As far as I see it you just can't give Messi space in the dangerous areas - we have to close him down, get tight and give him as little room as we can because if you don't, he can destroy you.

Remember every team wants to beat Chelsea, probably even more than Manchester United or Arsenal because they believe we have an unfair advantage.

I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.

My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and that was over something stupid when I was 13.

I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

If I could have been anyone in the world, it would have been Ronaldinho. He's fantastic, I love watching him.