Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
I don't really get this Xhaka hate. I understand that he has been a lightening rod for fans' disaffection with the club over the past few years, and that he has had his disciplinary issues. I appreciate also that people feel he should be upgraded on. But he has been a first team regular under successive Arsenal managers, and his committment to the club has been really solid - despite his near departure to Roma, and being played in several positions. He has 1 goal and 2 assists so far this season. If he was lacking in effort or disparaging of the club, I could understand it more, but all this hate and opprobrium basically because fans feel he could be upgraded upon makes no sense to me.
It’s not hate ffs, it’s recognition that it’s madness to have a player like that in your central midfield. Ticking time bomb in the same way Mustafi was. That transitional area between defence and attack is so important in the game, and you need someone who you can rely on to get the ball into the opponents half without being dispossessed, closed down. So far Zinchenko has been able to bail him out but Zinchenko is not quick or technical enough to do that against better and quicker teams