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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. "
Granit Xhaka
Want
You
Play
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" 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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Attention
Service
Food
" Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together. "
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Me
Together
Brother
" 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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Me
Think
Style
" I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader. "
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Like
Play
Football
" What happens here, the daily agenda of Arsenal, is very different from what I experienced in Monchengladbach. "
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Different
Daily
Agenda
" 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. "
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Team
Think
New
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Our
Years
Win
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Back
Need
People
" In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to. "
Granit Xhaka
Notice
You
More
" I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot. "
Granit Xhaka
Club
Beautiful
Four
" The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club. "
Granit Xhaka
Best
Happy
Amazing
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Important
Bad
Day
" 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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Steps
First
Here
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
I Am
Food
Love
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Passion
Play
Problem
" You have to be completely there in every game, and as soon as you drop your level even one per cent, you concede goals. "
Granit Xhaka
Drop
Game
You
" My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me. "
Granit Xhaka
Same
Aggressive
Game
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Parents
Path
Football
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
I Am
Real
Me
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Sound
Losers
Heroes
" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "
Granit Xhaka
Positive
Think
Manager
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Criticism
Know
Happy
" In football, you just have to develop yourself. "
Granit Xhaka
You
Yourself
Develop
" I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms. "
Granit Xhaka
Contact
Personal
Never
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
Win
Talk
Feet
" 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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Nice
Here
Happy
" I am still young; I am still fresh, and I want more. "
Granit Xhaka
Fresh
Want
Still
" 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. "
Granit Xhaka
School
Career
Play
" I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge. "
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Out
Never
Challenge
" I think in football everything is possible. "
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Football
Think
Everything