Granit Xhaka praised Arsenal's teammate William Saliba, calling the young French player a "suitable leader." ' following his wonderful start to life in North London.
Saliba's Gunners career has been eventful. Especially considering he has only made two appearances forArsenal despite joining him three years ago in the summer of 2019. increase. Spells were properly executed at Saint-Etienne,NiceandMarseille respectively.
Saliba reached new heights last term in Marseille, where he won theLeague Young Player of the Yearaward. In the second half of last season when the centre-back stock was at its peak, Arsenal saw it as the perfect time to finally integrate him into their first-team fold.
Saliba quickly showed why he is so highly regarded, despite his relative lack of Man of the Match experience in his debut. I was. Selhurst hit rock bottom under the lights of his Park on opening night, and the 21-year-old played like a man with a point to prove.
Praise from some of the game's big names followed, with Gary Neville comparing him to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand. A week later, however, Saliba was sent back to earth with an own goal in his debut home match for the club in his 4–2 victory over Leicester City.
The response to his goal was spectacular. Emirates followers cheered loudly at Saliba's every touch and immediately showed their support. While the French national team seemed disappointed with his mistake, Xhaka lyrically spoke about other aspects of his game and his personality. 56}
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"This is football," Xhaka told his Standard Evening . "People only see own goals, but you can probably see how he played. He's 21. His first in the Premier League at Arsenal. At the match, he
said, "You see... he looks like he's 30. He's got discipline and a big personality. He's not that picky, but in my eyes A proper leader, you can see he's great, he has a lot of qualities and we forgot his own goals because he played a great, great game for 90 minutes." 79}
Xhaka's own leadership qualities earned him a new role at the club as manager Mikel. Arteta has identified the midfielder as one of his two assistant coaches to current Arsenal captain Martín Oudegaard.
The decision was made abusively three years ago. It marks an impressive turnaround for Xhaka, who has just been stripped of his armband for the explosion. He appeared in front of the fans when he left the pitch at home against Crystal Palace.