Arsenal's performance last season was unsatisfactory, so the team is bound to usher in a major innovation in this transfer window, with many old courtiers in the squad who have been rumored to be leaving the team, including Bellerin, Alexander Lacazette and Granit Xhaka. The news about the departure of Granit Xhaka is even more rampant, before the start of the European Cup, it has been rumored that Roma, who was coached by Mourinho, intends to take the Swiss captain to Serie A, but unfortunately it is ultimately lost due to the transfer fee, but the rumors of Granite Xhaka's departure from the team have not stopped, and it has been rumored that Arsenal intends to sell the former captain at a reduced price, whether Granit Xhaka's position at Arsenal is so easy to be replaced, or it still has its importance.
Granit Xhaka is definitely a player who loves and hates arsenal fans, his function on the field is temporarily irreplaceable in the team, but he will make brain problems every season to cause the team to lose points, and he is not a prolific midfielder, lack of ability to advance with the ball, mobility and defensive ability are not very good, directly weakening the team's midfield defensive ability, what does he bring to Arsenal? Pirlo, who played for Juventus, was already in the late stages of his career, and Pirlo's lack of mobility and lack of defensive ability still contributed greatly to the team at that time, because he had the ability to control the rhythm and the big picture. For Granite Xhaka, Pirlo is definitely his template, and the former should be able to bring more to the team when his defensive ability and physical fitness may be better. Granit Xhaka's ability to control the rhythm is top notch, and his big picture can suddenly release a long pass to kill the opponent by surprise, such a player is extremely unremarkable on the pitch, but he is of great help to the team's attack. Like Jorginho, no matter how much you hate both of them, you can't deny that there is no one in the team to take their place for the time being.
Although Arsenal have recently acquired young midfielder Lokunga, it is not always expected that he can immediately take the place of Granit Xhaka, after all, he has only worked in the first division before, and going to the higher level of the Premier League will inevitably need to adapt. Granit Xhaka's best time at Arsenal was when he was paired with Lucas Torreira, who could share most of the defensive role in midfield, allowing him to focus on the transition between attack and defense. As strong as Pirlo, he also needs defensive players such as Gattuso and Vidal to cover up his defensive problems. Of course, Granit Xhaka's performance is extremely unstable, but criticizing Granite Xhaka also needs to criticize the team for not having a suitable configuration to cover up Granit Xhaka's problems, so that Granit Xhaka's shortcomings are all in front of people, the easiest way is to reuse Lucas Torreira or use a defensive midfield partner Granit Xhaka, otherwise he will only become a chicken rib. Simply put, Granit Xhaka's place at Arsenal is not easy to replace, and even if it is, it is not something that can be done in a moment or three.