They used to have selection days for all the local kids and I went to these trials three times and got turned down every time. On the third time I was so upset because I thought I was not good enough. I was eight years old and I had the feeling, 'That's it, I don't want to play for Ajax any more!'

I'm not the type of player who gives up.

To be a supersub is mentally hard.

To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.

It is clear I have enough qualities to be in the starting XI of Liverpool. But when you never get a real chance, it's difficult.

English fans and the English atmospheres are special.

As far as I can judge, English football is not for everybody. You need to have the lungs for it, you need to have the strength for it.

I liked mostly to play football on the ground and have a little bit of playing tactics rather than just up and down, long balls and second balls. That's not really my game.

If there isn't a team that plays my type of game I don't think I could make a big difference. I have to be realistic.