Quote Originally Posted by IUFG View Post
2016 - Arsenal finish second. Buy Granit Xhaka at the end of May.
2017 - 5th
2018 - 6th
2019 - 5th
2020 - 8th
2021 - 8th

Xhaka signs new contract...20th

I ain't saying there's a link to Xhaka being our midfield (ahem) general and our steep decline... No, I am.
And you're right to.

We needed a proper, Gilby style DM, not a deep lying playmaker who can't defend. We had Santi, Ozil and Alexis. We'd have been better keeping Coq and putting the Xhaka money towards an Auba type to take Olly G's place {with him staying as plan B} or a creative, goal-scoring right winger to replace Feo.

Xhaka's where it all went wrong. Yet we won't take the 10m from Roma and he's still at the heart of our MF with a longer contract.