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

I come from a football family which has really helped.

I didn’t want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels, but football came calling – that was my real love.

Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.

I fancy our chances at the European Championships.