Spartak Moscow's Demy De Zeeuw believes Russian Premier League is more competitive than Eredivisie
Former Amsterdam Ajax central midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demy-de-Zeeuw-c10825, has been given the number sixteen jersey with the inscription ‘Demy ’by Spartak Moscow head coach, Valery Karpin, following the player’s arrival from the Amsterdam club.
The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 to the Amsterdam Arena had limited the chances for the Dutch national to earn some minutes on the pitch. Consequently, the Eredivisie star moved to Spartak Moscow for first team football, signing a long term contract
at Luzhniki.
De Zeeuw has now revealed that the Moscow based-club have a fantastic history and he will be looking to achieve silverware during his stay.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar player admitted that the Russian Premier League is more competitive compared to the Dutch league, Eredivisie.
“Spartacus were the first club who talked to me after the end of last season. I talked to Karpin and he showed some interest in me. It’s a big club with a big history. In addition, the level of the Russian Championship, in my opinion, is way above the level
of the Dutch championship. I like everything here and now I want to quickly enter the field.” De Zeeuw was quoted as saying.
The KNVB Cup winning midfielder believes that he will play as a central midfielder, as told by the head coach.
“In Ajax I used to play in central midfield, where I can do the most good. According to Karpin, I will play at the same position.” The 28-year-old revealed.
The former Go Ahead Eagles midfielder revealed that he will quickly adapt to the Russian league with help from English speaking players http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Parshivlyuk-c32969.
De Zeeuw had sustained an injury against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Uruguay-c3035 in the semi-final of the 2010 FIFA World cup, which sidelined the Dutch star for quite some time.
The Dutch midfielder admitted that he is training hard in order to get full fitness and assured the fans that they will see the best of him in his debut season in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991.
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