Man City-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 3-3 (D) Xhaka 5
Swa-Ars: 0-4 (W) 7
Che-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka no feature
Liv-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 5
WBA-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
CP-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka 4
MDB-Ars: 1-2 (L) Xhaka 5
TOT-Ars: 2-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Sou-Ars: 0-2 (W) Xhaka 7
Stoke-Ars: 1-4 (W) Xhaka 7
W:8–(1)=7, D:3, L:8-(1)=7
Xhaka played away 17 games
2017/18
Stoke-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Liv-Ars: 4-0 (L) Xhaka 5
Che-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 7
Wat-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Eve-Ars: 2-5 (W) Xhaka 6
ManC-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 4
Burn-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 6
Sou-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 5
WHam-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
CP-Ars: 2-3 (W) Xhaka 6
WBA-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Swa-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 4
Tot-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Bri-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
New-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Lei-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Huds-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 7
W:3, D: 4, L: 12
Xhaka played 19 away games
2018/19
Chel-Ars: 3-2 (L) Xhaka 3
Car-Ars: 2-3 (W) Xhaka 6
New-Ars: (W) Xhaka 7
Ful-Ars: 1-5 (W) Xhaka 7
CP-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 1-2 (W) Xhaka 7
ManU-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka no feature
Sou-Ars: 3-2 (L) Xhaka 5
Bri-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Liv-Ars: 5-1 (L) Xhaka 5
WHam-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 5
ManC-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka no feature
Huds-Ars: 1-2 (W) Xhaka no feature
Tot-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Eve-Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka Xhaka no feature
Wat-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 6
Wol-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 5
Lei-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka 6
Bur-Ars: 1-3 (W) Xhaka no feature
W: 7-(1)=6, D: 4-(1)= 3, L: 8-(2)=6
Xhaka played 15 away games
2019/20
New-Ars: 0-1 (W) Xhaka 7
Liv-Ars: 3-1 (L) Xhaka 6
Wat-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 6
ManU-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 5
Shef -Ars: 1-0 (L) Xhaka 5
Lei-Ars: 2-0 (L) Xhaka no feature
Nor-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 7
WHam-Ars: 1-3 (W) Xhaka 5
Eve-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
Bou-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 7
PAL-Ars: 1-1 (D) Xhaka 6
Che-Ars: 2-2 (D) Xhaka 8
Bur-Ars: 0-0 (D) Xhaka 6
ManC-Ars: 3-0 (L) Xhaka no feature
Bri-Ars: 2-1 (L) Xhaka no feature.
W: 2, D:8, L:5-(2)=3
Xhaka played 13 away games
So far, Arsenal has played a total of 72 away games since Xhaka has signed. Xhaka has played 64. At least 89% of all available away games. This obviously shows just how fit he is. I can’t fault that but at 89% it shows just how involved he’s been, in fact no other Arsenal player is as prevalent.
In those games we have won a total of 20 or 28%. Drawn 19, 26% and lost 33. Which is almost half at 46%
With Xhaka:
Won Percentage: 28%
Draw Percentage: 28%
Loss Percentage: 44%
The sample size without Xhaka is fairly small at 8. Hence, I won’t be doing the reverse but as you can the numbers paint a solid picture.
Mraven
Active Member
what a ****ing waste of time that was. To sum it up: Xhaka plays every game. Arsenal has been underperforming away over several years. Hence Xhaka is bad.
Great research buddy! Think you can move onto that PhD now
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It's undeniable that Xhaka is contributing to our deterioration though.
We've been worse as a team since he signed and he is visibly one of the root causes when you watch the matches.
It's not all his fault, but he needs replacing as do our centre backs
We've been worse as a team since he signed and he is visibly one of the root causes when you watch the matches.
It's not all his fault, but he needs replacing as do our centre backs
Coming to realise that Xhaka is the least of our issues right now. Our midfield is filled with slow and limited players like Ceballos and players who don’t wanna even be here (Torreira). It’s hard to judge Xhaka if you have players of a similar profile to him in the team. He needs some athleticism.
Also, who in this club is actually a leader ? The ‘approaching last contract’ bunch don’t give a ****. I think Partey and Xhaka for example would be a great pairing. You put Saka in there and you’ve got a balanced midfield.
Also, who in this club is actually a leader ? The ‘approaching last contract’ bunch don’t give a ****. I think Partey and Xhaka for example would be a great pairing. You put Saka in there and you’ve got a balanced midfield.
Mraven
Active Member
He might not have been the quality we wanted, but Xhaka is the closest you can come to a leader in this club right now. Every coach is talking about his hard-working attitude and professionalism. Not so strange then why he is always in the starting XI and always fit.
RacingPhoton
Established Member
If we do have Partey in the team, there are plenty of players who can work with Partey in the midfield. What quality of Xhaka makes it necessary for us to shoehorn hin into the team?
It’s more because of his attitude, as well as there being worse characters and players in the dressing room. Ceballos is average, Guendouzi is a kid, Torreira doesn’t wanna be here.
RacingPhoton
Established Member
His attitude is not something to cherish about. When asked about his mistake that led to a goal, he was complaining about forwards and asked why no one is talking about them.
Manberg
Predator
Great news. Our midfield is weak. Xhaka is our best midfielder, instantly livens things up just by being there.
We’d have beat Brighton with him, that’s for sure.
We’d have beat Brighton with him, that’s for sure.
RacingPhoton
Established Member
Within some matches after he started playing for us, even mid table and relegation teams started pressing us when we are playing away. It was clear that our midfield in chief is mentally weak and the moment he is pressed, he would piss his pants and give away the ball. Before we got him, teams used to park the bus, sit back and counter attack when they get a chance. After he started playing for us, the same teams started pressing us hard.
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
The club is now well positioned as a mid table team, and as such, Xhaka is the player you want to keep.
You can't progress like that, but I think it's clear that we won't move from mid table anytime soon so I have no problems with Xhaka staying anymore or being our "best midfielder".
Maybe
You're wrong, no?
Saying Xhaka is our best midfielder is like saying Kevin Nolan is the best midfielder at West Ham. Who cares?!
Obviously with that kind of midfielder you can only fight for positions from 7-12th place as we currently do. Will be a nice battle between the two of them when we need to decide who gets the 10th position, and if we win it with Xhaka, Arsenal fans will be able to confirm that he is our best midfielder without any doubts
Obviously with that kind of midfielder you can only fight for positions from 7-12th place as we currently do. Will be a nice battle between the two of them when we need to decide who gets the 10th position, and if we win it with Xhaka, Arsenal fans will be able to confirm that he is our best midfielder without any doubts
RacingPhoton
Established Member
We lost to Brighton at home with him in our team. We lost points against Brighton against home last season too where Xhaka did a typical Xhaka thing - concede a penalty. Where is this "Xhaka would have helped us win" illusion coming from, when he has done nothing of that sorts for us? In fact he has done the opposite.
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