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" I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title. "
Granit Xhaka
Only
City
Club
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" My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia. "
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" Arsenal is Arsenal. It's not a small club; it's a very big club, and it's like a family. It's very good for me because I love my family, and to have another family here is very good. "
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" I'll give my all on the pitch, as I have in recent years. That's what is important. We will give our all to win something. "
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" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "
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" One of the most revealing details about my parents is that they only got together three months before my dad's arrest. "
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" In Germany, you can play aggressively, but the referee will always blow his whistle, but in England, that's not the case. That's better for me. "
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" We always have hope. Hope dies last. "
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" No, Borussia is not falling apart. It does not matter whichever players will leave. That is what the past has showed. The club has developed and actually improved despite big-name players leaving. "
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" You have to be completely there in every game, and as soon as you drop your level even one per cent, you concede goals. "
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" I am a regular for one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and I want to progress still further. "
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" Here at Basel is where I made my first professional steps. I came up and grew up through the FC Basel school. "
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" I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did. "
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" When I went to Gladbach from Basel in 2012, I put a lot of pressure on myself at first, and it was too heavy. I will not put any pressure on myself at Arsenal, even though the transfer fee was high. "
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" It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit. "
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" Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases. "
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Monday
Week
" Arsenal prepare the players in the best way. They pay attention to every detail. We are able to recover optimally during our flights. The food and the service, everything's geared perfectly to each other. "
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" You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga. "
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" Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together. "
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Together
Brother
" I have a good relationship with the Albanian fans. But when you are called a traitor - that is such a harsh word. Most of the Albanian fans respect me. But 'traitor' is unacceptable considering the background of my family. "
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" To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something. "
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" I know that there are coaches in the Bundesliga that have said in team meetings, 'Provoke Xhaka; he will eventually go ballistic.' I think that is sad. That, in my view, has nothing to do with football. "
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" I guess I'd say I'm quite an aggressive player. Fair but aggressive, someone who likes the tough stuff. "
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" You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect. "
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" The first few months in a new country are always really hard. "
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" Maybe if I was born in Kosovo, I might not be where I am now, so I need to thank Switzerland, of course, because I went to school there, learnt to play football there, and started my career there. "
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" I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch. "
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