Quotes from Mousa Dembele

Nobody is perfect. Even Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo can sometimes look like players from League One.

I chose China because I needed something new. Other clubs in Europe and Qatar were also a possibility, but the adventure at Guangzhou was the most interesting.

Tottenham have always had unbelievable players, and the only thing that has changed is our mentality.

I like to watch the top teams in different countries, like Spain or Bayern Munich in Germany. The rest I don't watch. I have nothing to do with that. I'm not a freak. I know guys who watch every game. I'm not like that.

Outside football, I like to go to musicals or the theatre. My favourite one is the 'Jersey Boys.'

You have an atmosphere at Tottenham like, 'Okay, we are not scared of anyone,' and we have the same feeling with the national team. Everywhere we go at Tottenham, we have a good feeling.

It's a very good thing to have a group that stays together and understands each other as well.

I notice I have both African and Belgian characteristics.

I've played a lot of games, and automatically, if I play a lot of games, I feel fitter, much stronger, and good.

When you have pain, you have pain, and it's always, like, 30 percent there. Of course, there were some games when I was struggling a lot, but there are different solutions to solve it - anti-inflammatory and this kind of thing - so the pain goes away a bit.

Everybody likes to be appreciated.

When I was young, I never shot. I always wanted to dribble the ball in the goal.

I just like to play, to pass the ball and dribble.