'I don’t want him to change,' said Vieira, before Fabregas explained how Arteta's tactical change has helped the 30-year-old to thrive at Arsenal.
Vieira lauds ‘fire’ of Arsenal star as Fabregas explains how tactical change has helped him thriveArsenal legends Patrick Vieira and Cesc Fabregas were full of praise of Granit Xhaka after the Gunners swept Chelsea aside at the Emirates on Tuesday.
“Listen, I don’t want him to change,” said Vieira, working as a pundit for Sky Sports. “This fire, the team needs it and he needs it as a player. He is a top player. I had a chance to spend a bit of time with him off the field and he loves this football club. Fabregas highlighted how Xhaka had matured, also attributing his turnaround to a slight positional change.
“He doesn’t need to track as much as a low midfielder, he’s got cover, he’s much more protected so he has this licence to go forward with a bit more of a free head knowing that he doesn’t need to be the last man sometimes.
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