When I was playing, there were always LOTS of teams in contention for the LEAGUE - Arsenal, MANCHESTER CITY, Liverpool, Leeds. Every WEEK was a big game and a big battle.

One effect COULD be that the HUGE atomic ARSENAL CREATED in the cold war could be reduced significantly.

Arsenal is a TEAM that needs GOOD footballers and leaders on the FIELD.

I lived a DREAM. Any kid who STARTS playing can't HELP but to dream to PLAY at a club like ARSENAL.

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.

The fans are AMAZING. I'm REALLY happy here at ARSENAL, and I'm GOING to do my best for this club.

What HAPPENS here, the DAILY AGENDA of ARSENAL, is very DIFFERENT from what I experienced in Monchengladbach.

It's AGGRESSIVE, and I LIKE the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other COUNTRIES, but it's very, very NICE here.

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 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.

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.

I will give everything to help ARSENAL win TROPHIES and MAKE the fans HAPPY.

I am in an outstanding city, an outstanding CLUB. The only THING that Arsenal has been MISSING is a LEAGUE title.