When I score I go wild. Sometimes I put my arms out wide like the way Didier Drogba celebrates for Chelsea or sometimes I try to slide on the grass if the grass is wet enough.

My first experience playing for England was very scary and nerve wracking.

I would say the most memorable thing that has ever happened to me has to be when I got my First class honours Law degree at my University graduation. All my family from all over the world were there when I collected my degree. I will never forget that day.

I think having a back-up plan is never a bad thing. I would hate to be a male footballer and look back on 15 years of my career and think, 'Oh well, I've got a lot a money but what now?'

You are going to fail in sport, you are going to win sometimes, you are going to be criticised sometimes, you are going to be applauded - so it gives you... well, it's certainly given me anyway, those real-life lessons that make you bulletproof.

I've always been interested in law.

You don't want an 18-year-old girl who's very talented thinking: 'I want to play for the first team but I've got to give up my education to do so.' That has happened a lot in the past.

Success is always the best answer to critics.

When you look at some of the greatest people and players in the world they all stand for something outside their working lives.

When black men become millionaires and can buy expensive homes for their families, it infuriates people who cherish the social construct where white people are at the top and people of other ethnic backgrounds are below.

Don't read, click links or subscribe to any media organisations that peddle sinister untruths and stereotypes.

If a player has been affected by racist chanting, then it is up to the officials to stop the game and make sure a message is read out to the supporters asking them to stop.

Most clubs say they will not tolerate any forms of discrimination - that cannot be something that is just said. It needs to be acted on.

On the pitch if I could summarise 2018 in one word it would be progress.

It is not always about signing star forwards and midfielders.

Maurizio Sarri is one of those managers who can get the best out of players who aren't necessarily world class which he proved at Napoli.

You cannot underestimate Zidane's achievement of winning the Champions League three times in a row - it must have taken superb skills to motivate the likes of Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema et al to have the desire to become serial Champions League winners.

After you're dating someone for a few weeks, you often don't become exclusive until you give yourself more time to know what a relationship could be like in the future. You can't get too excited too quickly.

Perhaps I am influenced by philosophies like the one at Chelsea which was 'If it isn't broken, change it' which saw us win three league titles in five years playing three different formations and tactical strategies so that the opposition could never keep up with our evolution at the time.

I think public criticism of players can go one of two ways: either the players will want to raise a proverbial middle finger at their manager and prove them wrong, or the squad will go within themselves and performances will deteriorate.

Players are under enough pressure to perform from fans and the media without a manager complicating matters further in public.

Many managers bring players they have previously worked with into a new club - but that doesn't always mean they will continue to enjoy success together.

Sometimes clubs take their ownership of a young player for granted and do not necessarily do the best thing for their development.

There are many clever contractual ways to let a young player continue his career elsewhere while still having first option to bring them back in future. Contracts can include a buyback clause such as Barcelona had with Cesc Fabregas, or a sell-on clause where the development club benefit financially from all the work invested in the young player.

The fear for English players has always been that you might risk a place in the national team if you go abroad but now with all the technology we have, and social media, you are able to watch goals and assists every week, which means his performances are just as noticeable as anyone's in the Premier League.

I've experienced it with Chelsea Women: it can be very hard at the top for long periods of time, fighting just to stay in the same position and to preserve an unbeaten run that will always come to an end.

I struggle to understand why many in football get so upset about dual nationality.

It can be difficult for players who are perceived to have turned their backs on England, as Wilfried Zaha has found out after deciding to play for Ivory Coast.

There is still this perception in football about whether people are 'English through and through.' Essentially there is not any such thing without going into a whole discussion on genetics and bloodlines of each player.

I've learned things in Italy at the age of 31. Some of the passing drills are so complicated you need a high level of concentration and if you mess up the rhythm, believe me you are told!

Italian sides will find it hard to attract the world's top players while there is a salary cap.

Champions league progression takes years.

When I considered PSG before I signed for Juventus one thing that put me off was wondering what the point is of coming second every year.

As a forward it is always a bit easier to avoid the kind of challenges that can cause impact injuries.

Football is full of different characters but there are perhaps none who have a split personality quite like Jose Mourinho, as I can testify from personal experience.

Thinking back to how it fell apart for Mourinho at Chelsea, I do have some sympathy for him. At most clubs it is the manager who determines the long-term stability of the players but at Chelsea it seems very much the other way round.

The big players historically hold a lot of influence at Chelsea and while I would never doubt their attempts to win matches for the club, their levels undoubtedly change depending on how they feel about a manager at the time. They're either having him or they're not, and once they're not it spells borrowed time for the guy in charge.

It's great being part of Juventus. As expected, there's a real family feel to the club, alongside a big desire to win as often as possible.

Champions League football is one of the primary reasons I joined Juventus so I am determined to help the team succeed in the competition.

Rita Guarino is one of the best technical coaches I have had in my career - often she demonstrates a specific technique and shows the players up!

Off the pitch I've always believed it is healthy to switch off from football and have completely different interests too.

As a quick, tricky player, I've been told that I don't go down enough because I've always tried to stay on my feet or I don't win clever fouls around the box. But when you are quick, the fastest way to be stopped is by being fouled so it happens to me a lot, even if I don't always maximise the opportunity.

If, say, a striker knows that scoring 30 goals in a season will lead to them winning a prestigious award then they will try that little bit harder because, regardless of what players may say, individual recognition on the world stage is important.

In a world overloaded with information and content, there is simply no excuse for fans to be ill-informed about women's football.

When I was a young girl I had to deal with people calling me weird and strange because I spent so much time around boys playing football.

I think the quicker we tell young girls who dream of playing professionally that they should believe in themselves, the more prepared they will be for the world of pro sport.

I had to deal with casual sexism while working as a pundit for ITV during the World Cup in Russia.

I feel that sometimes managers think that, if they can come up with a tactic that leads to success in a major game, they can get all the plaudits.

The problem with tactical novelties that might lead to a manager being hailed as a hero is that if they do not come off they are the villain.

This is something that baffles me about managers: if you know the formation that you will revert to if you are in trouble, why not start with it?