Chelsea defender Levi Colwill feels his game has come on leaps and bounds this season.
The youngster is enjoying his first full season with Chelsea.
"I've come out of my shell a lot more this season," Colwill told chelseafc.com. "Last season, I was a lot quieter, but this season, with a group of players similar in age, and new boys coming in, I've tried to help everyone as much as I can and put an arm around them.
"I think people have seen that in the changing room. I am here to help and any knowledge I can pass on I will. There are a few leaders in the changing room and we've got to help as much as we can.
"There have been a lot of ups and downs this season. We're learning a lot as a young team, which is important for the future. But we are improving, you can feel that around the building.
"It's a group of new players that have never played with each other before. We need to adapt and understand everyone's attributes and build from there. We're improving and that is the main thing."
Colwill also said: "Like the team, there have been ups and downs this season. Obviously, I'm playing in a different position everyone knows I'm a centre-back but I am trying to help the team and learn as much as I can to help me in the future.
"There have been good moments and I am happy to keep learning for the future when I return to centre-half.
"There have been a few things [which are different]. In terms of one-versus-one defending, as a full-back you're very exposed to the winger. When you're at centre-back, you have players around you and you can slow them down. So that has been tough.
"Sometimes the ball is switched so you have to get over to the winger as fast as possible, put the brakes on, and then you're in a one-versus-one situation where you have to try to win the ball.
"Another thing would be where you receive the ball, as a lot of the time you receive the ball on the line. At centre-half, when I've got the ball, I'm in control of the situation and can break the lines and start attacks.
"As a full-back that's harder, because you've got the winger ahead of you, the centre-half next to you, or the midfielder. Those are your options."