You'll love these quotes from Janssen's first interview!
Dominique Janssen is currently settling into life as a Manchester United player, after becoming our women’s team’s first signing of the summer last month.
The Dutch defender, previously of German club Wolfsburg, has since joined up with her new team-mates for pre-season training and played her first minutes as a Red, in Sunday’s friendly against Durham.
Janssen has also taken the time to sit down with club media for an insightful signing interview, in which she tells us how her first weeks at United have gone and more about her career so far, as well as underlining her ambitions for the season ahead and beyond.
The full conversation is available to watch below, while we’ve also picked out several of the standout quotes which you are sure to love from our new no.17…
Dominique Janssen | A New Chapter
📖 A NEW CHAPTER | Dominique Janssen shares how she's settling into life at United, in her insightful first interview...
“It feels really good [to say I’m a Manchester United player]. I’ve been in now for one-and-a-half weeks and the girls have just been amazing, and it’s super easy to settle in. I didn’t really know them personally, I knew a few from the national team, but I felt like they took me in straight away and they made it super easy for me. I don’t really miss home yet, which is really nice, so it [has] just made the transition pretty easy so far.”
WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO UNITED
“I think they have big ambitions, the growth they have been making the last six years since they started has also been really good. Of course, there will always be some bumps in the road, which I heard from the girls as well that last season was maybe not the easiest season, but knowing that those up and downs are just part of the journey. It’s so exciting to see where we can go the next few years, so that’s what also drew me to the club, the potential that it has. I want to help the club, and I want to do it together with the girls.”
“Definitely, that’s the goal [to win trophies]. I’m hungry for more trophies, I think, last year, they got their first trophy as well, so I think the girls are very hungry for some more.”
THE KIND OF PLAYER I AM
“I’m just like a super solid player that just plays on a certain level and tries to be on that level. Sometimes, I have games where maybe I’m showing my potential and then other games, I’m just at a certain level that doesn’t really drop, so just solid. But I came here as well to improve my game, so I’m very curious how the WSL is going to challenge me and how I can improve myself.”
“I just want to say I feel like, within the team and also listening to the other girls, that this year is going to be really good. We have a good vibe, and everyone is very excited to get the best performance out, so just be ready for whatever is coming.”