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" I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that. "
Granit Xhaka
Good
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Sometimes
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" I play with a lot of emotion because I'm a passionate guy, and I play with that passion. I love playing that way. Sometimes you're late onto the ball, sometimes you're not. Sometimes you make contact with the guy when you tackle him, sometimes not. It's a sport where individual duels are vital, so I don't see it as a problem. "
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" My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader there. "
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" I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms. "
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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 am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title. "
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" I never used to be taken seriously as a Swiss person. "
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" I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong. "
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" He's not a coach who speaks to you every day. Wenger has spoken to me two or three times. He's told me he's very impressed by how I train and how I'm a disciplined character. "
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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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" I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader. "
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" I've picked up quite a few yellow cards in the last few years - a few reds, too. That was the case as a youth player as it is now. But I don't see it as a problem. That's how I play. If you take that away, then I wouldn't be where I am now. So I don't think the yellow cards or the red cards are too big of an issue. "
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Red
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" Ottmar is a big coach and a good gentleman. I don't know if I'm a young Schweinsteiger; I'm another player. I am Granit Xhaka. "
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I Am
Big
Gentleman
" We are young; we are naive with money. Money can go fast. If anyone thinks he is something better just because he has more money in the account, then he can very quickly fall on your face. "
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" It's true that my father was imprisoned for three and a half years, and it was because he stood up for what he believed in. It's not a taboo subject in our household. We talk about it. After all, I want to know what happened. "
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Three
" 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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Small
Me
Family
" Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home. "
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Our
Parents
Percent
" 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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Relationship
Family
Me
" 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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High
Myself
First
" London is really nice, and I'm really happy here, but, of course, I've moved here to play football and not just to be in the city. "
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Here
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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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" 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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" People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all. "
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" I am a very simple man. I love normality, and I love normal people. I love to eat normal food. It's how I grew up. "
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Food
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" In football, you get criticised if you are sent off. It's my style of play, and nobody can make me change that. Even if I get another red card, then that happens. You become cleverer, maybe look more, and since my red card, I think things have improved. "
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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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Play
" It's not like I played my first football match in England. For me, football is pretty much the same everywhere; the ball is round, but maybe tactically, things are different than at other clubs I've played for. "
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Different
Me
" Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together. "
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Together
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" My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia. "
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Former
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