“Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.”

“As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of wasteland will be made nice and b) that it tends to make everybody happy that their country should be the centre of world attention for a couple of weeks in their lif”