Coming to Stoke was a chance for me to develop and take my game to the next level.

I've dealt with bigger things than the odd performance, dealt with a hell of a long time out of the game from an injury which shouldn't have kept me out for that long. I've had to deal with fears of not playing again, I'm a bigger man for it and I will be better for it in the future.

You want to make an impact and show what you're about.

Regardless of what happens, I want to be part of a successful England team and if I have to swallow my pride and disappointment at not being the number one, then I've got to do that for us to be successful and obviously to help whoever is in goal perform at their best.

In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.

In football, everything is possible, from the moment you work and you believe in your qualities.

I can't say I love football anymore.

I was a judo athlete, while taking modeling as my side job, before I eventually quit my professional sports career over a knee injury.