Granite Xhaka, captain of the national team Switzerland who will participate in the Euro Cup in Germany, explained the keys to transformation experienced by the midfielder Bayer Leverkusenafter his stormy departure from Arsenal.
The player is now an integral part of the successful team he leads Xabi Alonso and who was proclaimed champion of Bundesliga and of cup German, missing the treble by falling in the Europa League final, where they were defeated by Atalanta (3-0).
“My mentality is really different,” admitted the player. “I’m calmer, “calmer”, he emphasized. “Right now, things are clearer on the field, especially when it comes to decision-making,” he added.
His coach at Bayer Leverkusen, the Spaniard xabi alonso He also praises the player. “We never had doubts about him: because of him personality and qualities that we know what he can give us, not only on but also outside the field,” explained the Basque. “And as leader that made us a better team, a more mature team.
“We want to play a good Euro Cup and I am convinced that we will be successful,” stressed Xhaka. This Tuesday, Switzerland face the penultimate preparatory friendly before the Euro Cup, facing Estonia in Lucerne.
Source: La Verdad
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