Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov Vows Never To Change His Style

Dimtar Berbatov is not going to change his languid approach to football to please anyone, and insists that he will go on doing his best to improve and win over the doubters with the quality of his play.

A player who can often appear lazy to the uneducated eye, Berbatov maintains that his style can often attract criticism, but he is not going to alter it, especially not when statistics indicate that he is doing very well indeed.

The Bulgarian has scored 11 goals this season, and tops the club's 'assist' charts, as he has helped them climb to the very top of the table and make themselves favourites to retain the Premier League title for the third consecutive season.

"Half the people might like me - the other half might not," Berbatov told The Manchester Evening News earlier.

"But throughout my life, I have had high expectations for myself - so I just try to make the non-believers into believers. But even when things are going great I keep telling myself I need to do more.

"I am a perfectionist and I set high standards. Everything I do, I want it to be perfect. I know it can't be like that every time - but that is my aim.

"If it is near perfection, I suppose I am happy."

The striker also points out his calm approach is actually because of his talent on the ball, as he refuses to panic when in possession like others he has observed.

"I am a relaxed guy," he continued. "I play that way and I can't change my style. I watch games and see guys who panic on the ball - they look so nervous.

"I can be calm, because I sometimes know what I want to do before the ball comes to me. The boss tells me not to change anything - he gives me freedom to express my qualities."

And Berbatov ends by stating that United are fortunate to have players with so many styles that complement each other, and bring a variety of talents to the squad.

"We are all different players here," he asserts. "I am not just talking about the strikers. There are so many different qualities - but mixed together, we make a very strong team. That is the success of Manchester United.

"You can have great players and not have a team. Here, we have everything."

Resource: Goal.com