“But if you offend and insult your own captain, bring restlessness and bad mood into the team you actually support- that makes no sense to me and weakens the cohesion.” While Granit Xhaka’s explosion at the Emirates crowd during the recent draw with Crystal Palace represented an immediate emotional action, it seems fair enough to say that it’s not one he overly regrets. He may regret the action, but certainly not the sentiment behind it. I don’t want to relitigate the incident because we are all very, very tired of it. Other than to say that I think Xhaka was unfortunate to become such a lightning rod for supporter frustration, even if I think his role in the team ought to have...
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