I like the way they play, how every game is always intense and everybody lives for football. You can have a game like Crystal Palace vs. Stoke where both teams are strong, powerful, fully committed and the crowd are fully behind their team with great passion. That's great to see.
I wanted to stay at home," he added of his chance to move to England. "I had a really special relationship with the president of Basel. It was much better for me to do pre-season with the first team there and then work my way gradually to the top, step by step.