I am a man who likes to play consistently; I always play better when I'm on a run of games.

I come from a football family which has really helped.

I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is.

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

As far as I see it you just can't give Messi space in the dangerous areas - we have to close him down, get tight and give him as little room as we can because if you don't, he can destroy you.

Having grown up watching Barcelona, Elen gets a bit annoyed watching me if I don't do flicks and tricks like Ronaldinho. I have to explain you can't do that all the time in a game!

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