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“I've had four beautiful years at Monchengladbach and owe the club a lot.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I can't stand people who are backward. I am honest, straightforward. I don't like to pretend. And I will not change either.”
“Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home.”
“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 never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.”
“I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader.”
“I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding club. The only thing that Arsenal has been missing is a league title.”
“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.”
“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 think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact.”