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" 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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Granit Xhaka

Together

Progress

Past

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

" There a lot of occasions when Albanians cause trouble, but then we are also very nice people. People sometimes forget that there are good people from the Balkans as well. "

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

Granit Xhaka

Leader

I Am

" 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 still want to improve in every way. I'm a young player. I want to work, and that's my aim: to improve in every single aspect of my play. "

" Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play. "

" Personally, I can handle criticism, especially when it is deserved, and it's because my dad never, ever said 'Well done' to me. He did it on purpose so that I kept my feet on the ground. "

Granit Xhaka

Well Done

Criticism

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm looking forward to the new adventure. Playing in the Premier League was always my dream, and I'm definitely going to relish this opportunity and give my absolute everything for this club. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect. "

Granit Xhaka

You

Learn

" It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here. "

" The family is our greatest luxury. "

" My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader there. "

" 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 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. "

" 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

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

Granit Xhaka

Best

Worry

" 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 football, you just have to develop yourself. "

" You have to be completely there in every game, and as soon as you drop your level even one per cent, you concede goals. "

" 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. "