Klaas-Jan Huntelaar heads into Holland's Euro 2012 qualifying double header full of confidence despite Schalke's lowly place in the Bundesliga.
The 27-year-old has been in fine form for the Royal Blues since his summer move from AC Milan and has netted four goals in five league games for the German club.
Felix Magath's side - one of the pre-season title favourites - nevertheless find themselves second from bottom in the standings, but Huntelaar is upbeat.
"I'm comfortable in my skin. I have had a blast playing the last matches and trying to help my club pull through," Huntelaar told De Telegraaf.
"Then you come to the Dutch team feeling nice inside.
"That (scoring) gives confidence - like the fact that I play every week. This is necessary to get a good feeling, to get your goals and the coach is very important. I like it at Schalke. Results apart, it's good in all respects.
"It's going well for me but that is not the most important thing. It's about the club and we lose too much, although I do think that the tide is turning."
World Cup runners-up Holland, who picked up six points from their opening two Group E qualifiers against San Marino and Finland last month, take on Moldova in Chisinau on Friday and Sweden four days later at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Huntelaar faces competition for an Oranje starting berth from another Germany-based forward in Hamburg's Ruud van Nistelrooy, but the former Ajax, Real Madrid and Milan forward is concentrating only on his own game.
"I'm focused on myself," he said. "If the coach (Bert van Marwijk) gives me the chance, I know what I can do. I am convinced of my qualities and it is nice that it now comes out on the field."
