And Xhaka was in the right place at a crucial time to fire home our vital third goal from close range after Gabriel Jesus diverted the ball into his path. “I’ve got more freedom to go up and down,” Xhaka explained. “I know I can do that. I have a lot of freedom from the c...
So lets not limit Xhaka’s performances to the quantity of passes made and the range, that’s what he does. What is most important is why he played the passes he played and what the team got from those passes. I love the concept of pass value, but a back pass can be a very big ...