Mon Capitan
Plenty of occasions where I felt he could have played a man in behind the defence so you know his speed of thought and movement isnāt particularly elite.
Heās absolutely a reliable option in that position but in the long term youād still hope he can be phased out.
Has had an excellent individual season so far
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Haha Christian Woods name at the bottom could legit be photoshopped into Xhakaās and it would be kinda accurate 
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Holy shite how good is he? no defensive fuck ups just attacking runs, crosses and shots galore !
He is machine go 90 mins full gas. Never injured.
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I think thereās (highly probably) still more to come from him.
Heās still learning and adjusting to this role. In the last season he was getting into dangerous positions too, but usually did nothing in the end. Now heās doesnāt act surprised then he gets the ball in the penalty area or near it. Now he knows what to do with the ball quickly, whether he makes a good simple pass, cross, or even shoots himself. He looked totally out od place in these positions last seaaon, but now heās truly getting into his new role and becoming a big weapon in our arsenal ( 
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Thatāa why I think/expect him to still get better. Tbf this role offers a lot of space and time to him, with Partey, Ode, Jesus, Saka, Martinelli, drawing so much attentiom to themselves, all he needs to do is to make good runs and be sharp when the ball gets to him.
Yep. I donāt want to criticise him atmā¦ But I still think itās quite obvious a proper proper all action box to box (SMS, prime Vidal, Pogba, Saulā¦ you name it) would do a madness in his role in this current set up.
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His poor clearance was definitely a huge contributing factor in the penalty
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Risen from the ashes like a phoenix
Undoubtedly an asset now
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@Pires @SRCJJ agreed. Today isnāt the best day to say this, and Xhaka has made this opinion harder to have than before but itās still probably true.
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Xhaka has been great recently since heās been used differently and Iām glad I was wrong about him.
Allowing him a six season settling in period, to learn from his mistakes, has certainly paid off. 
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Xhaka getting everyone in a huddle after each goal to maintain focus 
My captain.
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Odegaard might be the official captain, but all the players know who the real captain is, what a turnaround from Xhaka.
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I hope we didnāt put a tiny release clause like Ā£120m in that new contract
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A captain, a leader, a friend, a husband, a lover.
A legend.
Granit Xhaka. 
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You forgot key holder.
Thatās the mark of a manās man
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Glad to have Xhaka mentor Odegaard on how to be a captain.
Hopefully by the time Xhaka is replaced, Ode has learnt the ways.
Then he goes a fucks the clearance 
Nah heās top notch now but mainly because of Partey. Never wanna see him at #6 again.
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The 180 us arsenal fans have done on him is crazy
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Steady. OA After Dark doesnāt start until 10pm EST.
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