Celtic flop Jack Hendry insists he's playing at a higher level while on loan in Belgium.
The Scotland international scored on his debut against Mechele for Oostende last weekend and insists the size of the clubs in Belgium make it a better standard.
It was Hendry's first match since the start of the year when he was on loan at Australian side Melbourne City and suffered a knee injury in just his second game for the club.
And the former Dundee stopper believes the level he's at now in Belgium is a step-up from Scottish football.
He said: "I can handle the pressure of playing for this club because at Celtic there was pressure in every game.
"I think the Belgian League is a higher level than in Scotland.
"Here in Belgium, you have several strong clubs like Club Brugge, Standard Liege, Genk and Anderlecht.
"But in Scotland, we have only Celtic and Rangers, with a few good teams underneath them.
"If you don't play for either Celtic or Rangers, you won't be thought of as playing at a high level, that's my opinion.
"For me, I was delighted to score on my debut because I felt I shrugged off all my bad luck of previous months.
"On my first day training here I injured my thigh and was out for four weeks and playing for Melbourne, I tore my knee ligaments.
"So it was great to finally get going here and score a winning goal."
