I fancy our chances at the European Championships.

I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter and is always with me.

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

When you see young players coming into the squad and pushing you, no matter what age you are, you have to react. You have to worry about yourself and perform as well as you can. If you end up looking around at others, wondering whos performing better, you take your eye off the ball.

When I came to Chelsea from West Ham there were certain parts of my game I felt I needed to improve and I like to think now that I have shown dramatic improvement.

I'm not silly. I understand that, with age and at different parts of your career, you have different challenges.

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.