This is a good outcome. Say what you will about Xhaka, he is an important part of our CM depth and we would have been looking light there if it was an ACL and he was out until next summer. We will need him for the holiday fixture congestion and also AFCON when Partey and Elneny are away.
I dunno Xhaka is fucking garbage and as I said at the time of his injury I donât wish it to be a career ending type deal or something that requires surgery, but Iâm definitely happy we donât have to see him for another 2 months plus. My gawd I actually lied Iâm overjoyed, itâs like an early Christmas gift. Yeeeeeeeeeeeet 
Even I wouldnât wish injury on him, and I think heâs about as useful in a midfield as male nipples.
He had a good game on Sunday. He played within himself, I think he let Partey and Ădegaard dictate play and surprise, surprise, we looked great.
Hopefully he gets better soon and makes a full return to fitness so I can continue talking shit about him not moving the ball fast enough.
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He canât even control his temper let alone a midfield
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I donât think that will happen but still happy to take that trade anyway
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Canât because itâs a CL game.
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Xhaka gets a worldwide ban from football for 12 years. Same category of offence as Septic Bladder
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OUT FOR 3 MONTHS.
Further to injuring his right knee during Sundayâs match against Tottenham Hotspur, assessments and scans have confirmed that Granit Xhaka suffered a significant injury to his medial knee ligament.
Granitâs recovery and rehabilitation programme will start immediately and we are aiming for him to be back in action in approximately three months
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You mean we donât see him now until 2022? Then heâs sold so effectively heâs played his last game for us 
Not a fan of the bloke but a three month absence isnât good news for us. Will be very reliant on Partey and Lokonga, and I guess Elneny as those two canât play every game, certainly not with Parteyâs spotty injury record in an Arsenal shirt.
Hopefully heâs fully fit by the time January comes round and we lose Partey and Elneny to the AFCON (Slim Shady)
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Hopefully he will back in time for the AFCON. We are serously thin in midfield atm. Good that we dont have Europe this season.
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Our dependency on Thomas Partey is going to be unhealthy, especially given his susceptibility to injury.
AMN is not good enough. Elneny is mediocre. Lokonga will have to see heavy minutes which isnât ideal. Ădegaard will also have to get game time as a centre-mid. Ă can at least see a pass unlike 2 or the 3 players mentioned above.
Blessing in disguise
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Makes a CM in January an absolute priority now, well more of one.
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Blessing in disguise Exhibit 1
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I donât disagree with you, but I donât disagree with Jake or Flexoâs points either, weâre just starting to find a little balance in our first 11 and if Partey goes down then weâre screwed. I think Partey - Lonkonga is a nice midfield but an injury to either wonât make for nice watching and there is a lot of football still to be played before the January window opens.
Still really wish we had pursued Bissouma.
There isnât.
We have 18 matches till end of Jan(15 till dec) with an average rest period of 5 days between each match. [Not counting EFL matches as we progress]
We can definitely survive 18 matches with Partey, Sambi, Elneny, AMN, Odegaard & ESR to fill 3 midfield spots. Thatâs enough depth.
Xhaka is not needed, Time for Lokonga to step up.
Against lesser teams I think we can play Odegaard deeper and have Pepe, ESR and Saka.
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Itâs not a question of depth. Itâs a question of strength. Elneny and AMN arenât good players. Weâre one injury away from having to use them.
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