Reply To: Good showing by Xhaka against Albania.

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andy528
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bsm – people will know I bigged this kid up when we signed him, so I took a big interest in his performance yesterday. Plenty of neutrals have already played his showing down, saying it was only against Albania. Well, he can’t help that and even still, there were plenty of very pleasing things to note.

His use of the ball is excellent and like barber said previously, it is exactly what Arsene wants from his deep midfield players. What stood out to me was his efficiency with the ball. Watch him play and people will see how quickly he collects but then releases the ball. Much like Manu Petit back in the day, he will take one touch and then moves it on straight away. Always positive and always snappy with the passing.

I think a lot of people will have been pleased with the aggressive streak he showed as well. He put in some very strong tackles and certainly knows how to handle himself. Very promising showing and it looks like we might just have ourselves a leader in our team. Let’s hope Wenger is doing some serious scouting out there in order to fill some other positions