I am happy to play in the Premier League. It's a competition which encourages players to give only their very best week in, week out and you have to be 100%.
I'm a more consistent player than I was and if I can keep averaging over 100 week-in and week-out in the Premier League I'll be happy.
Playing week in, week out in the Premier League is massive. You're coming across the best players in the world in probably the best league in the world.
Petr Cech has been a top keeper in the Premier League for the last 10-12 years. When you're growing up, you see him making these saves week in, week out. He's probably been the most consistent goalkeeper in these last 10 years in the Premier League, so you can't give him too much criticism.
I want to be an established Premier League striker that is starting week in, week out.
Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.
The best league in the world is the Premier League, so I am so happy to be here playing with and against big players.
I've loved my time at Sunderland. It's benefited me so much, as I've just gained invaluable experience playing week-in, week-out in the Premier League and mixing it with the big boys.
Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was in the Premier League, he'd be the best player by some distance.
We want hungry players, players who have a burning ambition to play in the Premier League and stay in the Premier League for years to come.
In Spain, we have a pretty good league - for me, I think it's the second-best league in the world. They play tough there, they play aggressive. The big difference is that we play only one game a week in Spain, maybe two.
The best players in the world play in the Premier League and therefore it is the best league.
To see a small, modest team built on hard work, where the players are so close, so together, win week after week, stay up there and play so well, when they're so consistent and they win the league, that makes people take them to their hearts.
Many players in the French squad play in the Premier League or have played in the Premier League, so I knew about the level.
It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world, and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.
Competition is something that brings you to the next level because if you have no competition, and you know you are starting week in, week out, it takes a little bit of the quality.
The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.