For me, Goodison is the toughest away ground to come to. I have experienced it.
Any crowd that gets on your back makes it difficult, but you are going to get that if things aren't going well. The fans have got their right to give their opinion.
I just take it a season at a time because I know in football, things can change so quickly.
I'm desperate to play Champions League football, and that's why I have to leave Villa.
Martin O'Neill has definitely got the best out of me.
If players know their role, it is easier to keep to them.
If you win games, you think things are comfortable, and they are not. The best players don't think that way, and that's why they get to where they are: they don't worry about what has gone on and think only about the next game.
While I could still play in the Premier League, I really did not want to go abroad. I was not thinking about winding down my career.
Burn-out can be an issue if you are playing too many games.
I started my career in an era when footballers were different. There was a different culture.
I made my mind up that I want to continue playing as long as I can.
Any great club needs the mentality to go on and achieve things - it is what clubs like United have.
It's why the Premier League is watched so much all over the world: because it has more pace and more physicality than in any other league.
It's nice hearing your team-mates wanting you to stay.
I obviously think I should always be picked. Every player thinks he's good enough to be playing every week.
Everyone's expecting you to be playing fantastic football, winning every game, and course it doesn't happen like that.
British managers tend to be a bit more hands off, let you express yourself in training.
My upbringing wasn't overly comfortable.
I've got three brothers and two sisters. Dad was a plumber who worked really hard to support six children, and Mum was busy at home. The four brothers shared a room, a bunk bed on each side. It wasn't luxurious.
Confidence and momentum are huge in sport.
