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Cameroon
international Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting says he is enjoying life in English
football despite the recent slump in form by his Stoke City side.
Choupo-Moting, 28, joined the
Potters in the summer from German Bundesliga team Schalke, and was on the
scoresheet in a morale-boosting 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday
which ended a run of three straight defeats.
“I am doing good, I am feeling
good. It’s a great championship, great competition but a tough league, every
game is tough,” said Choupo-Moting.
He has so far been used as both
a striker and winger in Mark Hughes’ side and admits English football can be
demanding.
“Physically
you have to be 100% to play in the Premier League,” Choupo-Moting told BBC
Sport.
The former Hamburg, Mainz and
Schalke player announced his arrival in the league with a brace against
Manchester United in only his second game for Stoke.
He has scored four league goals
but says that conversion rate does not truly reflect his contribution to his
team.
“This game is not only about
goals,” he said.
“I try my best, I like the
league, I play a lot and that’s the most important thing because I came here to
play.”
Choupo-Moting says some former
team-mates from his time in Germany – such as Manchester City’s Leroy Sane and
Joel Matip of Liverpool – have also helped him settle in England.
“The football world is very
small. I contacted all the guys I played with in Germany and it’s nice to see
each other here in England,” said the Cameroonian.
Strugglers Stoke are 14th in the
Premier League – just three points above the relegation zone, having lost 10 of
their 19 league matches this season.
They play Huddersfield away on
Boxing Day before a home game against Chelsea on 30 December.
Choupo-Moting says the Stoke
players need to remain united to produce positive results.
“We have to keep working as a
team and I will also try and score more goals,” he added.
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