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There are a lot of teams that don't want to play, that only want to defend against Barcelona, and that makes it difficult. We're always looking for the open space. A lot of times we'll face six defenders and four midfielders.

As England manager I always felt we needed an extra man in midfield to retain the ball, but that was more as an attacking ploy to help create opportunities. It came from my experience playing international football in a 4-4-2 and spending half my time chasing the ball.

They are not your players, they are loaned from the club. You just wheel them out for a game for England.

To be a striker you need to be in good shape.

When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.

Any strengthening of the squad, in a League and Champions League which demands so much, is a good thing because you need many top quality players.

You need to have a big squad; it's important when you're in the Champions League, with the amount of games we've got.

For the strikers, we have more freedom, and even when we lose the ball, if we press together, we can get it back, and it is good system for Chelsea.

In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There's no time for proper coaching; they're just recovering from playing on the Saturday.

When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.