From what I have seen in highlight reels, Xhaka either tries to physically hold off defender's or dribble around opponents when he tries to get out of trouble. I worry that he doesn't have enough pace to get out of sticky situations when using his pace is his only option. Thus, especially in the premier league, I feel like he will be susceptible to getting caught in possession. Does anybody have evidence of the contrary?
Posted Jun 16, 2016, 3:15 AM UTC
Spotted the FIFA player.
Even Alonso & Busquets doesn't have enough pace for catching fast players. Good positioning is more important trait for holding role.
But lads, lads! He only has 51 pace on FIFA!
He has decent pace , close to Ramsey I presume given that he plays B2B from time to time but the thing is he doesnt need it that much . The fouls he makes arent usually the ones made out of lack of pace or frustration but to stop counters
Think of 10 random 10 CDMs and see if they have pace. It's a normal thing that most of midfielders don't have much pace, especially CDMs, and you are not in FIFA to count so much on pace everywhere on the pitch.
Thought about that too. I've seen Arteta caught too many times by high pressure. My belief is that he is a good enough passer to not need to be in an incorrect position.
Nope. That's why I think we'll play him and coq together. Imagine a fast dribbler like hazard running at him?
I'd love that combo i doubt it will happen though.
His positioning, power and aggression makes up for his lack of speed, he's still quick to react and tough enough.
Can see why people want to put Ramsey next to him for the energy but i'd still rather someone with more conservative positioning so we can start controlling the midfield. Think Busquets + Xavi, Carrick + Scholes, Sweinsteiger + Javi etc.
Why does he need pace? Good positioning is better than pace. This isn't FIFA
Yeah but I'm sick of getting burned for pace when I play Real and Barca every game. Every fucking game. GOD FUCKING DAMMIT EVERY FUCKING GAME. IM SICK OF PLAYING AGAINST THOSE FUCKERS AND HAVING TO PARK THE BUS AND TRY TO WIN ON THE COUNTER ONLY TO HAVE ONE OF THOS FUCKERS SHOOT FROM THIRTY FIVE YARDS OUT AND MAKE IT TIP TOP 90. AND EVEN IF THEY DONT SCORE THEN BENZEMA OR RAKITIC OR SOME OTHER FUCKER TAPS IT IN ON THE REBOUND. FUCKING FUCK.
Based on our current playstyle, we will need pace. If you want us to rely on good positioning then we will need to drill good positioning onto every single one of our players, cause good positioning isn't an individual effort. And a lot of our players will need to learn to defend when we are in the lead rather than be greedy for more goals and individual glory if we want to be compact and hard to catch on the break.
Being caught in the first place relies on positioning. If you know where to to be and when it's much harder to get caught out. Only then do you have to worry about pace