People can talk about records, and they do all the time. But the manager has said he is not that bothered about them. Our aim is to win championships, but we know we are not going to do that by winning every game; that is not possible. We are realists. |
That's what we set out to do. We don't want to let up, we want to keep winning games, keep the gap at the top and if anything make it bigger. |
The aim is the Double. |
The anticipation of the World Cup is building more and more with every week now. As the season goes on, it becomes sharper in your mind and you can't help but start to get excited about it. |
The development of our relationship has been very good. I enjoy playing with Steven. He has been brilliant all season and has brought that into the tournament. |
The one thing which rates above all, however, is the birth of my daughter. Seeing her every morning, her smile -- nothing on the pitch can match that and it was the crowning moment of the year for me. |
The pitch was as bad as it has ever been and we were getting frustrated. |
The pitch will be full of players who are capable of changing the course of the game. |
The title is still there to be won. Liverpool have come on a lot over the last couple of seasons and are one of the main challengers, so it's a big game for them and a big game for us. |
The ultimate goal is to have the right formation by the time the tournament comes around and we will hopefully get it right, no matter how we line up. |
There are obviously great English players in the Premier League, and there have been so many fantastic foreigners too. They have brought such a great aspect to the game, are really enjoyable and exciting to watch, and that is one of the reasons why we have got such an exciting league. |
There is no bad feeling towards Liverpool from us. Winning the Champions League was a fantastic achievement and we respect them for that. I just hope they respect us a bit now. |
There is such a belief in the squad that we could really do something. [On Euro 2004] |
There's no fear about him at all. His character is pretty unique. He knows he has the ability, but he has this knack of being able to go out there and not be scared of anyone no matter who he is up against. |
Those records are great but we're not thinking about the home record going. We're just thinking about how we're going to put it right. It's up to us. |