Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is happy he stuck it out in England.
He arrived at Everton, initially on loan, from Manchester United under a cloud as his form had tailed towards the end of his spell at Old Trafford.
Returning to America, however, was never on the agenda for a man who will make his 371st appearance for Everton on Boxing Day.
"Too many US players do that," said the 35-year-old to the Daily Mail. "When the going gets tough, the manager changes, they get taken out of the team and they hit a low. The first instinct is to go back to America. That is why most US players fail. I was always going to make it here.
"I knew I had to get my career back on track, so there was a lot of stuff there in that first year for me to deal with. But my self-belief never wavered. It was just a question of taking my chance and putting things right."