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I enjoy playing at Manchester City.
If I'm needed, I'm ready to help the team wherever.
Football has to keep being part of my daily routine!
Rehab is always up and down for the mind and for the body.
The Premier League is the best league in the world in my opinion.
It would be the completely wrong thing to go into games with fear.
I believe in life's challenges and I always try to challenge myself.
I try to do my best in training and to get in shape and be prepared.
Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are the two best teachers in the world.
You shouldn't want to imitate people if it doesn't fit with your own style.
Pep Guardiola tactically brings a gift that is second to none in the world.
If I don't get out of my comfort zone, I will never change and never improve.
Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality.
I think in the title race it's crucial to be defensively as solid as possible.
Winning the Champions League is what you dream about when you are a small child.
I speak German, Turkish and English perfectly. And I can communicate in Russian.
I have noticed that, for fans in England, the Premier League stands above the rest.
In my opinion, Havertz is even better than Ballack in terms of his playing ability.
Because of our Turkish roots, we still have a very strong relationship with Turkey.
Kun Aguero is an amazing player. He has scored so many goals and he does a great job.
To be honest I think watching from the sidelines is one of the most difficult things.
In sporting terms, I'm very satisfied with City - there are less attractive jobs in Europe!
I have had almost only positive experiences in Germany. I want to be very clear about that.
Pep is at a very high tactical level. A teacher who wants to know every detail of the game.
I dream of winning the Champions League title with Manchester City and a title with Germany.
I think struggles are part of our profession. And it's always about overcoming these kind of moments.
We always feel when we're able to score the first goal or an early goal, we feel like we are unstoppable.
Everyone told me the Premier League is the hardest. So I just wanted to try because I had nothing to lose.
The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.
I like to have the ball first of all and to pass, these short passes to create the space at the right moment.
Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, Joachim Low... How many players can say they've had coaches like them?
Of course, in the end it is all about what happens on the pitch, but it helps to have all the fans behind you.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the world class player after Messi, but for me he is not on this Galactico level of Messi.
You have to learn how to behave in these kind of moments when you are not able to control the game 100 per cent.
We are used to the whistles of the opposing fans, but when we are booed by our own fans, it's hard to live with.
Klopp's philosophy? Getting the ball back, a quick switching game, combinations and then ice cold in front of goal.
I have no problem with answering questions honestly or even looking outside the box and answering private questions.
I take care of who I am and what I do, treating people in the nicest way possible and everything comes back in life.
My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.
From my own experience, the more you play, back-to-back games, the better you feel, with more self confidence and rhythm.
Taffarel was also outstanding when Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup in 2000. I watched the games of 'Gala' a lot in my childhood.
That is the most difficult thing: to feel that you are useless, not worth as much as before, not worth as much as the others.
It's become the norm that a player who has another year on his contract period has a decision between separation or extension.
I wish that sometimes there is a little more honesty and that you can discuss things openly. There should not be taboo subjects.
When you have no concerns in your mind you are able to win a lot of times, that's how I felt when we were able to win at Dortmund.
In a team like Manchester City, Arsenal, and other big clubs, it's quite difficult just to have the same 11 players starting every week.
I like to have the ball, to have possession and to play passes, to create chances for my team-mates. I think that is what makes me strong.
When you are not able to score the first goal, maybe we get nervous and don't 100% feel the confidence is there and we have to be patient.
I see myself as a mix between number six and number eight in central midfield - this is the best position for me, as a box-to-box midfielder.
It's important in sport and life, if you do something with confidence you always do it better. That's the same in football and everything else.