I lost my smile a lot after the Euros when it came to playing for England because I felt like I was a little bit mistreated in comparison to what I contributed. I felt like some of it was a bit harsh on me. I felt I was a bit like the scapegoat. Maybe I was feeling a little bit sorry for myself.
The camp [under the interim manager, Lee Carsley] with a lot of new faces really brought out the joy in my game again and I think you can see that in the last two games.
I am annoyed when we lose and I get frustrated but it is never a case of not being happy. I'm the luckiest lad in the world. I get to play week in week out for the biggest club in the world and represent my country.
That was not a sign of arrogance, he insisted, but a response to a level of media intrusion that had left his grandmother reluctant to leave her home.
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