Top 30 Xherdan Shaqiri Quotes

What if the coach of Kosovo wants me as the captain? Of course, I am thinking about it then.

I was born in Kosovo and grew up in Switzerland.

Here at Stoke, I cannot exert too much influence, simply because there is a lack of quality around me.

If I were to leave Stoke, it would have to be a step up for me. Everything would have to be right.

Swiss guys are always exactly on time, but Albanians are not like this.

Inter’s infrastructure is a shame, to be honest. That such a prestigious club does not find a way to invest in its infrastructure is disappointing.

I’m just a player who wants to work and who does my job every day, the same as I always did.

With German teams, they always sit together – there are no phones on the table.

I think, in football, you have always emotions.

Some ex-football players, or ex-teammates, they spoke to the media, and it looks like I am a bad boy or something, but I’ve never been a bad boy or had some problems at a club!

Of course it’s a big change from Stoke to Liverpool. Liverpool is a big, big team.

We have to try and win every game because all of them are important.

I think my agents take care of my future.

Not everything depends on me. I can’t dribble the ball all the way from the back to the front.

English football is very offensive, all about fast attacks, and I like that.

Whether players are from Albania or Yugoslavia is not important. What’s important is to be a team on the pitch.

I am the opposite of someone who is not professional.

It’s very important to have a coach who wants to win every single game and who approaches them like they are not a problem – whether it is against Sunderland or Man City or against anyone.

As I was always the youngest, I had to fight for everything.

I want to play in big games from the beginning and not just in the Bundesliga when everything is already decided.

For me, nothing is impossible.

I live the Swiss mentality but the Kosovo mentality too, because when I go home, I speak Albanian.

Everybody knows I’m a player who wants to play at the highest level; this is pretty normal.

I have admired Jurgen Klopp for a long time because his teams play fantastic football, and he is a fantastic person.

It was always my dream to come to the Premier League because I love this league, and I love this country. It’s an amazing place.

Every player wants to play on the biggest stages in football. I have played for big teams. I know what it takes.

I’m very proud with how my story has gone. I’ve played for some very big teams, and it is not normal how I got there. It is a dream for every player to have this kind of career, so I am very proud of this.

I think my stats speak for themselves.

My parents wanted me to stay in England because they love the football here and how the people feel about football. It was important for them, too, that I stayed in the Premier League.

Every player wants to play. That’s pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he’s on the bench. That’s pretty normal, too. But it’s football: only 11 players can start, and the coach has his game plan for each game.