CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN

That's the main thing for a player: you feel comfortable, you feel aware of everything around you, and you don't think about anything other than football when you're on the pitch.

When the team is doing well, you go with the flow. You get confidence, and you just build on that.

I only had good years with Frank de Boer. I don't have anything bad to say about him.

Why did I come to Spurs? It just felt right.

Football was always big in my family.

I'm personally in a different stage of my career than I was at the beginning. I was young and tried to run a lot and fight for things. Now it falls naturally. That's something you get with experience.

Bale is an exceptional player; he's shown that for years. He's Wales' talisman, and he's been that for years and will be for years. He's technically very gifted, very direct, has a wonderful kick and a lot of pace and a good finisher.

Money has never been a motivation.

Talking to the press, you say things a little differently.

It's never fun to be injured; it's always boring being on the side. You want to go back to help the team and to be able to play.

I've always been a runner.

It was a bit of a shock playing against Millwall. I knew the reputation of English football was tough, but my first thoughts when we started were, 'Wow, this is different to Denmark.' They kicked a little more and made crazy tackles, but I wasn't injured when I returned to Denmark, so I guess I did OK.

In the future, I see myself at the highest level. That's what I dream about.

I had a lot of dealings with Bergkamp. I started with the under-17s at Ajax, and he was the assistant coach. Once or twice a week, we had individual one-to-one training sessions. You just watched Bergkamp. When you see him in training, he had skills that a guy just shouldn't be allowed to have.

I don't like it hectic; I like to keep it calm and do my thing - play the pass. I think you see the pass if you are in a good state of mind.

Barcelona is a fantastic football club, and I don't think there are many players who would be able to say no to them.

Penalties are easy if you score, but in open play, we create chances as well.

As a player, you want to play for your national team - if you're fit, you play; if you're not fit, you don't play.

You can't get in the top four if you can't beat the clubs who are in the top four.

It is always hard when the referee is against you.

I'm addicted to football. When I get outside, I just want to stay on the training pitch.

When you're young - I probably still am at 23, though I don't feel so young anymore - you have your ups and downs.

I've played a lot of games - I started very early, and the first 50 games were just warm-up games.

When you are new, it is difficult to get momentum and get to know your team-mates when you are not regularly in the team.

Everyone wants to play like Spurs. We want to play attractive football, get the ball forward, and create chances with good possession.