A lot of people talked down about my career at some point, which makes sense.

There were situations in my career where I played much better than another player in my position, but that player had a better name in terms of commercial appeal.

If you are young and you don't get rewarded with game-time, or don't come into games, it is difficult to try to still be hungry in the training sessions.

I came in on time, I was always a professional.

I have never been a difficult person.

When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football - just a long-ball 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.

In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back.

A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.

I came from Ajax where you play 4-3-3 and as a winger they didn't want you to defend.

I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you. But in a 4-4-2 you are basically also the left midfielder so you have to help more in defence and I wasn't used to that.

For a 20 year old the gap from Holland to England is massive. That's a fact. Not all players are able to settle in directly from day one. I remember even Van Persie needed two, three years but he became Van Persie.

Turkish people are very emotional, very passionate about football, really want to see their team do well.

I definitely made the wrong choices. I left Holland too early, I probably should've stayed one more year for my development, but these things happen.

In Holland, you can step into the manager's office and ask him for clarity if you don't know why you're not playing and they are open with you.

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.

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.

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.

English fans and the English atmospheres are special.

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.

To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.

To be a supersub is mentally hard.

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

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!'