Quotes by Granit Xhaka - Page 2

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.
Granit Xhaka /
Grows
Stronger
Title
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Balkans
Good People
Nice People
Good People Good People
Good People Sometimes
Good Good People People
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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 /
Compliment
Perfectly
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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.
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Impressed
Character Me Day
Disciplined
Speaks
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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.
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Criticism
Fourth
High Expectations
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Arsenal
Attractive
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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.
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Arsenal
Love Family Good
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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 /
Criticism
Handle
Well Done
Dad Done Me
Deserved
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Account
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Adventure
Looking Forward
Premier League
Relish
Absolute
Premier
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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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Integrated
Mentality
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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.
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Developed
Falling
Improved
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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 /
Switzerland
Learnt
Play Football
Thank
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Arsenal
Heavy
Fee
Transfer
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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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Coaches
Ballistic
Provoke
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I wouldn't change myself for anybody. I am who I am; people accept me, or they don't. I have my strengths and my weaknesses, which I can try to improve upon, of course. I'm still not the finished product.
Granit Xhaka /
Finished
Change Myself I Am
Accept
Change Myself Me
Anybody
Course
Finished Product
Improve
Product
Strengths
Weaknesses
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Arsenal
Best Way
Pay Attention
Detail
Flights
Geared
Perfectly
Prepare
Recover
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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 /
Clubs
Football Match
Round
Match
Tactically
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Premier League
Cent
Per
Premier
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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 /
Considering
Fans
Good Relationship
Harsh
Traitor
Family Good Respect
Background
Family Good Relationship
Unacceptable
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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 /
Household
Taboo
Half Years
Imprisoned
Stood
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Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.
Granit Xhaka /
Bases
Body Fat
Conditions
Doctors
Monday
Muscles
Tested
Your Body
Fat
Asked
Check
Cover
Hide
Jump
Once A Week
Percentage
Regularly
Undertake
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Psychological
Closer
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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 /
World Class
For Example
Personalities
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Bothered
Dirty
Easy
Idiot
Mind
Stupid
Stupid People
Words
Someone
Call
Destroy
Down
Stupid I Am Me
Mind I Am Me
No-One
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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 /
Card
Improved
Sent
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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 /
Bad Day
Crucial
Mistake
Perform
Compensate
Everyone Else
Unit
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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 /
Arsenal
Atmosphere
Camden
Normal
Player
Simple
I Am Me People
I Am Me Simple
Basically
Me Simple I Am
Expect
Gets
Interact
Lock
Normal People
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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 /
Bad Times
Good Always Path
Pleased
Supported
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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.
Granit Xhaka /
Cards
Red
Yellow
Youth
Case
Issue
Last Few Years
Picked
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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 /
Contact
Emotion
Onto
Tackle
Vital
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