You know what I still find strange?? Is when dumb pundits like Jamie Redknapp keep talking about how Kante would’ve been a better player than Xhaka…how many times do we need to tell these fools that they’re both different players?? People are so stupid at times. How do they get paid for some stupid analysis?
Kante is ideal for a counterattacking team. Not so much for a team that dominates possession. In principle, Xhaka is good for both. I don’t really know which we are meant to be, since it changes from one game to the next. No doubt Kante would be a massive upgrade on Coquelin, but we don’t always need a player like that.
That’s not to downplay Kante’s quality – he’s clearly an exceptionally good player. He’s just not that comfortable in possession, nor particularly creative.
We needed a play that can dictate play from deep…Xhaka can do that, Kante can’t. Can you honestly imagine a Kante – Coq pair (which is what we could’ve seen with Ramsey and Santi injured)
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You know what I still find strange?? Is when dumb pundits like Jamie Redknapp keep talking about how Kante would’ve been a better player than Xhaka…how many times do we need to tell these fools that they’re both different players?? People are so stupid at times. How do they get paid for some stupid analysis?
Kante is ideal for a counterattacking team. Not so much for a team that dominates possession. In principle, Xhaka is good for both. I don’t really know which we are meant to be, since it changes from one game to the next. No doubt Kante would be a massive upgrade on Coquelin, but we don’t always need a player like that.
That’s not to downplay Kante’s quality – he’s clearly an exceptionally good player. He’s just not that comfortable in possession, nor particularly creative.
We needed a play that can dictate play from deep…Xhaka can do that, Kante can’t. Can you honestly imagine a Kante – Coq pair (which is what we could’ve seen with Ramsey and Santi injured)
“Yea probably the most boring unbeaten run in Premier League history because 12 draws in that time”
– agree with Jamie Redknapp there 😛
I agreed with him there too……so I had to bath in bleach afterwards
One win and Xhaka is better than Kante, Ramsey is better than Lampard, and Wenger’s arse smells of roses. Chill out.