I work on crossing the ball at pace. That's something that is not easy. And my first touch has improved, as has my understanding of the game.

I don't want to be known as a super sub. But you have got to be ready to come off the bench and make an impact if you're not in the starting team.

You want to look back on your career and see what you've achieved, not just have a fancy car and a big house.

Why can you not enjoy scoring and celebrating a goal for your new team with your fans? They have travelled all that way; enjoy it - simple as that. Some players choose not to, and that's fine, but it's just who I am - celebrate scoring goals. It's a great feeling.

What am I doing, just playing basketball? It was eating at me. Because basketball, you play, you retire, you’re done. I wanted to do something more."

Fernando Llorente has been very important for me. He gives me a lot of advice; we talk a lot. I will thank Fernando for my entire life because it's hard to find people like him, especially in the world of football.

I didn't aspire to be a good sport; 'champion' was good enough for me.

We have got a problem winning games in the league. We have to educate ourselves and maybe we have to not play the lovely football that we have been.