Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Related Quotes:

" 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. "

Granit Xhaka

Think

Style

" Arsenal is Arsenal. It's not a small club; it's a very big club, and it's like a family. It's very good for me because I love my family, and to have another family here is very good. "

Granit Xhaka

Small

Family

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

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

" I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think in football everything is possible. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

Granit Xhaka

Best

Worry

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

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

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

" 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 never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge. "

" 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. "

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

Granit Xhaka

Still

Europe

" 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

" Arsenal play attractive football, and I enjoy that. I think you could see against the MLS side that this team has a lot of quality, and we'll give our all to show that on the pitch. "

" 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. "

" I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader. "

Granit Xhaka

Play

Football

" 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

" 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. "

Granit Xhaka

Relationship

Family

" 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. "

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

" 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. "