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Learning to play different roles has made me a more all-round midfielder. ”
I don't want to leave Feyenoord before having made an impact at the club. ”
At Under-11/12, I was playing as a right-back. The manager then was Cyril Helstone, and he said to me, 'No, you're not a defender. You should be in midfield.' That was the big change in my career because from that moment until I made my debut in the first-team at Feyenoord, that was the position I played. ”
The most important thing is to enjoy football because you don't know how long your career is going to last, but it is difficult when things don't go well. ”
It's not normal to score four goals in a game. ”
I am happy at PSV, but I am a player with a lot of ambition. ”
If you are busy with a good performance, something you can control, then the chance to win the game is much bigger. ”
At seven, I played centre-back. When you're so young, though, it's more to enjoy the training and to get a feel for the game. It's not heavy on tactics of a position. We were playing on a half pitch, seven against seven or eight against eight, so they say you're a centre-back, but it's not like the real definition. ”
You can lose games, but when you look back on the games you lose, you must be, 'Okay, we lost, but we did everything to win it.' ”
You want to be able to look back and feel you were part of Liverpool's great history - win something here, and they will always remember you. ”