First of all, I think it is not easy to win a title in the Premier League, as you have really good teams here.
I admire Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool - these are the teams that are always there fighting.
It is always nice to play for the bigger teams, contesting titles and Champions League rather than relegation.
I've been in the position where Liverpool needed to win on the last day to reach the Champions League. In May 2000, we needed to beat Bradford, who were fighting to avoid relegation, at Valley Parade but lost an awful game 1-0.
When I arrived, Bayern were sitting at 14th place in the Bundesliga and weren't in the Champions League. Twelve years later, I left with 23 titles.
At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.
When I joined QPR in March 2010 we were rock bottom and heading for League One. We conceded too many and didn't score enough, which was a recipe for relegation.
You can take a sidewards step in the Premier League, go to a team in the Championship or come to a team in League One.
Relegation - that's pressure.
I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I was under pressure to win even the friendlies.
When I first started playing at Norwich, West Brom were in the Championship, got promoted, got relegated, got promoted, got relegated, and all the time, they were building until they eventually stayed up.
I was relegated with West Ham and you never forget that. Going down, playing in the Championship, I constantly remind myself of that. I still remember the feeling, without doubt, I wouldn't allow myself to forget it.
Playing for relegation and livelihoods and people's jobs - that's pressure. Being at the top of the table, we should be enjoying it.
You can't flirt with relegation every year.
It disturbs me that Liverpool are not in the Champions League and fighting for the Premier League.
I wouldn't call going into the Premier League an ordeal. I would say the Championship is more of an ordeal than the Premier League.
When you speak about teams who are experienced in the fight against relegation, the teams are used to handling this kind of situation. The teams who are not so experienced in this sort of thing have more difficulties to handle the pressure and the disappointments.
It's tough when you are fighting relegation.
All Premier League fixtures are tricky, you always need your wits about you whether you are playing top or bottom.
The Premier League is always like that - you never know what can happen! Even at the top of the table and bottom of the table.
I like the atmosphere in the Premier League. The teams play attacking football, and for a striker, that is even more attractive.
In my 20 years in football, I was fortunate enough never to have experienced relegation. And while there is the pressure of expectations at the top of the league, at the bottom it comes in fear and trepidation, which is almost worse.
When I joined Leverkusen, they were regarded as a quiet club.
In a Premier League race, it's never over until it's over.
At the start of the season, there are 16 teams in the top division looking behind them, making sure they avoid relegation. The fear starts in the boardroom, comes down to managers and through to players. The fans sense it.
