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"If I don't make it, I won't be crying. I've never let anything in football get me down. There are other aspects of life to worry about. I've only played three senior internationals but I've made two goals.
"When I lost the ball, I wasn't the last man and he did score a super goal. I know I make mistakes but I'm the sort of person who prefers to concentrate on the positives."
Joe knows he is not a ready made footballer - he is still young and has a lot to learn - much of which cann only come through experience, and learning off his elders.
"There is nothing anyone can say to put me off my game. I listen to people like Glenn Roeder and Sven and try and learn things off them. I'm only 20 and learned a lot just being around world-class players like Beckham, Scholes and Fowler for a couple of days. Those guys have all got a wealth of experience to call on, which I haven't got yet.
"But they're all around 25 to 27 and I'll bet they are 10 times better players now than when they were 20. It wasn't as though I had a terrible game against Italy. What counts now is how you react. My reaction will be to knuckle down.
"I have got improving to do and I am learning all the time. But I won't let anything in football get me down because there are other aspects in life that are far more important."