Quotes from Gylfi Sigurdsson

Bony is probably physically stronger than Kane but I think Harry Kane comes a little bit deeper to pick up the ball some times.

It's nice to have pressure. It keeps you going and keeps you working hard but if you think too much about it then it could get into your head, and you play your best football when you're enjoying yourself and if you're relaxed - so that's what I'll try to do.

It's something we've all been waiting to see happen to Icelandic football - to actually go to the World Cup.

For me, I think the Champions League is the biggest trophy, but playing for your country in the World Cup... it's hard to choose.

My dad and my brother took me over to England a few times to train with various clubs. My brother basically ended up sending a CD to a few clubs of me playing football. That seems like a long time ago now, but it ended up signing for Reading.

When someone gets injured someone has to step up and fill his place.

You can understand why it is difficult for the players who have long-term injuries when they have to watch the boys going out training every day.

Joining the family business was always Plan B or Plan C.

I played on frozen pitches, on snow. I had only a couple of years indoor before I went to England.

With young players you never know how quickly they're going adapt.

It is good for the morale of the team when you see top players being brought in.

Playing for Iceland, you always find the stats are against you, so I never pay too much attention to them.

I do not regret it and I really enjoyed my time at Spurs. I improved a lot playing with big players.

I probably played too much on the left for my liking - I'm not that kind of player who is going to get the ball and run past the full-back. Of course if it happens, you've got to do a job for the team, and no problem. But I feel better - and think you get more out of me - playing me through the middle.

Frank Lampard was always the player I tried to model myself on. The amount of goals he scored from midfield was incredible. On and off the pitch, he was what I wanted to be.

If you get a few successive games you are going to get in to your stride and once you start playing more you get more confidence and then you can push on.

Of course I want to play my way into the starting line-up, that's what every player wants to do.