People think we don't give a toss about the game, but when I walked out of Windsor Park that night I felt lower than a snake's belly. The reality is still there. No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of football and let England's fans down. We are bothered. We don't like the criticism and after the Austria and Poland games we want to be able to go outside with our chests out and our heads held high. There is a lot of pressure on us, but if you can't handle that then you shouldn't be wearing an England shirt. We have got to all go into these two games with our hearts pumping and ready to give everything we've got for our country. |
Saturday's game is massive for us. They will obviously be trying to win the league, but it's up to us to try and delay that for as long as possible. |
That just proves the quality we have here with some of the young players. |
The game between us on November 6 will be critical. We want to get out there and show we're still a force to be reckoned with by beating them. |
There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad game, it's still in there somewhere in the back of your mind, |
There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen. |
They've (Chelsea) been very consistent this season and deserve credit for that. |
They've (Chelsea) been very consistent this season and deserve credit for that. We could have put a bit more pressure on them if we hadn't slipped up against Sunderland, but it wasn't to be. |
We all agree it was unacceptable, |
We know we have got quality players up front, normally when they get a chance they put it away, |
We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all, |
We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all, ... Their fans will demand more of them, urging them to get forward more. We'll have to approach the game with the right attitude. |
We've got to get our house in order first before we look anywhere else. It's imperative we win every game, we've got to remain consistent. |
We've got to get our own job done and we've managed to do that today and if other teams drop points, then so be it. |
When we played together at West Ham I thought we had one of the best strikers in the league in John, |