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Sometimes clubs take their ownership of a young player for granted and do not necessarily do the best thing for their development.
Eniola Aluko
There are many clever contractual ways to let a young player continue his career elsewhere while still having first option to bring them back in future. Contracts can include a buyback clause such as Barcelona had with Cesc Fabregas, or a sell-on clause where the development club benefit financially from all the work invested in the young player.
The fear for English players has always been that you might risk a place in the national team if you go abroad but now with all the technology we have, and social media, you are able to watch goals and assists every week, which means his performances are just as noticeable as anyone's in the Premier League.
I've experienced it with Chelsea Women: it can be very hard at the top for long periods of time, fighting just to stay in the same position and to preserve an unbeaten run that will always come to an end.
I struggle to understand why many in football get so upset about dual nationality.
It can be difficult for players who are perceived to have turned their backs on England, as Wilfried Zaha has found out after deciding to play for Ivory Coast.
There is still this perception in football about whether people are 'English through and through.' Essentially there is not any such thing without going into a whole discussion on genetics and bloodlines of each player.
I've learned things in Italy at the age of 31. Some of the passing drills are so complicated you need a high level of concentration and if you mess up the rhythm, believe me you are told!
Italian sides will find it hard to attract the world's top players while there is a salary cap.
Champions league progression takes years.
When I considered PSG before I signed for Juventus one thing that put me off was wondering what the point is of coming second every year.
As a forward it is always a bit easier to avoid the kind of challenges that can cause impact injuries.
Football is full of different characters but there are perhaps none who have a split personality quite like Jose Mourinho, as I can testify from personal experience.
Thinking back to how it fell apart for Mourinho at Chelsea, I do have some sympathy for him. At most clubs it is the manager who determines the long-term stability of the players but at Chelsea it seems very much the other way round.
The big players historically hold a lot of influence at Chelsea and while I would never doubt their attempts to win matches for the club, their levels undoubtedly change depending on how they feel about a manager at the time. They're either having him or they're not, and once they're not it spells borrowed time for the guy in charge.
It's great being part of Juventus. As expected, there's a real family feel to the club, alongside a big desire to win as often as possible.
Champions League football is one of the primary reasons I joined Juventus so I am determined to help the team succeed in the competition.
Rita Guarino is one of the best technical coaches I have had in my career - often she demonstrates a specific technique and shows the players up!
Off the pitch I've always believed it is healthy to switch off from football and have completely different interests too.
As a quick, tricky player, I've been told that I don't go down enough because I've always tried to stay on my feet or I don't win clever fouls around the box. But when you are quick, the fastest way to be stopped is by being fouled so it happens to me a lot, even if I don't always maximise the opportunity.
If, say, a striker knows that scoring 30 goals in a season will lead to them winning a prestigious award then they will try that little bit harder because, regardless of what players may say, individual recognition on the world stage is important.
In a world overloaded with information and content, there is simply no excuse for fans to be ill-informed about women's football.
When I was a young girl I had to deal with people calling me weird and strange because I spent so much time around boys playing football.
I think the quicker we tell young girls who dream of playing professionally that they should believe in themselves, the more prepared they will be for the world of pro sport.
I had to deal with casual sexism while working as a pundit for ITV during the World Cup in Russia.
I feel that sometimes managers think that, if they can come up with a tactic that leads to success in a major game, they can get all the plaudits.
The problem with tactical novelties that might lead to a manager being hailed as a hero is that if they do not come off they are the villain.
This is something that baffles me about managers: if you know the formation that you will revert to if you are in trouble, why not start with it?
A big player coming in can change the dynamics of the dressing room, upset the rhythm of the team and end up doing more harm than good.
Sometimes keeping a squad together can improve spirit and with it performances.
It's important for a player to leave on the right note. Even if you're not happy to be going, or your relationships at your old club have turned sour, it is always best to be respectful. Thank the club and its fans for their support and the opportunity they gave you and leave with head held high.
I really liked English literature, a subject I did really well at.
I take the sporting genes from my dad.
My mum's an amazing woman, a huge part of my life. She's very entrepreneurial, owns a very successful business. I take a lot of inspiration from that. That has as much impact on my sport as being athletic does.
All over the world people know Juventus as a club affiliated with legends and success and the project with the women's side is very ambitious.
Juventus offered me the opportunity to sign in 2017 and I turned it down. I just didn't feel the timing was right.
There are a lot of football clubs that are fantastic football clubs but how they treat footballers is another story.
You've got to find a sweet spot where you skill meets your passion, meets your job.
If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped out.
You can always go to uni later on in life. There's no set way. If you are at uni, work hard. Strive for your best.
When you make a young player feel young, it doesn't necessarily help them - they often want to be treated like everyone else. If you respect their talent, then that can give them the confidence to express themselves.
Coaches can sometimes mollycoddle players too much - if they are good enough, then they are old enough.
I always try to talk to my younger teammates in the same way I would do with my older ones and you can see in their eyes how much showing them some respect means.
If a young player feels comfortable in a team then they will flourish and be who they want to be. It's less about patronising them and more about trusting them.
Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players in the first instance.
If you drop a player when his form dips, sometimes it never quite comes back.
Being able to put the ball in the back of the net is so important at the highest level and could be the difference between reaching the semi-finals and actually winning the World Cup.
As I can testify, living in a foreign country takes you way out of your comfort zone. It's the little things, like ordering food in a different language, buying petrol or learning to drive on the other side of the road, but they all add up to making you a more rounded, educated person.
An opportunity to play for your country is never senseless and especially when the games are competitive.
As a forward, when you have not scored for a while the desire to score gets stronger and stronger and ultimately that can work against you because you are trying too hard to do what comes naturally.