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

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" My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me. "

" I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot. "

" 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. "

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" We always have hope. Hope dies last. "

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

Childhood Dream

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit. "

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

" When you want too much, you don't usually achieve much. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" When I was younger, even though I had a big brother, my parents would give me the house key every day. "

" One of the most revealing details about my parents is that they only got together three months before my dad's arrest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "