‘EPL More Difficult Than it Looked on TV’

“I watched the matches that were broadcast in Russia whenever possible. But to tell the truth, it seemed less difficult on TV. Only now do I understand how dynamic and hard the soccer is here. Now I would like to score as soon as possible. Everybody expected me to score in my very first match but that never happens, especially with me.” Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin, having underestimated the transition from the top league in Russia to the top league in England (and some would say, Europe).