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
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.
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.
It's in my head that I am a leader, and captaining Monchengladbach was very good for me.
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.
It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here.
My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.
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.
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.
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.
I like to play football. I'm an aggressive player and also a leader.
I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.
The fans are amazing. I'm really happy here at Arsenal, and I'm going to do my best for this club.
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.
Arsenal were really interested in me for a long time, and I think that I fit into the football Arsenal play.
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.
The first few months in a new country are always really hard.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You can't afford to rest on your laurels at all, or you'll instantly be on the bench.
I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that.
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.
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.
In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to.
When I was younger, even though I had a big brother, my parents would give me the house key every day.
I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong.
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.
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'm going to give my best and not worry about transfer fees or anything like that.
People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all.
It's difficult to say no when Manchester City want you and you could play there. That much I have to admit.
I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.
What happens here, the daily agenda of Arsenal, is very different from what I experienced in Monchengladbach.
I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms.
To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something.
The Premier League is not my goal but a childhood dream. It is a dream that could be fulfilled.
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.
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.
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.
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.
