It is easy to play well when things are going rosy.
We all know it's hard to have time to come in as a young player - maybe the club and the supporters give you seven, eight, nine games where you're rusty and not performing. It's difficult to do that.
As a defence, we have to strive for that clean sheet while also giving the attacking players the licence to go and create.
This is what playing football is all about - trying to reach finals and trying to lift trophies.
I have been hugely proud in terms of what I have achieved, in terms of over 60 caps, and I have captained my country on a few occasions which has been a huge honour and something I have been really proud of in my career.
Frank Lampard was fantastic.
Everything gradually comes to an end or there's a new challenge around the corner.
The hardest thing is when things are not going so well and you have got to dig in and get results.
I would never try to fill John Terry's boots. You can never fill that position.
The way that I prepare, the way that I play, the way that I like to speak to the lads or manage situations is the way that I do things.
It's difficult to play in a new formation and have everyone grasp it straight away.
The majority of Chelsea fans have been unbelievable, but there is maybe five per cent always thinking, 'Get the next best thing in.' I feel that.
There's opportunities you get that you want to grasp with both hands and you have to cherish them.
When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap.
Every experience, good or bad, is a learning process.
When things are going well, everyone's coming into training, having a lot of banter and joking about and enjoying things, and when you are not, it's not that feeling, because the expectation level is to win.
I am sure for every striker, scoring goals gives them confidence.
I want to play football out on the pitch. I am not different to anyone else and the ambition never changes.
I'd rather do my talking on the pitch.
When you are in a squad, you are looking around to make sure that everyone is focused and feels the same way.
