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Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka: I'm not the fastest, but...

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka insists he's no slow coach!

Xhaka has already been exposed to the explosive pace of Leicester's Jamie Vardy and Watford's Odion Ighalo, and admits that he will struggle to keep up with the acceleration of some in England. But he is confident that will not be a problem.

He told Berner Oberlander: “What does slow mean? Yes, I know I'm not the fastest with my legs. But I also believe that I've been pretty fast with my head.

“Anyway, I never thought: 'Uiuiui, now [the game] comes to me but a little too fast'."

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