Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday

saints / 13
“I still care
– that’s the
main thing. I
always have
cared, I still
care, and I’ll
continue to
do so until
someone tells
me I can’t.”
Hopefully now we can
start to engage in each
other a bit more and look
for the people who really
care and can help.”
Is he disappointed and
frustrated not to have
played more? Of course
he is, but he refuses
to sulk. In fact, he
doesn’t even feel like
he needs to put on an
act. He’s just genuinely
happy in his job.
“We play football, and
we’re privileged to play
it, and I want to be
that role model for my
children when I go back
home,” he explains.
“They want to know how
my day was, I want to
know how their day is.
I always like to take a
positive out of their day,
and even a negative to an
extent – can they turn it
around into a positive?
All these things – we’re
still breathing, and that’s
a positive in itself.
“There’s no problem
being positive all the time
– try finding a positive
somewhere in something.
“I’m coming in each day
thinking like it’s my last.
I’m really privileged to
be here, playing football
still, at this age and for
this long in the Premier
League, especially at
a really good club.
“I just look at it that
way. I’m training with a
really good young group,
guys I want to be with,
and it means a lot to
still play football. I still
care – that’s the main
thing. I always have
cared, I still care, and I’ll
continue to do so until
someone tells me I can’t.”