Granit Xhaka Quotes

Every player needs time to settle in and to get used to a new club, from knowing the league to the other players - everything.

There's always a transition if you go to a new territory or a new company or a new country or wherever because there's different styles and different crowds that you perform in front of. Of course, it always takes a little bit of time to find your groove.

I needed a little time to settle, to know the Premier League, the people here, how they are, and to know the players. I had to find my confidence.

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

At the start, it was a bit difficult to come to Chelsea, a new club in a new league with very good players. It was very difficult to get into the team, but I did a lot of things to try and settle quick into the club, the team, the area.

I know it will take a little time to adapt to a different team and a different league.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

Especially a new role, it takes a long time for me to settle into a role but it's exciting as well.

Maybe sometimes it can take a player a bit longer to get comfortable and to get to know everyone and exactly what he needs to do.

I'm always a big advocate for adapting to your new team, your new country and your new team-mates.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

Any rookie is going to go through a transition process that's going to be tough.

When I land in a new country, I'm a tourist. I can't become a local in one day.

I'm on the right track to completely adapting to England.

Every player settles into a new league in different ways.

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

I am starting to like L.A., but the concept of a place you have to get used to so much seems a little weird to me. I have been to many foreign cities where I didn't have to acclimatize as much as I did to L.A.

My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid.

I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

When you come to a new club, it takes time to adapt.

The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.

It is a challenge to work with a newcomer.

Any time you go into a new environment, you have to learn a new system, there are adjustments you have to make.

When I moved to Schalke it took me a few months to settle.

You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.