Quotes from Gylfi Sigurdsson

This is why I had to go to Swansea. I didn't want to stay on the bench for another year.

Confidence makes a big difference.

My interest in football in England started very young. The Premier League was on TV and my dad used to watch it so naturally I would be sat with him on a Saturday or a Sunday watching the football with him.

You ask any player and the Champions League is where he wants to be.

Beckham and Frank Lampard were the ones that I particularly liked watching, and with Lampard scoring so many goals from midfield it was hard not to look up to him.

I just wanted to play football and didn't get the chance in Germany in my second season there.

When I was young, all I wanted to do was play football.

Tottenham have always played fantastic football. I remember watching them many years ago when I was younger, and they'd concede three but they'd score four.

My dad played in Iceland and I think went over to Sweden for a couple of years.

The things I love are scoring goals and getting in the box, getting on the end of crosses and taking up positions where the ball might fall to you.

All of the players want to play in the Premier League. I think it's about being in the right place at the right time.

Of course, as a young boy it was always my dream to either go to the Premier League or the Bundesliga.

I'd spent three and a half years at Swansea, played my first Premier League game there.

It's a good feeling when you deliver under a lot of pressure.

I don't really mind where I play, as long as I'm playing. I'm just happy to be on the pitch - as long as it's not defensive.

I always say I enjoyed my time at Spurs and I improved as a player so I don't look back and think 'what if?'

We are a small nation that nobody expects anything of.

I'm not sure if it's easier to play against teams who try to play football against you rather than sit back.

My grandad was a fisherman and my dad was a fisherman.

My dad has a few boats, but I'm not into fishing.

Swansea is totally different. The people here are so friendly, different to London where everyone is in a rush.

Moise Kean looks like a very good footballer with a lot of different qualities.

Things just seem easier when you build up a bit of a points gap.

Genetically I think I'm more equipped for long distances than high-intensity sprints.