Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different.

There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something.

I think about all my successes and failures and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on.

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best.

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.

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

Every season will have its dips and hard moments, and the challenge then is to make sure you don't get too down in those moments and make sure you come back fighting.