Leeds United star Pascal Struijk believes they have learned their lessons from their last stint in the Premier League.
[ELF Voetbal have an interview](https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/binnenland/285709/pascal-struijk-leeds-united-sterkhouder-helaas-heb-ik-nooit-iets-van-bondscoach-ronald-koeman-vernomen) with the Leeds defender today. He covers various topics, including his desire to play for the Netherlands at the World Cup.
Struijk has been a stalwart for Leeds again this season. He’s already made eight appearances this season, playing 90 minutes in each.
He’s been a key player as Leeds have made a solid start to life back in the Premier League. They’re currently 15th in the table with 11 points, six points outside the relegation zone.
They are playing a very different style of football than the last time they were in the top flight. Daniel Farke has admitted as much, with the summer transfer window focused on adding power, strength and height to his team.
He wants to avoid another relegation back to the Championship. Leeds finished 19th in 2023 to head back down. Struijk was a part of that side, and he can see the differences in the side from that previous one.
“The difference in level is clearly noticeable, I can say from experience again,” he said about the quality in the Premier League.
“There’s little room for error in the Premier League. Every little mistake is immediately punished. Teams are incredibly efficient. The quality in the Premier League is high.
“We lost 5-0 to Arsenal at the start of the season, but if you look at the statistics, we weren’t even that much worse. But they take almost every chance they create.
“The start is similar to our last season in the Premier League. We started well then too, but of course, there’s always room for improvement.
“The squad has become qualitatively stronger thanks to several new signings, and we’re playing more realistic football than in the previous Premier League period.”