Lazio centre-back Stefan de Vrij is enjoying his football in Serie A.

De Vrij says he's a better player for the experience.

He said: “Serie A has been a good learning experience, it was one of the reasons why I chose Italy when I decided to leave Feyenoord in 2014.

“This is the land of great defenders, the country of tactics. I could improve myself here.

“My greatest quality? Maybe it's that I can read situations really well during the game, I think ahead and I often already know what will happen.

“It's something I've always had and it's very useful in Italy.

“Italian football? There's been a change in the process of Italian thinking. Football has become more fun, the games are more open with more goals.

“At first it was mandatory to win, it didn't matter how. Now winning is still important, but so is entertaining the fans."