Shaqiri's career has spiralled out of control now. From winning the treble with Bayern Munich not less than half a decade ago to getting relegated with Stoke City, I guess it's safe to say that Shaqiri's journey has been a rare one.
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It's the quality of players like Shaqiri that kept Stoke a feature in the Premier League for a decade and with that gravely lacking, there was only one way the Potters were going.
But more than his performances on the pitch, it was his behaviour off of it that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. Back in March when Stoke City were heavily involved in the relegation battle and still had a chance, Shaqiri spoke to Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte and said that there was a 'lack of quality' in the side.
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Shaqiri has all of 8 goals and 7 assists in the season and while it's not a bad return, that's simply not the kind of level a player of Shaqiri's quality should be operating at. He couldn't inspire Stoke to stay in the Premier League.
Shaqiri scored just once in the last 10 games of the season when Stoke were going through their worse phase in the season which eventually culminated in them getting relegated.
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Shambhu Ajith
Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.
For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.
Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.
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