The little maestro signed for the Bavarian giants from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 in the summer transfer market, and was expected to learn his trade before making the first team of the upcoming season.
Bayern Munich captured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xherdan-Shaqiri-c37074 after stellar performances for his former club and the national team. The Bavarians signed the youngster with the strategy to develop him for the next few years and to provide competition
for places for Die Roten wingers http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 and Franck Ribery.
With that in mind, the midfielder has already impressed in the offseason fixtures, and has earned himself a place in the starting eleven. He has also been lucky as Ribery caught fever in the DFB-Pokal cup clash and is now ready
to replace the French international for the league encounter with Greuther Furth.
The young prodigy earned rave reviews in the last season’s UEFA Champions League, as he helped them qualify for the knockout stages for the first time. He was integral in their 2-1 win over Manchester United, assisting two goals
for Basel.
The star player was tipped to be a squad player for the forthcoming season even by his own fans, but the youngster proved his doubters wrong by establishing a key role in the team right from the start.
In the recent DFB-Pokal Cup, the 20-year-old took control of the game after coming on from the bench at the stroke of half-time. He helped his side dominate the knockout match.
"After Shaqiri came on, we played much more confidently," coach Jupp Heynckes was quoted as saying in an interview.
The tactician believes that with the explosive playmaker on the field, Die Roten side has improved a lot. The Swiss international is a complete player and has everything in his artillery to be successful. The manager was keen to
sign the left-footed attacker and it proved to be a hit for the German team.
"With him, we were more effective and better than before. I pushed the Shaqiri transfer and everyone who knows my opinion of him knows there is no danger of him sinking into obscurity. He has everything a footballer needs and shows
it on a daily basis," he finally concluded.
Shaqiri scored a goal and provided two assists in the German Cup match against Jahn Regensburg.
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