Of course it is going to be difficult for any player to get in the Chelsea side no matter who they are.

I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special.

Reading and writing is so important, and it's something I am really keen to promote. It's something that can be a bit lost these days with so much else going on.

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering whos performing better, you take your eye off the ball.

The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.

I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.