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

Obviously, it has taken time to work with the players around me and with so many new faces coming in the summer, in a way it's been more difficult.

I had a chance to go to Italy when I was younger and that would have been tough because of the language. America is easier but I really loved it.

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.

Before my mother died, she told me not to leave Chelsea.

I don't think Wayne Rooney would be affected if you booed him, that's just how he is, but others go under. They really suffer with it. I think I'm somewhere in the middle... now. I've become tougher as I've got older.

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.