Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka Has Misplaced More Passes than Any Other Prem Player

Arsenal pride themselves on their passing football, but one of their vital cogs could be letting them down – as Granit Xhaka has misplaced more passes than any other player in the Premier League this season.

The Swiss midfielder was thought to be the missing piece of Arsene Wenger’s jigsaw when he joined for a £30 million fee back in the summer of 2016, but things haven’t gone exactly to plan.

Xhaka has been sent off several times over the last 18 months or so and his performances haven’t quite been up to scratch in some of the big matches.

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And Gooners won’t exactly be thrilled to read his possession stats for the campaign so far.

According to the Telegraph, the 25-year-old has misplaced 153 passes so far this season, which is more than any other player in the top-flight.

It doesn’t exactly make for brilliant reading, does it? Can he really survive in an elite team with the aims of Arsenal in the long-term with stats like this?

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