Germany celebrates our national team captain: is Granit Xhaka the best six in the Bundesliga?

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Three games, nine points and eleven goals: After an impressive start to the season, Leverkusen travels to the top match in Munich as the leader (live on Blick in the ticker from 8:30 PM). And Nati captain Granit Xhaka (30) is one of the main reasons for Leverkusen’s high for many experts and journalists.

For example, the experts on the Sport1 platform analyze that he has already made himself indispensable in just three matches. Xhaka is a feisty leader who has matured and found the right balance in his game – he is “possibly even the best six in the Bundesliga”, they say.

Stronger than Kimmich

Xhaka’s strong start to the season is statistically supported. According to “Kicker”, the Swiss leads the entire competition on different values. No midfielder has won more balls in the attacking zone. Xhaka is also at the top of the league when it comes to successful passes into the final third. Joshua Kimmich (28) from Bayern also cannot keep up. Bayer coach Xabi Alonso (41) is enthusiastic: “Xhaka is someone who can read the game, a huge asset to our game. He has a great understanding of the game, we now have more control and more stability.”

Comparison with coach Xabi Alonso

In the ‘Sky90’ program, Xhaka was recently praised by expert Lothar Matthäus (62) for his strategic playing style. Thanks to him, the Leverkusen team is very well organised. “Xhaka looks a bit like the Alonso of ten or fifteen years ago.”

The comparison with his coach, who once provided Liverpool, Real Madrid and, at the end of his world career, Bayern with an incredible amount of stability, also shows that you can rightly ask whether Granit Xhaka belongs to the best six in the Bundesliga. We will probably get a first answer to this question on Friday evening. (dti)

Source : Blick