Quotes from Jack Rodwell

The player I look up to is Rio Ferdinand. I have always played at the back, and I've always tried to base my game on his.

I've had injuries that have hampered my career but that is part and parcel of being a footballer. You just have to bounce back and remain focused.

When you're out for a week here and there, it sets you back, and you're out of the team.

I was at Everton from the age seven. Being there 14 years meant any move was going to be big.

I'm just going to give my all every game, be a good box-to-box midfielder, hopefully score some goals, and I will always give it 100 per cent.

Phil Neville has been great in terms of the pointers he has given me.

A lot is made of my injuries and yes, I've had niggles and muscle problems. Some managers haven't picked me, and my form has played a part at times as well.

I never really supported anyone when I was younger, but I'm an Evertonian now.

There's been a lot come through at Everton: Wayne Rooney, obviously, and lately, Victor Anichebe has made it, James Vaughan, and the likes of myself.

It's been frustrating for me, as I've been injured a lot, but hopefully, I can get more fitness and get time on the pitch.

When you're on the pitch, you can't think about what the fans are thinking.

To play in the white shirt of England is an honour, and you give your all every time you step on the pitch.

It's brilliant to be compared with such a player as Rio Ferdinand.

I am happy at Everton, and I can't do anything else other than concentrate on my own game.

Blackburn is a club which has won the Premier League before, and it doesn't get bigger or better than that.

International football is different to the Premier League.

Obviously, the Champions League and Premier League are the biggies, and obviously, if you could win any, it would be one of those two.

I do believe I'm a Premier League player, and I do believe I'm an England international when I'm fit and on form.

David Moyes works you really hard, but he's also a fair manager as well.

As a kid, I always dreamed of making my senior debut.

Eventually, I think I'll probably end up at centre-half. By the time I get to 28 or 29, I imagine I'll be a defender.

Throughout their career, the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta have all been taught to a play a certain way. English players have been taught a different way, just like Brazil have been taught a different way.

Midfield, defence - I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100 percent.

I'm a footballer; I want a football club.