When I moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, I was only 18, and I found it hard to adapt. But what surprised me most about moving to England was how fast the game was. I like it, but it is so quick.
My process to adapt to English football has been very good.
Scottish football doesn't suit me perfectly, how I want to play football.
Beveren helped me a lot to adjust to Europe.
I try to play in one way all my career and here, with high pressing, but it is different in England. Many times the ball is more in the air than the grass, and I have to adapt.
Neymar is a phenomenon. He adapted to European football very quickly.
The pistol isn't going to go away, but the job in the long run is going to be to deliver the ball from the pocket.
I was adapted to European football after playing in Germany for three years, but English football is very different to the Bundesliga.
The difference in the Premier League is that it's very competitive physically, so I'll try to improve in that aspect as well and adapt as soon as possible to the style of play.
It takes time to adapt to become an Arsenal player.
My adaptation on the pitch has gone in parallel with my adaptation to London.
In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.
I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
I do play in a spread offense and in order to translate into the NFL, I'll have to take snaps under center.
