West Ham striker Phil Kruger recently spoke about his first season in the Premier League in an interview, and also hoped that he could perform better next season.

The 32-year-old Felkrug joined West Ham from Dortmund in August last year and made 18 appearances in the 2024/25 Premier League, contributing three goals and two assists. However, the Hammers only finished 14th in the end and their performance was not ideal.

Felkrug said, "I am looking forward to my second season in the Premier League. My first season was not ideal. I like the style of play here and hope to perform better next season. The pace of the Premier League is very fast and the physical confrontation is very intense. Every team has its own style of play and likes to face off head-on, which is a more direct power confrontation."

"I am doing well in this team, but I have seen a lot of reports saying that I am unhappy, but that is not the case. I have recovered well and I am looking forward to the new season."

In addition, the "German Tank" Germany will host Portugal at home in the semi-finals of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League.

Fir Krug, who has regained his call-up to the German national team, said, "I am very happy to be back in the national team, maybe not because of how amazing I have performed this season, but because I have some special qualities."