Quotes from Christian Eriksen

I've always been a runner.

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who is scoring and who is not scoring. It's about winning games.

I think everybody knows if they played a good or a bad game.

Villas-Boas wasn't a bad man, not at all.

Barcelona is a fantastic football club, and I don't think there are many players who would be able to say no to them.

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.

Penalties are easy if you score, but in open play, we create chances as well.

Bale is an exceptional player; he's shown that for years. He's Wales' talisman, and he's been that for years and will be for years. He's technically very gifted, very direct, has a wonderful kick and a lot of pace and a good finisher.

I wouldn't go to a club just to stay on the subs' bench.

Ajax have a tradition of good football and play 4-3-3, which suits me. They also spend lots of money on youth players with the aim of putting them in the first team.

I'm addicted to football. When I get outside, I just want to stay on the training pitch.

That's the main thing for a player: you feel comfortable, you feel aware of everything around you, and you don't think about anything other than football when you're on the pitch.

I've played a lot of games - I started very early, and the first 50 games were just warm-up games.

You watch Silva, and he almost never gives the ball away. He is always looking, thinking, making the right calls.

You can't get in the top four if you can't beat the clubs who are in the top four.

I had a lot of dealings with Bergkamp. I started with the under-17s at Ajax, and he was the assistant coach. Once or twice a week, we had individual one-to-one training sessions. You just watched Bergkamp. When you see him in training, he had skills that a guy just shouldn't be allowed to have.

Anyone can beat anyone in the Premier League.

I think, for everyone who wants to get to the highest level, you have to be in the Premier League, of course.

I'm not a player to defend or run around. I want the ball.

Generally, you're going into every game with excitement. You know you're going to play forward and not going to defend. You're going to try to create and score goals.

My form with Denmark hasn't been too bad. I got off to a very slow start with five goals in my first 50 games.

In England, you can't enter the training ground without permission, whereas in Denmark, you are free to go in.

As a player, sometimes you expect something to happen every time the ball is in the box. Every time somebody falls down, you get nervous because you have to watch your back because anything can happen.

I'm personally in a different stage of my career than I was at the beginning. I was young and tried to run a lot and fight for things. Now it falls naturally. That's something you get with experience.