When you look at the caliber of players in the England squad and their ability, why should we go into the tournament fearing anyone?

Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

But what club wouldn't welcome the chance to strengthen their side, what club would turn down the resources Chelsea have?

When I came to Chelsea from West Ham there were certain parts of my game I felt I needed to improve and I like to think now that I have shown dramatic improvement.

I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.

I loved reading Roald Dahl when I was young but I had forgotten a lot about the books. I read the 'BFG' on the iPad the other day and it was so interesting to see his descriptions of clothes and places.