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" I'd no longer be the same player without my rigorousness, and certainly not the player Arsenal wanted. "

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" I never used to be taken seriously as a Swiss person. "

" 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. "

" The Premier League is not my goal but a childhood dream. It is a dream that could be fulfilled. "

Childhood Dream

" I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms. "

" Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together. "

" I'm going to give my best and not worry about transfer fees or anything like that. "

" I can't stand people who are backward. I am honest, straightforward. I don't like to pretend. And I will not change either. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I will give everything to help Arsenal win trophies and make the fans happy. "

" In the past, we showed that we could play football, but Vladimir Petkovic has worked with us on the psychological side of things in particular. I think that's where we've made the most progress. He's brought us closer together as a team. "

" I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about. "

" It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament. "

" The family is our greatest luxury. "

" I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to. "

" It's in my head that I am a leader, and captaining Monchengladbach was very good for me. "

" You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga. "

" I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title. "

" The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club. "

" 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. "

" Individual quality doesn't decide games for us but the whole team. "

" I am a regular for one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and I want to progress still further. "

" 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. "

" I think in football everything is possible. "