” I just want to be at the best place possible to ensure that I really kick on in my career, that I constantly have challenges, because in football, you don’t have long. It’s easy to become complacent when game time comes so easily, and you’re doing so well. “
” I have a niece now, and it makes me want to be better for her, just to show that there’s a big wide world outside Toxteth, and you can imprint yourself in any one of those places as long as you do the hard work and have the desire. “
” When we go out to train, we work hard, but when we’re back in the hotel, you want to chill out. People want to switch off from football because you spend so much time doing it. For me, switching off means playing jokes. “
” You have to sacrifice time with your family, your time as a teenager. You don’t experience life like any other, outside of football. When you go to uni, you can’t live the uni lifestyle. But I’ve never, ever thought about quitting football. “
” On an odd occasion, you’ll still find me shouting at referees when I’ve become increasingly frustrated, but I’ve tried to control my temper. “
” If you don’t have competition in a squad, you can have complacency – and, if you have complacency, you won’t win. “
” As a young kid, you never really understand what it takes to be a footballer: what it’s like after you’ve won or what the changing room is like after a loss, or, as an individual, have you played a good game? Have you played a bad game? “
” Our under-19s, under-20s, under-17s teams are all getting into Euro finals, World Cup finals, winning bronze medals. We’re winning bronze medals, it’s about that final step now. We’ve got to punish teams. In every game – youth games, senior games – just to push the game further. “
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