I played without fear. I've done that since I first kicked a ball in my back garden as a five-year-old, whether it's been my first game, my 100th game, or my 500th game.

I'm not saying I like to be kicked, but it's good for me to feel I am in the game. Definitely. A motivation.

The first pitch I played on, for my first club, Braine-le-Comte, was only a metre from our house! I progressed very quickly.

I know as soon as a game is finished if I have done well. I don't need people to tell me. I want to achieve perfection.

We are professionals. We know when we're playing badly, so if you have a poor game, you work in training to put things right so form comes back.

Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him. He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game, he dares to say, 'We have played with 10 today,' but that's it. At moments like that, he leaves me alone.