A Quote by Jay-Jay Okocha

Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Europa League.

Jay-Jay Okocha

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Jay-Jay Okocha
Nigerian - Athlete
Born: August 14, 1973

I wanted to play in the Premier League and Bolton offered me that opportunity at that time and that was why I signed for Bolton.

Jay-Jay Okocha

Tottenham are a big 'European club so it is normal that we are one of the main candidates for the Europa League 'title.

Erik Lamela

I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that's for sure. Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League. We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs. Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That's the reality, even if some don't want to admit it.

Alan Pardew

I think the first time I had to play at left-back was at Manchester United in the Europa League.

James Milner

I even got game time in some Europa League matches, some other Premier League matches and managed to make a start in an FA Cup match as well.

Nathan Ake

It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League.

Sam Allardyce

A club like Liverpool has to be involved in Europe, whether it is the Europa League or Champions League.

Pepe Reina

Tottenham set a points and victories record in my first season, missed out on the Champions League by one point and had a great run in the Europa League. In the second season, at the time I left we had more points than in the previous campaign.

Andre Villas-Boas

It's clear that anyone who plays in Belgium or another league with less quality still has a chance of making the Champions League or the Europa League.

Andrea Pirlo

When I was 16 I took the first opportunity I had to play basketball in a different country. I flew to Europe for the first time and found myself in the small town of Macon, in France. That was the first time I lived far away from my people, from my culture. I was young and had to adapt quickly.

Serge Ibaka

Being involved with the first team, be it in the Premier League or the Europa League, you just have to take it as it comes. You keep all the nerves inside and just play your normal game.

Reiss Nelson

I trained with Chelsea for two weeks under Glenn Hoddle when they were in the relegation zone - it was a long time ago. And I also trained for Bolton when I was a young player. I was very clear, very soon, that I was missing a lot for that level.

Ralph Hasenhuttl

When I went to AC Milan, they were four points away from the relegation zone, and by the end of the season, we were just one goal away from being in the Europa League.

Clarence Seedorf

Bolton was another important stage for me. I learned a lot, even if I didn't fight for any titles. We were not too close, only one semi-final of the FA Cup and then I went to Sunderland for only four or five months and we fought relegation.