I think every player enjoys praise and I have to work extremely hard on the training ground to bring my game together.

I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

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

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.

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.

In terms of not retiring? I don't want to leave and think to myself, "Maybe I should have stayed a bit longer". I'm dwelling on it. I have turned down a few Premier League offers. But the fact is, after being at Chelsea for so long and a year with Manchester City, I don't want to get involved in a relegation dogfight.