That's the buzz you want as a footballer - to perform well in the big high-profile games.
For me, it's about consistently churning out performances and looking to improve at the same time.
Hopefully, I've got rid of the question marks over whether I can play at the top level.
I've played in the big games and I've done well.
I know when I'm good and when there are a few things I need to iron out.
I'm human. I want to play, I want to perform well.
Where you have a little setback or you are out of the team you're considered a different player but you know you will come out of the other side of it.
I was always confident that if someone took the chance to play me week in and week out that I would fulfil my potential.
Rafa Benitez was keen on defending - all dropping back together if you lose the ball.
The scary thing about blood clots is where they can lead.
Paul Gascoigne was one who I watched as a young boy. He was a hero to all of us really. Chris Waddle was one for me too, just because of where I grew up. Where I'm from, he was somebody who was representing England and playing in the Premier League, and as a young boy I always wanted to do both.
My best World Cup memory as a fan? The Michael Owen goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France.
If you can play effective counter-attacking football, as you see in the Premier League, it's very effective.
Any moment that you have the opportunity to wear the armband for your country is amazing.
Playing at a club like Chelsea and being given the opportunity to play with the world-class players that we have means you can learn from them and improve your game.
I am constantly analysing my performances and I tend to focus more on things I haven't done as well as I'd have liked.
Playing at the World Cup is something that I am really hungry for.
