Edin Dzeko Quotes

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.

Maybe sometimes it can take a player a bit longer to get comfortable and to get to know everyone and exactly what he needs to do.

I needed a little time to settle, to know the Premier League, the people here, how they are, and to know the players. I had to find my confidence.

Every player settles into a new league in different ways.

At the start, it was a bit difficult to come to Chelsea, a new club in a new league with very good players. It was very difficult to get into the team, but I did a lot of things to try and settle quick into the club, the team, the area.

I know it will take a little time to adapt to a different team and a different league.

It is a challenge to work with a newcomer.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

I am starting to like L.A., but the concept of a place you have to get used to so much seems a little weird to me. I have been to many foreign cities where I didn't have to acclimatize as much as I did to L.A.

There's always a transition if you go to a new territory or a new company or a new country or wherever because there's different styles and different crowds that you perform in front of. Of course, it always takes a little bit of time to find your groove.

When you come to a new club, it takes time to adapt.

Especially a new role, it takes a long time for me to settle into a role but it's exciting as well.

When I was in the second unit, it just took me time to find my rhythm just playing with a lot of new guys. But once I got in the starting lineup, it kind of just opened up a little bit.

Any time you go into a new environment, you have to learn a new system, there are adjustments you have to make.

The second season is always easier than the first one. When you change, it's always more difficult. You have to adapt to the way your team plays; you have to adapt to your team-mates, to the league, to the referees.

When I moved to Schalke it took me a few months to settle.

It takes time to settle in and learn a new formation and style of play.

We are comfortable in this environment. Why not make ourselves comfortable over there?.

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I don't think anyone knew what to do with me.

There are rumors that we want to move back to the U.K., but we're so happy in America I actually can't see us ever leaving... People ask me how long it took to adapt. Twenty minutes.

Sometimes when you get on a new movie you kind of how to figure out the way other people work and it can be like being the new kid in high school where you're just trying to find out where your place is on the movie or on the set.

I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

When I came to America, I had some surprises at first, but I could soon adjust.

At the beginning, I didn't want to arrive at a big team like Ferrari and say: 'Ok, I want the car like this' - I just wanted to try and adapt to the car and then see if I wanted to make some changes.