You can't just play on the edge of games - you have to be in the thick of it.

From a personal point of view I want some medals because that is what you aim for when you start out playing.

I haven't counted, obviously, but I reckon I've lost over a year and a half of my career through injury so far.

You have to be professional and think about the future.

As I say, you get labeled. To stop all that, I've got to win things - that's the only way you make your mark.

You have to be physical - that's the way it is in a midfield in the modern game.

Frank Lampard has a vision for seeing things.