Xhaka doing far less harm in his new role

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Arsenal signed Granit Xhaka under Arsen Wenger to be a midfield enforcer and provide protection for the backline, he had some of the attributes known for being tough in the tackle, but his ability to read the game was shocking. Keeping him in that role has been a disaster for Arsenal for countless reasons. Arsen stuck with it, Unai stuck with it and Mikel did too and it cost them dearly.

He's been sent off more times than I can count and cost us even more goals. He turns slower than a tank and all he has going is his passing range, which is not always as pin point as we would like but that's Xhaka for you.

He had a great Euro for his country where he played further forward and had more freedom. A role he can't have at Arsenal because there are far more talented players doing that job, but boss Mikel Arteta has found a new role as a box-to-box midfielder.

Arteta said:

"Sometimes you have to take players out of their comfort zone and open a different door to explore how the team will react to it and what the opposition will do when you do certain things."

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Image source: - football.london

In this role, all he has to do is get up and down the pitch and close space, he doesn't have to get into as many tackles and since he doesn't get as much ball, and is doing more donkey work, he saw less time to dilly on the ball and cock up.

The fact that he plays on the left is also helpful to him with Martinelli and Tierney there to assist him should he get into trouble. I do like this new system, but I think we would benefit from finding a better player to play in this role.

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