You call the person who has a record for most errors leading to goal as our most reliable midfielder.
Covers more distance than any other player? :rofl: Where did that come from? Can you show us the source of your statistics?
His left foot is powerful but it cannot get slower than that. Remind my how many chances he created with it? The guy is not even a quarter of a player Cazorla was.
You make all these ridiculous statements and blame others of having clouded judgement?
The problem is there not ridiculous statements, their facts. You're just too prejudice to see.
Lets see:
Progressive passes; Xhaka 142, Torreira 57
Passes into final third; Xhaka 151, Torreira 41
Passes into penalty area; Xhaka 19, Torreira 3
Tackles won per 90; Xhaka 0.94, Torreira 1.57
Tackle success; Xhaka 41.5%, Torreira 35.3
Interceptions per 90; Xhaka 0.71, Torreira 1.83
Clearances; 3.35, Torreira 1.83
Dispossessed per 90; Xhaka 0.47, Torreira 0.92
Miscontrols per 90; 0.19, Torreira 0.72
Aerial duel %; Xhaka 50.7, Torreira 33.3
For the marginal upgrade that Torreria offers defensively, Xhaka offers a hell of a lot more offensively.
In terms of distance covered see no further:
https://hqreplicakit.org/distance-covered-every-premier-league-clubs-marathon-man/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/granit-xhaka-distance-covered-stats-10986718
Obviously being a midfielder you're more often than not going to cover more distance than most other position. Still Xhaka remains our best runner and can keep it over 90 without needing to be substituted unlike Torreira who drops off significantly over the course of 90 minutes. Last season Torreira averaged 70 minutes played per match compared to Xhakas 87.
This isn't a question about Xhaka being good enough long term, its about upgrading which areas first and right now it makes more sense to find a better alternative to Torreira than it does to Xhaka. Who knows maybe Guendouzi can develop significantly and be the one to dethrone Xhaka but at things stand he is our most reliable option.