I just want to play week in, week out.
I'll always be thankful to Villa for giving me the chance to play first-team football regularly.
My head has just been all about wanting to play regular football in the Premier League.
I think it's all about confidence and having a regular run in the team. The rest takes care of itself; a footballer never forgets how to play football, and I'm convinced that game time, matches, was all I needed because, ultimately, no one forgets how to score goals.
When I was playing week-in week-out, I was playing 46 games a season, and there's nothing better than playing every week.
If I had stayed at City I think I would have been someone who simply filled in when I was required. I'd rather go elsewhere and play regularly. Be a bigger part of a smaller team.
Once you play regularly, it just becomes second nature to do things on the pitch.
Some people can get there in three or four games, some need eight or nine, but after 11 games, if you've been playing regularly, you're match-fit.
It definitely helps when you play regularly instead of coming in and out of the team.
[T]he Famous Rules which the French call, Des Trois Unitez , or, The Three Unities, which ought to be observ'd in every Regular Play; namely, of Time, Place, and Action.
I have always said from day dot if somebody comes in and they give me a chance to play and play regularly then they will get the best out of me.
I've managed to play most games every season for many seasons. That gives you confidence and stability.
