I'd suggest not much if he's compared Rosicky to him.
Granit Xhaka
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I'd suggest not much if he's compared Rosicky to him.
I wonder how he will do in the PL. He came a long way but for me there were always 2 issues. He was very inconsistent and his mentality didnt seem always right. He became very consistent also because they found his best position (also in the Swiss national team). Mentally, let's see about that
I always pronounced it like the second part of 'Frere Jacques'.
I've been watching a few clips of him. He's a lot bigger than I thought, I had him pegged as a stumpy blockhead like Wilshere. He doesn't mind going past a man and seems to have a good long pass on him as well as a hammer for a left foot.
IMO he's exactly the sort of confident and ambitious player Arsenal have lacked for years. He comes across as arrogant and he possibly is, but the way I see it you need those kind of players.
He is extremely confident and in the past that has been his problem as well. Under Wenger, he will continue his great development though but as I said, there are still some question marks for me
Good signing for Arsenal. I was hoping they'd make the mistake of getting Carrick as their new midfielder.
Looks a bit like Wilshere, the Balkan Wilshere.
Great signing. Really rate him.
From what I seen he looks like a more dynamic version of Matic/Wilshere. Looks a very promising signing but Arsenal have other areas of greater concern than midfield.. lets see what else they buy.
Arsenal still need an actual ball-winner, they have a lot of playmakers and passers but not too many who can actually add steel and tackle strongly.
They currently have Arteta, Cazorla, Wilshere, Ramsay, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Elneny and Flamini all capable (to varying degrees) of playing in the centre of midfield. Elneny and Flamini are probably the most durable tacklers out of that lot, and they aren't exactly destroyers. All the rest are more suited to being a #10 or a winger in most other teams.
They currently have Arteta, Cazorla, Wilshere, Ramsay, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Elneny and Flamini all capable (to varying degrees) of playing in the centre of midfield. Elneny and Flamini are probably the most durable tacklers out of that lot, and they aren't exactly destroyers. All the rest are more suited to being a #10 or a winger in most other teams.
We don't have Arteta anymore and Flamini is surely gone. You've also forgotten Coquelin who is a tackler.
Is it true that he's getting payed 145k pounds per week? If so, then it is quite mental.
Still, a very good signing for Arsenal. Get an another midfielder to partner him, a CB and a striker and they are good to go.
Still, a very good signing for Arsenal. Get an another midfielder to partner him, a CB and a striker and they are good to go.
Coquelin?
You know, I knew I was massing someone.
If I were Arsenal, and there's no more midfield buys of note left to make, i'd go with:
------Coquelin-----Xhaka-------
Campbell------Ozil------Sanchez
-------------Giroud------------
They could still use a decent RW and ST, and it's a real shame to see the likes of Ramsay, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wilshere not playing every possible game. I can see Ox and Walcott leaving this year, should boost the coffers for Wenger a bit.
If I were Arsenal, and there's no more midfield buys of note left to make, i'd go with:
------Coquelin-----Xhaka-------
Campbell------Ozil------Sanchez
-------------Giroud------------
They could still use a decent RW and ST, and it's a real shame to see the likes of Ramsay, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wilshere not playing every possible game. I can see Ox and Walcott leaving this year, should boost the coffers for Wenger a bit.
can go two ways - he will become our Schneiderlin or be the schneiderlin Southampton had - and i'm mostly blaming Louie's tactics for the former so still have high hopes for our Schneiderlin to become the one we were seeing at Southampton and were happy to get!!
More likely Sanchez on the right and Iwobi on the left as it stands. Wenger doesn't rate Campbell. I also think Coq is likely to behind Santi and Elneny on form. Will be interesting to see that play out. A fit Wilshere can hold down a place too.
No chance he's getting that much, maybe in euros? I've read it's £110k, which is quite a lot for us but hopefully that means we're loosening the purse strings (I'm praying).
He's got a very nice passing range which is not something in Schneiderlin's repertoire, though he doesn't seem to be as disciplined as Schneiderlin.
Why not start a new thread? Had no idea until I read it on bbc. Never get the news here first any longer. feck mega threads.
Flamini is off to make billions and eventually (hopefully) buy the club off Kreonke. Arteta is moving on to coaching too. Currently we have one of the best 'destroyers' in the league in the mighy Coq (who is clearly our best tackler and interceptor by a mile). Ramsey has proven to be a great tackler and interceptor too, though he does it through harrying and not big tackles like Coqueling.
I think you're a bit off on a few things there mate.
How many points is he worth?
£100k is what I've heard, £25m rising to over £30m is what I've heard when it comes to transfer fee. Loads of random figures being thrown around so hard to know which is right but the more reliable people going with those figures.
or update the therad title, which i also like. But nobody cares, most people know it from the twitetr thread or other news pages, so thats that.
Yeah, 100k per week and 25-30m transfer fee seems completely reasonable.
Around the same money as Herrera cost us. They are around the same quality IMO (although different style of play).
45 mil € fee just got reported on German TV
Yeah I think that is reasonable money nowadays. With the money flying around these days it won't be long before fees like this are going to be the going rate for average players
Seen that on Twitter, highly doubt it. Like I mentioned those who are quite reliable with Arsenal news are quoting around £25m as the initial fee
SportBild are reporting too that the initial fee is around €32m, I have no idea how reliable they are when it comes to Gladbach's dealings though.
http://talkingbaws.com/2016/05/arse...to-have-him-as-a-manager-on-the-playstation/?
Granit Xhaka Admits He Used to Have Arsene Wenger as His Manager on the PlayStation
Granit Xhaka hasn’t taken long to endear himself to the Emirates faithful, as the newArsenal signing has revealed he used to have Arsene Wenger as his manager on the PlayStation.
Arsenal finally confirmed that the Swiss international had joined from Borussia Monchengladbach this afternoon in a deal thought to be worth £30 million.
And while Xhaka has admitted he’s known about Wenger’s interest in him for almost a year, it seems the appreciation was mutual, as the former Basel star was drawn toward the Frenchman on the video game console.
Speaking to reporters in his native Switzerland, via the Evening Standard, Xhaka confirmed Wenger’s legendary status left him speechless and that he used to pick him as his boss on the PlayStation:
“I was almost speechless when he called. Arsène is a legend for me.
“I often had him as a manager on the PlayStation. He’s a gentleman, full stop.”
This begs the question, is Xhaka a FIFA guy or a PES guy?
And was he signing himself while in an Arsenal career mode?
We look forward to more video-game related comments from the combative midfielder in the seasons to come...
Think he will be a good signing for them. But then I also thought Balotelli would be a good signing for Liverpool so what do I know.
SportBild were pretty shit in the last few years but have been absolutely spot on so many times this year, it's really worrying. Especially because it includes clubs they weren't well connected to at all, like Dortmund. I hate SportBild, I hope they go back to being always wrong so that I can stop taking them seriously
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He might be a good leader and from all the views from German posters, it seems he's exactly that but what a weird way to highlight your leadership.
The fact that your brother is unreliable hardly makes you a leader. Did he really said that?Spoilt brat. Will fit in taking selfies at Arsenal.
I enjoyed this username/post combo.
£1000 on that he will get a red card next season.
Safe money.
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