Jelle Van Damme prepares for his first competitive return to Belgium admitting he's using pre-season games and training to get used to the English style of football.
The Wolves defender's power and physical presence has prompted boss Mick McCarthy to suggest he has all the attributes needed to prosper in the Barclays Premier League, and he has already impressed in the two pre-season friendly outings thus far.
The man himself, whose previous English experience was limited to a handful of appearances with Southampton, is keen to continue the learning process as Wolves tackle Charleroi in their latest pre-season runout tomorrow (kick off 7pm).
"Football can be a simple game but it depends on how you want to play it," he says.
"I think it's just a matter of time - getting used to the team, the training sessions, the tactics and the games.
"I still have some adapting to do to get used to the players in this team because it's a different style of play from what I'm used to.
"The system is different - I'm not used to playing 4-4-2 because I'm used to playing 4-3-3.
"At my previous team there were a lot of players who liked to have the ball at their feet - I remember picking out Andy Keogh with such a ball against Bohemians and that's what I used to do at Anderlecht, look for the ball 'between the lines' (defence and midfield) because those are the difficult balls to defend.
"But here the players prefer to have the ball to run on to.
"I can also see it in training - sometimes I want to go for a one-two to set me up so I can get to the byline.
"But then myself and another player will both be running off the ball to the byline!
"So I have to adapt to the other players and they have to adapt to me.
"It's not a massive difference and it's not a big deal, but any new signing needs time to adapt and it will come from training sessions and games.
"It's just a question of getting to know each other and how we're playing and getting a mix of the two."
Van Damme has certainly fitted in well at the Compton training ground so far, with the predictable shouts of "Jean Claude" from his new team-mates already well established.
"I think the good team spirit here can only help new players settle in," he explained.
"It's a good club with a great bunch of guys who all work for each other, which is the first aim.
"You can see it on the pitch - everyone wants to run and work for each other and that starts from the gaffer because that's what he wants.
"If you can be part of a good group, the individual qualities will come out as well."
The 26-year-old left back will know Charleroi well having competed against the club during his time at previous club Anderlecht.
And he believes the two others with Belgian experience on Wolves books - Adlene Guedioura and Geoffrey Mujangi Bia - have the capabilities to do well in the Premier League after their temporary trip back to Charleroi.
"I think they can both do well and Adlene has already shown it," he said.
"Geoffrey can make a difference because he's an individual, especially if he gets the time and space.
"He's still young and he needs a bit more experience, but the only way he's going to get that is by playing games.
"Adlene has already had a good six months here - he played quite a few games and had a hand in a few goals.
"They're both good players who have a lot of qualities and from what I've seen from them in Belgium and here, they've improved a lot."
