Bojan Krkic Quotes

I have a lot of respect for the British people and the passion which they have for football, the full stadiums.

I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.

I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.

It's a big jealousy thing in Germany that you have from fans - not the hardcore fans, because they always stand behind their team.

In Spain, they go to the stadium and treat it like going to the theatre. In England, they go to support their team, to scream and shout, and do everything they can. I love that.

I feel really proud of my career - more here in England than in Spain. There are different mentalities. Here the people respect you.

In Serbia, it is amazing pressure. When we lose a game, it is like somebody dies. It is really horrible.

When you grow up in the Premier League and grown up watching it, nothing else compares.

Of course El Clasico is a great night, but I don't have an overwhelming desire to play in that game.

Chelsea's fans love me a lot, even more than in Atletico. Figure that!

I like many things in English football - everyone lives and breathes it here. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't like Spanish football.

I'm grateful to play at Wembley - it is a very historical place - but it is not the same feeling as White Hart Lane.

The European leagues have been there a long time, the coaches have been there, the clubs have been there, there's history to the teams. There's already that football support culture.

Our national identity is so interwoven with football.

Football in Italy is crazy and the people are very crazy, too, so I think we are used to it.

When I was 19 I came to play a friendly against England and I really liked how they played and how passionate the fans are.

English fans and the English atmospheres are special.

It was a bit difficult in England at first with the weather and the rain, but I love the football culture in this country.

I might have a different understanding of the term 'football star.' If I shoot a few balls after training, it's perfectly normal that I collect them afterwards.

In my early England days, there was a bit of tension with captain Nasser Hussain.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

People talk a lot about the Welsh fans but English supporters are also among the world's best.

When Brazil lose, someone has to be guilty, and it's always Rivaldo. It's different with Romario. He plays in Brazil, and they love him more. I'm treated like a foreign player.

The crowd are more understanding at Anfield than at any other football ground.

England's very different. I was at Barcelona for 10 years, and it's another world.