AC Milan midfielder Adel Taarabt feels he's been wasting his time in England.
Taarabt is on-loan at Milan from QPR.
"I would say that I wasted two or three years of my career staying at Queens Park Rangers. I did not change or develop much in that time.
"People have judged me on my behaviour off the field and generally it was unfair. I'm not saying that I didn't screw up, but it was a bit exaggerated. Now I hope they will judge me on my performance on the field.
"When you look at a player like Ricardo Kaka, he is class personified. A Ballon d'Or winner. When you play alongside this kind of player, it makes you want to work hard. Playing alongside professionals of this calibre, you learn and evolve."
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