Granit Xhaka: The unsung key to Xabi Alonso's double win ... - Bundesliga
Jun 3, 2024 · Granit Xhaka has emerged as the beating heart of Bayer Leverkusen’s team. Everything goes through the midfielder, who has Die Werkself ticking like a Swiss watch in the same way that coach Xabi...
Granit Xhaka: Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen's unsung hero
Oct 21, 2023 · While Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann have stolen the headlines this campaign, Granit Xhaka’s arrival from Arsenal is a key factor in Bayer Leverkusen’s rise to title...
We Need to Talk About Granit Xhaka | Opta Analyst
Apr 16, 2024 · Xhaka will enjoy a triumphant return to London on Thursday night to face West Ham as a league winner. The journey he has travelled from the often-vilified figure in England to become a player whom Alonso has described as “the brain” of the Bundesliga champions is analogous to the experience of midfield players generally.
"Last season is gone" - Granit Xhaka prepares for title ... - Bundesliga
Aug 17, 2024 · Granit Xhaka admits that his move from Arsenal to Bayer Leverkusen was perceived, at least in England, as a "step back". A year on, and the midfielder is desperately seeking improvements on an...
Alonso sweating on Xhaka fitness ahead of Dortmund clash
Jan 9, 2025 · Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Granit Xhaka ahead of this weekend's blockbuster clash with Borussia Dortmund.
Alonso admits Leverkusen's Xhaka racing to get fit for Dortmund …
Jan 9, 2025 · Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Granit Xhaka (32) is racing to recover from an ankle injury in time for Friday's Bundesliga restart at Borussia Dortmund, with coach Xabi Alonso (43) sounding hopeful the Swiss international could be fit by then.
Granit Xhaka attempts to escape his past as the heart of Alonso’s ...
Aug 28, 2023 · As Alonso joined the Sky Deutschland punditry team pitchside to talk about his new signing and extol his leadership virtues, a reel of Xhaka’s spikiest Bundesliga moments played to the...
Xabi Alonso an important factor in Granit Xhaka’s move to Bayer ...
Jul 15, 2023 · Speaking in a media round on Friday, the Switzerland international discussed his first impressions of the team and the role that Xabi Alonso played in his decision to join the Bundesliga club. On Alonso, Xhaka said : “He was a role model for …
Xhaka: Playing under Alonso for Leverkusen 'a dream'
Nov 25, 2023 · Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka said on Saturday "it is a dream" to play under Xabi Alonso after a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen helped his team back to the top of the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga | How Leverkusen's engine room - Xhaka, Andrich …
Apr 6, 2024 · Xhaka, Alonso's midfield general Alonso (l.) has an on-field lieutenant in Xhaka (r.). Only Grimaldo has racked up more Bundesliga minutes than Xhaka so far this season, the Switzerland captain...