{"id":72617,"date":"2022-09-19T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-i-dont-like-him-he-shouldve-left-arsenal-years-ago-crooks-on-gunners-star"},"modified":"2022-09-19T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:03:36","slug":"epl-i-dont-like-him-he-shouldve-left-arsenal-years-ago-crooks-on-gunners-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-i-dont-like-him-he-shouldve-left-arsenal-years-ago-crooks-on-gunners-star","title":{"rendered":"EPL: I don\u2019t like him, he should\u2019ve left Arsenal years ago \u2013 Crooks on Gunners star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Tottenham Hotspur star, Garth Crooks, has admitted that he does not like Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, who impressed for the Gunners in their Premier League 3-0 win over Brentford on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks said that Xhaka should have left Arsenal years ago, adding that the Switzerland international is confrontational and overly aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>Xhaka captained Arsenal in Martin Odegaard\u2019s absence as three goals from William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira gave Arsenal all three points against the Bees.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in his BBC Sport column, Crooks said: \u201cI don\u2019t like Granit Xhaka. I find him confrontational, overly aggressive and altogether irritating. Nevertheless, on his day he\u2019s a very good player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should have left Arsenal years ago. However, for some reason, he has not only stayed at the club but also occasionally wears the captain\u2019s armband, such is his popularity these days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAgainst Brentford, he looked very impressive and so did Arsenal. I would like to know why Brentford didn\u2019t look up for this game, but the Gunners were so good I rather suspect that even if they had it wouldn\u2019t have changed anything \u2013 Arsenal were that good. Most worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Tottenham Hotspur star, Garth Crooks, has admitted that he does not like Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, who impressed for the Gunners in their Premier League 3-0 win over Brentford on Sunday. Crooks said that Xhaka should have left Arsenal years ago, adding that the Switzerland international is confrontational and overly aggressive. 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