Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has defended his playing style.
Xhaka has received two straight red cards at club level this season and nine for club and country since April 2014.
“I don't mind," Xhaka told Blick when asked about the criticism he has faced since moving to England. “I'm not that easy to knock down, nobody can destroy me. But I'm bothered by people who call me dirty, dumb, and brainless. You don't say words like those to people you don't know.
“That's my game. If you take it away from me, I'm not the same anymore.
“I have analysed my sendings off and many off the fouls took place before the half way line, 60 to 70 meters from our goal. That's too far away. That has to stop. But I don't go out on the pitch and pull out of a tackle."