Quotes About Performance

I haven't had many problems adapting to the Premier League.

We want to play on the highest level and the Champions League, other than the Premier League for us, is the highest level.

If you can play effective counter-attacking football, as you see in the Premier League, it's very effective.

Ideally, you want a defender with Premier League experience.

Every game is tough for me because the level of competition is so high in the Premier League, and every time you have to be at your best.

That's the difference between outside and playing in the Premier League.

Obviously there are questions when anyone comes up to the Premier League about whether they can cope.

I only missed nine Premier League games from a possible 228 between August 2004 and May 2010.

I am happy to play in the Premier League. It's a competition which encourages players to give only their very best week in, week out and you have to be 100%.

I think I can handle the pressure and am pretty confident I can adapt to the style of the Premier League.

I find the quality of the officials in the Premier League so much better than the Championship.

You can only go so far in the Premier League before you have to spend.

I'm confident that I can score goals in the Premier League.

I don't have a desire to prove people wrong, as such, because if you take a look at my Premier League record it's not too bad.

When I am 32, 33 and I realise that I can't keep my level or it is dropping, it will be a stop abroad where you might not play at the highest level and not keep up with Premier League.

I've shown I can perform at Premier League level and that's where I want to be playing for the next few years. That's where I want to stay, it's the big league and I'm driving towards being there for as long as I possibly can.

Obviously the leagues are different. The Premier League is much more competitive than the Dutch league.

The position as a striker is the hardest one in the Premier League. If you look at some top, top strikers, even they struggle to score goals here.

You don't appreciate the level of the Premier League until you are there.

The hardest part of performing in the Premier League is the mental side of it, with everything being scrutinised.

Of course the Premier League has the most top level players in the world. But the Chinese guys are very good.

If you want to build a good team, you need to spend a lot of money, especially in the Premier League.

From a personal point of view, when you're hitting the back of the net at Premier League level people recognize that you're doing something right.

I'm not going to say the Dutch league is naive but they all play to win. In the Premier League, you have teams with a different idea.