As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.

Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the best of all time.

Italy and Spain really are not my countries.

In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland.

As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.

Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.

If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.