I had him more down as a DLP in the Xabi Alonso mould, I swear Wenger is obsessed with converting any player he can get his hands on.Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Moreover, if Xhaka is box to box then I'm even more confused about our Midfield options, when Xhaka partnered with Caz are we essentially playing with two box to box midfielders?
I don't buy that he's not ready for the Prem either, he has to play to get used to it and he's been with us in pre-season training, you'd think he would have some clue by now.
Yeah it does sound a bit iffy, the fact he didn't start against PSG thickens the plot.
From the little I have seen of him he looks to have played well but obviously Wenger thinks otherwise.
WUMger and his cotton wool wrapping. Happens to most of our new signings.
I still wonder if we have to pay more every time we play him minutes like we did with Ox. £200,000 I think it was per 20 mins, which is why he came on at 75 mins as a sub. When he came on at 70 mins and there was a chunk of added time, we had to pay Southampton. I can't see the point of those clauses, either you buy the player or you don't, could have ruined Ox's game as he didn't get enough playing time. Now he doesn't now whether he's coming or going half the time.
Xhaka comes from Bundesliga which is the most similar league to the PL in terms of quality and physicality, plus he was known for being pretty tough there.
Ridicolous for Wenger to think he's not ready especially after splashing 35 million on him.
Anyway got a bad feeling this is going to be one of those annoying draws, 1 - 1 or 2 - 2. We've used up our quota of luck for the season the past two games so expect a dodgy offside goal for them.
Had him down as more of an Alonso /Arteta as well. Not sure why we have bought him if trying to convert him onto something else. But Wenger knows. Maybe there is more to his game.
It means we're playing without a DM. May explain why Coquelin is driving forward so much. Maybe Wenger expects the same from Xhaka and is just setting things up. No idea why. He did the same with Song in his final season and now he's at it again.
I really don't get it. That can't be true because he threw in Holding for a massive debut game. Perez also played straight away. There has to be something he doesn't like about their game to not play them. Ozil and Sanchez went straight in and played all the time once making their debut.
It has to be a playing clause!
That would be classic Wenger/Arsenal, it honestly wouldn't surprise me if we have a whole bunch of clauses tied into the Xhaka deal.
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