There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.

In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.

Everything balled up into one: Beat Mexico and qualify. There's no better scenario.

I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe. I've certainly had players come up, even before the game has started, and say, "Hey, after the game, can we trade jerseys?" It's kind of like, "Well, let's get through the game first and we'll deal with that later."

Do I feel pressure being a young player with high expectations? Nah.