Patrick Vieira was part of the famed Arsenal invincible that conquered the EPL in 2004. Xhaka has drawn comparison to the Arsenal great after making an impressive start to his life at Arsenal but Ray Parlour has come out to quash that notion saying it is too soon. Xhaka signed for Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach in May. Parlour told Standard Sport:
“Patrick was a magnificent player, what he had was that presence and that’s what Xhaka will need to show, but it doesn’t help to compare him to someone like Patrick before he’s even played. I don’t think you can make a judgement on him yet, but he looks a good player so far with the national team."
“Let’s give him 15-20 games in the Premier League, they’re tough games. He might not be used to that. So let’s save our judgement until then. He’s showing signs of being an excellent player but when the pressure’s on, when you need to go to Stoke away, when you need to make that extra tackle can he do it? He can get his foot in but he might have to watch that in the Premier League. We’ll have to wait to see how he deals with the crunch of the Premier League but he’s done it with Switzerland and Borussia Monchengladbach.”
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