Loyalty is a big part of football, and it shows if you are a real man or not.
To be playing against people like Xavi and Iniesta is brilliant.
As a player, if your attitude is questioned, it's horrible.
I'll take criticism. I know that's part and parcel of football. But when it's just reckless and aggressive, I don't listen.
Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.
Look at the best dribblers in the world, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, and the ball seems to stick to their foot, so I can work on that when I am dribbling.
When you are injured - and injured for a while - it is hard. You have to go to the training ground and watch everyone go out to play.
To put on an England top is a dream.
Once I'm at the training ground, I'm focused, preparing for the next game.
When you go to the training ground day after day, there's times when you don't want to do it, especially when you see all the boys go out to training.
If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain. For me an English player should play for England, really.
I have had bad luck with injuries, but I can't keep saying I've been injured a lot.
Football never stops, and that's why you need a big squad.
I'm not really a defensive midfielder.
The aim every season is to challenge for the top four and try to win a trophy.
It's every kid's dream to represent their country at a World Cup.
It is important to start winning international tournaments early and get that mentality into you. Then, hopefully, you can take it on to the world stage.
To spend 17 months on the sidelines is tough for anyone, and it's hard to see everyone go out training and then to go and watch games at the Emirates Stadium.
I know the best way to recover and get the right amount of sleep.
My kids, since birth, have been dairy- and gluten-free.
