23 Jan 2017 20:15:33
Guys, can we please give Xhaka a break.
We were crying out for someone who's a little bit harder than the norm and all we do is slate him.
Here are Viera's stats.
96-97 = 0 Reds
97-98 = 2
98-99 = 1
99-00 = 1
00-01 = 2
01-02 = 1
02-03 = 1
03-04 = 1
04-05 = 2
And tackling has been made harder a lot more these days.
Not saying that he should carry on like he is but just, well give him a break.
23 Jan 2017 20:47:58
Vierra could tackle. You can't compare. Xhakas no roy keane either.
24 Jan 2017 00:58:44
Viera got his red cards mostly for being the hard man of the team, ie when an opposing player tried to rough up one of our players Paddy would go in hard on him to let the other team know that they couldn't take liberty's, Xhaka gets his reds because he's brainless, he definitely isn't adding an harder element to us at all
24 Jan 2017 06:45:39
Xhaka has been very unfortunate with both sendings off which could easily have been yellow cards. It comes as no surprise that the same referee Jonathan Moss sent Xhaka off both times this season. He put in a dreadful peformance in the Burnley match. He managed to miss two elbows to Mustafi's face. Both were clear sendings off, as well as other contentious decisions. Xhaka has grown on me, with a fine range of passing and he is settling in well. It often takes foreign players a season to bed in and get used to the PL. I wouldn't compare him to the great Vieira, but it's good to have a player with physical qualities, especially against typical English style teams, such as Burnley, that like to play a physical game.
{Ed025's Note - yeah RG...and i have a dacia duster that looks just like a range rover.. :)
24 Jan 2017 10:18:39
Xhaka has a lot to learn, his tackling is appalling, it's not the first time, even in that game, that he's made a similar tackle and deserved a red, it's that simple.
He doesn't even come close to Santi Cazorla in relation to what he brings to the team. He disappointed against City and Everton and needs to considerably up his game.
24 Jan 2017 11:31:05
Xhaka has been a disappointment that's for sure. He can't control a game like Santi can and his tackling isn't good enough to dislodge Coq when everyone is fit. He improves the squad but not the first team.
I think CM is an area the club could really improve on, especially with Santi having some injury troubles.
24 Jan 2017 15:26:17
Some of you, really! What would you be saying if xhaka played for man u spurs citeh or chelski, truth is you'd hammer him and ridicule him. The guy is a waste of space and money an embarrassment and let the club down, leaving us short and nearly costing us points. How has he helped this team so far, not at all.