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DB's unrequited man crush on Xhaka is leading him down a dark path, it's the stalkers who always go postal.......just saying
I gotta be honest if I thought blowing the bastard would stop him playing football for Arsenal then well, I gotta be honest and well, if it was for the good of the club and like it was um... kind of um the right thing to do, um for the good of Arsenal, erm well erm... cough, yeah I'd probably sacrifice my poor mouth for you ungrateful bastards.
Interestingly, augie would blow him just because he likes sucking cock.
Mourinho wants him and rates him highly. what is it I'm not seeing about Xhaka. For 5 season s I've watched him take this team from 2nd to 8th, miss timed tackle after miss timed tackle. Losing possession more than he wins it. Making stupid unnecessary to tackles, and the school boy error at Burnley this season was the icing on the cake. Yet, renowned coaches class him as a midfield general??? I simply don't get it!
Mourinho wants him and rates him highly. what is it I'm not seeing about Xhaka. For 5 season s I've watched him take this team from 2nd to 8th, miss timed tackle after miss timed tackle. Losing possession more than he wins it. Making stupid unnecessary to tackles, and the school boy error at Burnley this season was the icing on the cake. Yet, renowned coaches class him as a midfield general??? I simply don't get it!
Not just you Nos89, in all the years he has been with us - his most memorable performances have all been shite.
He has got a decent shot on him, and he can play an angled cross field ball but those two features apart he offers nothing - slow. Ponderous in possession, passes backwards 95% of the time. he doesn’t actually “tackle” with his feet, he pushes, pulls, tugs and is so easy to go past.
Replacing him in midfield would, in my opinion, resolve quite a few of our issues
Mourinho wants him and rates him highly. what is it I'm not seeing about Xhaka. For 5 season s I've watched him take this team from 2nd to 8th, miss timed tackle after miss timed tackle. Losing possession more than he wins it. Making stupid unnecessary to tackles, and the school boy error at Burnley this season was the icing on the cake. Yet, renowned coaches class him as a midfield general??? I simply don't get it!
Not just you Nos89, in all the years he has been with us - his most memorable performances have all been shite.
He has got a decent shot on him, and he can play an angled cross field ball but those two features apart he offers nothing - slow. Ponderous in possession, passes backwards 95% of the time. he doesn’t actually “tackle” with his feet, he pushes, pulls, tugs and is so easy to go past.
Replacing him in midfield would, in my opinion, resolve quite a few of our issues
Agreed 100%. We are instantly a much better team when he is out.
And that cross field ball is accurate only about 50% of the time. The shot? It certainly can be amazing. Just a shame it works once maybe twice a season at most.
I've never hated an Arsenal player. Disliked a few. But never hated one until this Clive cùnt.
If ever were there a way to prove the maxim 'lies, damn lies and statistics' it is Granit 'Clive' Xhaka. Statistics everywhere point to him being an effective, or even very good midfield player, however having watched him game after game, season after season I can honestly say statistics are absolute bollocks!!!
There is no substitute for the Mk1 Eyeball in understanding football
If ever were there a way to prove the maxim 'lies, damn lies and statistics' it is Granit 'Clive' Xhaka. Statistics everywhere point to him being an effective, or even very good midfield player, however having watched him game after game, season after season I can honestly say statistics are absolute bollocks!!!
There is no substitute for the Mk1 Eyeball in understanding football
DB's unrequited man crush on Xhaka is leading him down a dark path, it's the stalkers who always go postal.......just saying
I gotta be honest if I thought blowing the bastard would stop him playing football for Arsenal then well, I gotta be honest and well, if it was for the good of the club and like it was um... kind of um the right thing to do, um for the good of Arsenal, erm well erm... cough, yeah I'd probably sacrifice my poor mouth for you ungrateful bastards.
Interestingly, augie would blow him just because he likes sucking cock.
If ever were there a way to prove the maxim 'lies, damn lies and statistics' it is Granit 'Clive' Xhaka. Statistics everywhere point to him being an effective, or even very good midfield player, however having watched him game after game, season after season I can honestly say statistics are absolute bollocks!!!
There is no substitute for the Mk1 Eyeball in understanding football
Mourinho wants him and rates him highly. what is it I'm not seeing about Xhaka. For 5 season s I've watched him take this team from 2nd to 8th, miss timed tackle after miss timed tackle. Losing possession more than he wins it. Making stupid unnecessary to tackles, and the school boy error at Burnley this season was the icing on the cake. Yet, renowned coaches class him as a midfield general??? I simply don't get it!
Not just you Nos89, in all the years he has been with us - his most memorable performances have all been shite.
He has got a decent shot on him, and he can play an angled cross field ball but those two features apart he offers nothing - slow. Ponderous in possession, passes backwards 95% of the time. he doesn’t actually “tackle” with his feet, he pushes, pulls, tugs and is so easy to go past.
Replacing him in midfield would, in my opinion, resolve quite a few of our issues
He would be like one of those 'Special NFL" players for Maureen - So when Maureen wants to Park the Bus - he sends Clive on pointing to the area of the pitch he's not allowed to move from and says Go Get Em Clive!.
I’m staggered at the reaction of some of our own fans suggesting Xhaka is being undersold as his fee is so low at 18 million. Have they not witnessed 5 years of shocking performances. Who on earth would want him. You can’t be shocked the fee is so low? People are also suggesting the fact Mourinho wants him is some kind of testament to Xhaka being a fine player. Can anybody here explain this nonsense ?
As others have quite rightly pointed out here it’s like some weird cult with Xhaka where a section of Our fans think he’s the dogs bollox because of stats about him recycling possession. These loons can’t be the same supporters who witnessed midfielders like Vieira, cazorla and Parlour right? I just can’t get my round around it.
I’m staggered at the reaction of some of our own fans suggesting Xhaka is being undersold as his fee is so low at 18 million. Have they not witnessed 5 years of shocking performances. Who on earth would want him. You can’t be shocked the fee is so low? People are also suggesting the fact Mourinho wants him is some kind of testament to Xhaka being a fine player. Can anybody here explain this nonsense ?
As others have quite rightly pointed out here it’s like some weird cult with Xhaka where a section of Our fans think he’s the dogs bollox because of stats about him recycling possession. These loons can’t be the same supporters who witnessed midfielders like Vieira, cazorla and Parlour right? I just can’t get my round around it.
Only as good as your team? What a useless Crunt. When he joined Arsenal had just finished runners up and his influence in the middle of the park in 5 seasons has seen a decline to 8th in the league. When Arsenal signed Vieira, Arsenal finished 5th. 5 seasons later, they had another two doubles. The sooner he fcuks off the better.
I’m staggered at the reaction of some of our own fans suggesting Xhaka is being undersold as his fee is so low at 18 million. Have they not witnessed 5 years of shocking performances. Who on earth would want him. You can’t be shocked the fee is so low? People are also suggesting the fact Mourinho wants him is some kind of testament to Xhaka being a fine player. Can anybody here explain this nonsense ?
As others have quite rightly pointed out here it’s like some weird cult with Xhaka where a section of Our fans think he’s the dogs bollox because of stats about him recycling possession. These loons can’t be the same supporters who witnessed midfielders like Vieira, cazorla and Parlour right? I just can’t get my round around it.
