I get asked that a lot and I really don`t.

I`m really happy here. I think anyone who knows me well, and the fans too I hope, they know that I love the area, and the bond that I`ve had with the fans has been fantastic.

I admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.

Even with the quality of players that we have, they`re an extremely hard side to break down and once they get on top of you, you find it difficult to stem the flow of attacks.

We are still competing for the title, we are still in Europe and at this stage I think it`s extremely unfair to be too critical of the manager.

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don`t become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

A lot of things happened when I left there, and to be fair they treated me really bad, and now I have to play against them so I don`t have any feelings for them at all.

I think at times he has taken some unnecessary stick, but no matter how much money you spend things just don`t come together overnight.

I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.

I come from a football family which has really helped.

I can`t stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you`ll come through.

Obviously, it has taken time to work with the players around me and with so many new faces coming in the summer, in a way it`s been more difficult.

Of course it is going to be difficult for any player to get in the Chelsea side no matter who they are.

I think when you have spent the money we have, it`s bound to bring its own pressure. The players have shown that they can handle that though.

I`m happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club`s in a really good position right now.

Training`s completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it`s all with the ball, which any player loves.

When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people`s throats.

But we have the players and, as we have shown against good opposition this season, we`re an extremely difficult side to live with at home.

I fancy our chances at the European Championships.

I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John`s, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true.

Barcelona are my favourite team in Spain, let`s put it that way.

I don`t know if we`d have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I never relax on the year before. Every year I want to get more out of myself so I use it as a driving force, rather than a pressure thing.

The advantage does lie with us because we`re at home and if we can`t motivate ourselves for this match then we can`t motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.