It's certainly been a fair old wait for Ronald Zubar to make his Barclays Premier League bow since his summer move from Marseille to Molineux.

But his performance and indeed that of Wolves in gleaning a point - and almost three - from Everton at Goodison Park suggests it may well have been worth it.

The 24-year-old Frenchman has had to bide his time having initially found the language barrier and the English style of play something new to adapt to since crossing the channel.

English lessons have solved part of the problem, not to mention the arrival of his wife Christel and baby daughter Cléa to British soil as well as plenty of good old fashioned hard work in training.

That leaves Ronald a more contented individual in the wake of Saturday's debut day performance, but also keen to continue to improve.

"I am happy to have played my first league game," he says.

"It was a good performance from us and it's just disappointing that they got their goal as a few minutes more and we'd have won.

"Before the game the gaffer spoke to me and told he was confident I could go out and do a good job.

"He said I'd been training well for the last few weeks and was getting a chance.

"I enjoyed the game and feel it went well but am not completely happy because there were a couple of times in the second half when the winger got behind me and one of those was for the goal.

"But it was my first game and I will get better for the next one.

"We have a lot of class defenders such as Christophe Berra, Jody and Michael Mancienne so it's hard for the gaffer to make the decision as to who plays.

"I just have to carry on training well and try and carry on taking my chance.

"I hope now I've played my first game I can stay in the team and help them stay in the Premier League.

"I've got experience in the Champions League and have played some important games and want to use that to help the team if I can."

Ronald has certainly had to display plenty of patience during his settling-in period but has also knuckled down to gain an understanding of how he would have to change his game.

From what he is seen he is confident that Wolves will enjoy a decent season in the unforgiving top flight.

"It is difficult when you don't play and have to wait," he admitted.

"For the last three months of the season with Marseille I hadn't played either.

"At the start of the season the gaffer told me I wasn't ready so play so I had to train as hard as I could and play in the reserves to try and win a place.

"It was also a case of adapting and learning how to defend in the English game and getting in the right positions because it is so different to what it was like in France.

"It was hard but I was able to watch the first few games and see what it was like in the Premier League.

"The game is very quick over here and all the teams play well which isn't the same in France.

"What is it you say over here - it's box to box - and that's what it's like with games going from end to end.

"There are probably more tactics involved in France but here it's quicker and you never stop.

"I think we have a good team at Wolves with some good young players and we like to attack which is exciting."

That sort of approach has certainly won plenty of admirers for Wolves so far this season, and the Molineux fans have turned out in sizeable and boisterous numbers for each and every game.

And Ronald is grateful for the personal welcome he has received ahead of another big afternoon, Saturday's local derby with Aston Villa.

He explained:  "The fans have been great to me even before I was playing.

"The Wolves fans follow the team so well home and away and support all the players.

"They seem like the best fans in the country to me and I want to thank them for the support they have given me.

"I also want to thank my team-mates and all the staff who have helped me.

"The next game is a big one for everyone as it's a local derby.

"My friend Habib Beye is at Villa - we were together at Marseille where he was captain.

"He is also happy over here but hasn't played for a while.

"Hopefully we will put in the same performance as we did against Everton, playing with the same sort of discipline and motivation, which will give us a chance to get a result.

"We have the confidence from that game and players like Kevin Doyle who can get goals."

With his family now having joined him in England, a more settled Ronald is certainly hoping his first league appearance is the sign of more good things on the way.

"Everything is good now because it is difficult when you don't see your family and my new baby.

"When I signed for Wolves my daughter was a week old and then I went out to Australia and then back to England and didn't see her for a month.

"Now my wife and daughter are over here and we have a house after being in a hotel for two months.

"It's no surprise that everything changes when your family are here both on the pitch and in training.

"Now I feel more relaxed and happy and everything is good."