In Italy, after a few defeats, it's quite common for the team to have to stay at the training ground for a few days, rather than go home.
As an individual I have personal ambitions - scoring goals, giving as many assists as I can but also working hard for the team and doing a job in defence as well. My 'ambitions are for the team and what we can achieve as a whole.
The Premier League is so competitive so we have to be very attentive, very focused and not relax in any way - especially when it is thought to be a winnable game.
As a youngster in South America, there is more chance to express your talent, without thinking too much about formations and tactics. Football over here is much more tactical, so when you come to Europe, you have to learn a lot about these aspects.
It's essential to be able to communicate in English, to talk to my team-mates and then in my personal life outside the football.
When I was young I used to watch the Premier League and of course I knew of Tottenham because of Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa. I speak more with Ossie because I see him more at the training ground than Ricky.
Sometimes defenders kick me without the ball and I don't say anything and no one sees.
I was born to play football. I may have been taught to play but everybody is born for something and I was born to play football.
When you've played at a club like River, who are a massive, massive club in Argentina - and Roma, the same, in Italy - you learn how to deal with the pressure. After that, you can live with anything.