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" 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. "

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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. "

Granit Xhaka

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Talk

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

" Actually, it's normal when you come to a new club and country: you need to get used to the language, the philosophy of the team, the squad, the coach. "

" I don't think Gladbach are on the same level as Arsenal. "

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

" 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. "

Granit Xhaka

Football

Different

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Lots of people talk about the character of our team, that it's not right and that we need to do more. But we always show that we can come back. "

" 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. "

" My brother was always going to go in the direction of football. With me, it was more between school and football. Eventually, it worked out for both of us. We're pleased to have gone down that path. I'm proud that my parents always supported us, in good and in bad times. You need that. "

" 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. "

" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "

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

" 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. "

" People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all. "

" Everyone fights for everyone else. If someone has a bad day, then the others are there for him. And if a player makes a mistake, then the others can compensate for that. Those sorts of things are crucial at this level, and it's really important that we perform as a unit. "

" I knew before I arrived that the pressure at a club that challenges for the title grows quickly. The season is long; we'll become stronger with every game. "

" My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia. "

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

Granit Xhaka

Still

Europe

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

Granit Xhaka

Notice

You

" 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. "

" I remember I was young, and the first game I watched was in the Premier League. It's a big dream for me, and now that I'm here, I am very, very happy. "

Granit Xhaka

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Dream

" I'm a person who thinks realistically but has dreams and fantasies as well. "

" 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. "

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

" The family is our greatest luxury. "