Even aside from that, there’s a lot off the ball and a lot defensively that he truly has done very well for us. Plus his size and ability to play multiple positions will be valuable going forward. He always looks like he’s lacking confidence with the ball, but hopefully that can come along with time while he tries to assimilate and become more comfortable.
Everyone likes to compare him to Xhaka, but they compare him to Xhaka only after multiple seasons with Arteta and skipping past plenty of growing pains. Kai has only played 1/3 of a season here ffs.
Even aside from that, there’s a lot off the ball and a lot defensively that he truly has done very well for us. Plus his size and ability to play multiple positions will be valuable going forward. He always looks like he’s lacking confidence with the ball, but hopefully that can come along with time while he tries to assimilate and become more comfortable.
Everyone likes to compare him to Xhaka, but they compare him to Xhaka only after multiple seasons with Arteta and skipping past plenty of growing pains. Kai has only played 1/3 of a season here ffs.