Sometimes when you're at a club like Chelsea you feel sorry when you see a player move on, because naturally some progress and some don't. You don't hear about the ones that don't.

When you are in a squad, you are looking around to make sure that everyone is focused and feels the same way.

I'd rather do my talking on the pitch.

I want to play football out on the pitch. I am not different to anyone else and the ambition never changes.

I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.

It's easy to play football when everything is going well and you are winning games back to back, winning, winning, it's the best feeling ever, you can go out there and express yourself you feel like you are not going to make mistakes.

I would never try to fill John Terry's boots. You can never fill that position.

As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.

Frank Lampard was fantastic.

The hardest thing is when things are not going so well and you have got to dig in and get results.

I've enjoyed success and I feel like I've been a big part of success - not just involved in winning trophies but involved heavily.

The majority of Chelsea fans have been unbelievable, but there is maybe five per cent always thinking, 'Get the next best thing in.' I feel that.

It is easy to play well when things are going rosy.

For me, it's about consistently churning out performances and looking to improve at the same time.

We all know it's hard to have time to come in as a young player - maybe the club and the supporters give you seven, eight, nine games where you're rusty and not performing. It's difficult to do that.

You're always loath to take a player off of his ability.

I expect all the players, even the younger ones, to show leadership in their own way.

I don't think, when you are involved with England, you can ever write any game or tournament off - that wouldn't be acceptable.

I've got to think through all of those things - competition for places, players who need match minutes, and keeping the unity of the squad.

We want to win every game of football we go into. I don't know how we would go into a game not wanting to win and not wanting to play well.

If we want to be a top team, we can't get to 3-0 and suddenly decide not to play without the ball. We have to play with intelligence right through the game.

Very often, you can go into one game and do really well, and then you have to find that level of performance so quickly again.

For me, it is all about the bigger picture and what is right for England. I haven't enjoyed watching us play in all our games, but away in Germany, against Spain and Germany at home, I've enjoyed the performance.

Looking at the team sheets, you're never quite sure one weekend to the next who's going to be in a team and who isn't.