I Am A Man Who

My Dad Being A Player. I Was Never That Quick As A Kid, So I Had To Get Quicker. I Trained Hard. I Was Never That Player Who Could Roll Out And Relax, Like Michael [ Owen] Or Stevie [ Gerrard], Who Were Natural.

I Had A Chance To Go To Italy When I Was Younger And That Would Have Been Tough Because Of The Language. America Is Easier But I Really Loved It.

There's So Many Kids Out There And It's Such A Cut-throat World. I've Seen A Lot Of My Mates, You Know, Who Are Better Players Than Me At A Certain Age, And They're Not In Football Now.

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.

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.