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.

Even with the quality of players that we have, they're an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

When I was at school, I wanted to be a lawyer.

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.

My dad being a player. I was never that quick as a kid, so I had to get quicker. I trained hard. I was never that player who could roll out and relax, like Michael [ Owen] or Stevie [ Gerrard], who were natural.

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