“There are so many other examples in the Premier League of players who ...” — Ronald Koeman Quote

“There are so many other examples in the Premier League of players who are the best in their country and make a move because they are really ready for a level higher. If they come to the English top flight, it turns out they need a period to adjust in terms of pace, aggressiveness and physicality, especially as a midfielder.”

“I respect and admire the Premier League.”

“I'd prefer to have 10 players scoring 10-15 goals than one scoring 25.”

“The truly great players have this advantage over the rest of the international elite, gifted though those others are: they have the ability to slow down a ball travelling at 90mph, to move before others can, to make the world adjust to their rhythm rather than the other way round.”

“You can only adjust to so much history in your life. I still have trouble texting.”

“Postcolonial critics are, I suspect, wrong when they argue that the mass of British people still mourn the loss of empire. But Britain's politicians - and its Foreign Office - have found it hard to adjust to the loss, not so much of onetime colonies as of the global clout the colonies once afforded.”