Granit Xhaka Archives: 11/2016

Alexis Sanchez has been included in Garth Crook’s BBC Team of the Week but there was no space for Granit Xhaka in the midfield.

Granit Xhaka finished Sunday’s game with some impressive stats.

Granit Xhaka finally got a start for Arsenal and he used it to run, pass, tackle, and recover the ball more than any other player.

This is it, this is going to be the weekend when Granit Xhaka finally gets a start for Arsenal.

Xhaka was heralded as the saviour of a central midfield that seemed to be our biggest weakness, so why isn’t he starting games?

Arsene Wenger has suggested that the reason Granit Xhaka isn’t getting more game time is because he’s not quite fit enough.

In the last two games, Arsenal have shown that they have the strongest squad in the Premier League, and that they have two distinct formulas available to them that they can use can get results in almost any circumstance but Granit Xhaka is the key

Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka could be a formidable midfield pairing for Arsenal, here’s why

Arsene Wenger explained his team selection after his side’s draw with Manchester United, stating that he picked his team based on ‘experience and fight’.

With the international break in full swing, we take a look at the first-team players (including those out on-loan) who were called up to their respective countries in recent days.

Granit Xhaka has been pictured with quite literally a massive weight on his shoulders.

Former Spurs midfielder, Jermaine Jenas, had some tough words for Arsenal in his column following our 1-1 draw against our north London rivals.

We’re now into the third international break of a season that isn’t even three months old, so who will be going where and for what?

Yes, yes, I know, I’m only whinging about the referee because we didn’t win.

We may not have got the result that we wanted – nor the performance, but a couple of Arsenal players demonstrated some skills to show us they haven’t totally forgotten how to football now it’s November.

Switzerland’s national team’s manager, Vladimir Petkovic, has spoken about Granit Xhaka’s recent red card for Arsenal, revealing that he hopes the midfielder learns from it

Sunday will give Granit Xhaka the first taste of a north London derby and we have to ask – will he be able to keep himself on the pitch for 90 minutes?