The first priority would have been England, but you have to look at the circumstances, England have got a lot of good, young talent coming through so I thought I'd go and play for my mum and dad's country. — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I started realising I'm bigger and stronger than a lot of the full-backs. I was expecting everyone in the Prem to be so strong. — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
My dad - Gaby Yala - played for the Congo national team as well, at Under-21 level. When I see him playing, even today,… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
When I left Bristol City for Palace, I just wanted to be playing football. I didn't care about the money I was getting or… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
Ian Holloway played wingers higher up and then wanted us to come back and receive the ball; Dougie Freedman didn't want us to come… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I'm not going to try to live like Eden Hazard, for example. That's a totally different lifestyle. He's gonna have a bigger house, a… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I go to play for Congo now and it's a reality check. You see how it is for some people and you don't take… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I want to score goals. Everyone says that's the only part of my game that's missing. Before I was a pro I used to… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
In Willesden I was surrounded by quite a few footballers, but a lot of them have fallen off, and that's not something I wanted… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
Obviously, no-one's going to watch Belgian football. Nobody is going to watch Portuguese football. But I've played with some players who right now are… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
Darren Campbell has helped me out a lot with my sprinting mechanics. These are things I've always wanted to do, but neglected as I… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
It's crazy because I did say to myself at the age of 16 that I want to be in the Premier League at 24.… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
From my estate, where my mum still lives now, from my bedroom you could see Wembley. I go back a lot, my brothers are… — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
I've played as a winger all of my professional life and I'm looking forward to doing that now in front of the Everton fans. — Yannick Bolasie Copy Share Image
