Athlete

The European nights at Anfield are brilliant.

Whether I play or not, nothing will change my preparation.

I've always been clear: I want to play.

The biggest challenge is the fight you have on your own.

It is always better to have a good unit than being reliant on one or two players.

If you are objective enough to say: 'I could have done this, this and that's,' all the other critics and all the other voices are really not important and don't exist anymore.

A lot of people who were studying with me turned out to be journalists or worked in big institutions.

Nobody's perfect and nobody is without mistakes. The only thing you have to make sure of is you keep improving.

If you are fighting at the top in the Premier League then you cannot do that with a dodgy goalkeeper. It is not possible.

You want to play, you don't want to be on the bench, I'm no different to anyone else in that regard.

Organising the defence is something that is very important and I try to do my best every single day in training to make sure the lads get the information they need.

Playing in front of a crowd is something you learn. You accept it and then you start to relish it.

Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.

I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.

You just have to learn to live with the criticism even if it is unfair. It is a fact of life.

The goalkeeper position is not an easy one. You can only speak about it if you are a goalkeeper yourself.

You always look for certain things you can do better and what went wrong.

Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is.

You always want to progress.

I always try to stay quiet and calm.