Wenger was chasing Xhaka for a couple of years at least, as the natural replacement for Arteta. I liked Arteta, thought he was an honest pro who always gave his best for the club. But, unfortunately for him, Wenger found in him the ideal man to perform the duty Wenger values above all else - keeping possession. If Wenger could introduce a rule where his players could hide the ball for the whole 90 minutes and then claim 100% possession he'd do it in a heartbeat. His absolute obsession with pointless possession is what has killed our game and sucked every drop of entertainment from it. And Xhaka was supposed to be the guy who could step in and keep the sideways circus running. But it turns out Xhaka's hasn't got a fraction of Arteta's composure under pressure. So we've ended up with a guy who can do the sideway routine all day long, provided the opposition allow it. And most do. They must find it hilarious to watch us fucking around, sideways, sideways, backwards, instead of getting it up to out new 50 million quid striker (when he's on the pitch).

Xhaka is doing what that incompetent old fart wants him to do. Keep the ball. Doesn't matter the fuck what you do with it, but keep it. That way the opposition can't have it and that way they can't punish our ridiculous defence that Wenger refuses to coach properly and refuses to allow anyone else to coach properly. This is why Santi is Wenger's biggest loss. Cazorla can not only do all the fucking idiotic stuff Wenger demands, but he's two footed, super composed, ultra technical and can still create chances even from Wenger's joy sapping tactics.

Everything would change overnight if the old cunt just fucked off. I bet you every player (apart from Theo) would improve.