A Quote by Jan Vertonghen
The position as a striker is the hardest one in the Premier League. If you look at some top, top strikers, even they struggle to score goals here.
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I am a striker, and people expect strikers to score goals. But I don't see myself as a striker.
You look at some of the top teams in the world that have got the best strikers, and they are looking to buy another top striker. But if you have got a top goalkeeper, you are not often looking to buy another goalkeeper.
As a young player, I had to compete with Harry Kane - the top scorer of the Premier League - arguably the toughest league in the world, and a striker who is performing remains in the team.
At the top end of the Premier League, you have to be ruthless. Even just to get in the top four is hard.
Man City are a top team, but there are a lot of top teams in this division because the Premier League is the best league in Europe.
The Premier League is at the top, and everyone wants to be in the top leagues.
Gilberto is a top guy and his advice means a lot to me. He played in the same position as I do and he won the Premier League, so I look to him for inspiration, I listen to what he has to say and I take on board what he tells me.
For me, the Premier League is full of quality, and the clubs competing at the top are the same who compete at the top of Europe every year.
Look at the top strikers like Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero. They are ruthless, and every time they get a shot, people think they are going to score.
I want to be top scorer in the Premier League, top scorer at the World Cup and, within five years, I want to be among the best strikers in the world. Trust me, it will happen. I look around at other players, I see my own ability and I can't see anything that tells me it won't happen, I'm sure people will think 'What is he talking about?' But as I have done before, and as I will do again, I will sit at the other end and laugh at those people when it is all done.
To have a manager who has worked with top players, top strikers, who have played in my position, it's always nice to know that when he is giving me information, he's coached these players before so it's important I take it on board.
I want to score more than 30 goals, but I would prefer to score 15 or 20 and get the Premier League or one big trophy.
I'm confident that I can score goals in the Premier League.
It's no secret that I think that MLS is a top five, top six league in the world but they're not the top league.
During my time at Juve, I didn't score more than 20 goals a year, but I won every title except the Champions League. I've scored 15 or 16 goals, and I've lifted titles, and other strikers have scored 35 and haven't won anything.
The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players.
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