Injury blow & 8 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Blackpool
Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.
Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.
Former head coach of the Switzerland national team Ottmar Hitzfeld admits he can’t understand why Granit Xhaka is playing at left-back at the moment.
When Granit Xhaka signed for Arsenal he did so with a reputation as something of a bad boy who had disciplinary problems.
Granit Xhaka confirmed that he only took the captain’s armband on a temporary basis over the international break, he’ll give it up to Stephan Lichtsteiner on the right-back’s return.
Granit Xhaka led Switzerland to victory over Iceland on Monday, captaining his side to a 2-1 victory and impressing on an individual basis.
Granit Xhaka admits that Chelsea star Eden Hazard might be the best player in the world right now, but he still thinks Switzerland need to do better against the top teams.
Granit Xhaka, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all captained their countries on Saturday, to varying degrees of success on the pitch.
Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic has confirmed Granit Xhaka as captain of the national side, in the absence of Arsenal teammate Stephan Lichtsteiner.