I don't mind a bit of cricket, but it has to be something massive like the Ashes.
In knockout football, it's one bad game and you're out.
You can shape statistics to make them look however you want them to.
We talk about the Arsenal 'Invincibles' of 2004 and the team who won the Double two years earlier and drool over their attacking play. It is easy to forget, though, that virtually the same squad had won nothing for three years.
People make relegation out to be a fate worse than death but that's nonsense. If the infrastructure is right, clubs can bounce back.
Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso was always bemused by our enthusiasm for tackling, because he saw it as the last resort.
I want to be a manager, it wouldn't scare me, but I also think you could be sacked in six months and you'd have to take the kids back to school with your tail between your legs.
It's been a privilege for me, really, to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, an iconic club, an institution.
Anger and bad experiences used to fuel my performances, but it was horribly draining.
Would I - or any defender - tell the referee to give a penalty if I made a foul in the box but it was deemed a fair tackle? No chance.
We are constantly told to enjoy Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo before they retire but what about Arjen Robben?
I was an Evertonian as a kid, but I've never hated Man United. I've always had respect for them.
For the life of me, I'll never understand why the teams that have the best defences get criticised. Shouldn't clean sheets be a badge of honour for defenders and goalkeepers?
I've seen plenty of young lads elevated into the senior squad acting like they have made it.
Has there ever been a Premier League star splitting opinion more than Mesut Ozil?
The top coaches want wide strikers who cut inside. They want playmaking midfielders who can play between the lines as well as perform their defensive duties.
The reason Ozil has as many detractors as supporters is he is a bit of an anomaly - an elegant, skilful footballer who at his best evokes memories of the great number 10s from the past, but sometimes looks unsuited to the extra demands of a changing game at the very top.
We have all come to agree the modern players cannot be one-trick ponies, and we are especially critical of those who do not consistently produce in the biggest games.
There's one thing I've never seen in a paper. Jamie Carragher linked with this or that club.
It's all about winning trophies really.
