Vincent Janssen

“I like to battle with defenders if I have to. I don't know where it comes from; I am not a nasty guy.”

“It doesn't matter, if you're on the pitch, how old you are. You have to keep going - you have to perform - and if you're 18 or 36, you have to play your games.”

“When you come off the pitch, and you have had some chances but not scored, it is difficult.”

“You have to make your own destiny.”

“I support my team-mates wherever they need it, and if someone else plays instead of me, I'm fully behind him.”

“I initially found it difficult with my role as a substitute, sometimes sitting in the stands at Spurs, but I learned to deal with it.”

“With the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup, I will play many games with Spurs. And I'm going to enjoy all the playing time I get.”

“I'm not going to throw the towel in just because things are not going great for the first time in my career.”

“I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.”

“I'm not that type of guy who's going to question myself.”

“I'm a strong striker, two-footed, and I can score goals.”

“In a season, every striker has some periods where he doesn't score.”

“To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee.”

“Strikers in England get less time than in Holland, and it took me a while to get used to that.”

“I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.”

“Koeman may have been head coach at Feyenoord, but I never felt like he was my manager, as I was in the youth team. I don't even know if he knew I was there. I don't have anything to prove to him.”

“I had to make a decision: am I going to go for the football or make another choice. When you play in the Dutch second division, it's not like you can live off that for your whole life.”

“There is no bad blood between us whatsoever. I owe a lot to AZ.”

“I had the best footballing year of my life with AZ. The people I've worked with were fantastic. I can only look back on my time in Alkmaar with a positive feeling.”

“When I was a little child, I watched every game in the Champions League, and now I can play it for myself.”