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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. "

Granit Xhaka

Football

Meetings

Sad

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" In Camden, it's just the atmosphere that gets me. It's simple. It's nice. It's real. And it's the people, too. I like to interact with them because they are normal and I am normal. People probably don't expect an Arsenal player to come to Camden Lock and, basically, be a normal guy. "

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" I'm a hard-working young man who believes in myself. "

" 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. "

" Here in the Premier League, you have to give 100 per cent for the whole 90 minutes. It's not like after 70 minutes you can say, 'We're 2-0 up, so let's have some fun now' - that doesn't happen in the Premier League. "

" 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. "

" Moving to England, again it's a new language to learn, and I've got to get use to the mentality, the culture, but I think I've integrated myself really well into this team, and I'm happy so far. "

" I guess I'd say I'm quite an aggressive player. Fair but aggressive, someone who likes the tough stuff. "

" In football, you just have to develop yourself. "

" 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. "

" The expectations are high, so we know: If we do not meet them, there is criticism. We have high expectations ourselves. We are not happy with fourth, third, or second, either. "

" Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home. "

" The family is our greatest luxury. "

" When I think about a mid-table club like Everton spending £150 million during the summer, I am lost for words. "

" To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something. "

" I am still young; I am still fresh, and I want more. "

" 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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" A club like Arsenal, it's normal that expectations are high. This club must compete for titles, and that's what we want to do. "

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" If you win, you're heroes. But if you don't, then you're losers. That might sound harsh, but that's the way it is. "

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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. "

" 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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