Quotes About Adaptation

Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.

I was 20 years old went I went to the Premier League. When you are 20, you need from other people, you need people to talk to you. But when I went over there, nobody helped me.

The way the Premier League is now we have a lot of foreign players. A lot of very good foreign players.

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

The Premier League has forced me to develop different skills.

I think Sarri has grown a lot and learned a lot in the Premier League.

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

But you grow more knowledgeable during the time you play in the Premier League. Every new manager, new chapter, has been a learning curve.

It's a league that you really have to get used to. If you're coming from another one, it's a tough league. Getting the experience playing in a Premier League team and getting hopefully consistent games will be huge for me.

My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.

I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.

I am pretty confident I can adapt to the style of the Premier League.

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.

The Premier League is good, but I don't know if it fits my style. It is very physical.

A lot of people told me not to come to the Premier League because of the physical demands, especially if I came straight from Brazil to England. But it's not been like that.

It's a massive step up, from working in an office to playing in the Premier League.

Premier League players are a lot cleverer, but they don't like being roughed up. They're not used to that.

I went from Chelsea to Fulham - two Premier League teams at the time - and was sitting on the bench for the Europa League and Premier League and you don't think it is going to finish.

I've no idea if I'll manage in the Premier League. It's easy to say I will but you don't know.

You could say I've not been the same player for Ireland as I have in the Premier League.

I realise I have to adapt my game a bit at international level; that the combativeness in the Premier League is a little bit different at international level.

Pep and Jurgen tell me that the Premier League is crazy, a hard one.