Arsenal loanee Wojciech Szczesny says he is loving his time at Roma despite being criticised for his recent performances.
Szczesny, 25, has found himself in the firing line of late, conceding three goals at BATE Borisov, four at Bayer Leverkusen and being blamed for the goal Roma conceded in the 1-0 loss to Inter Milan on Saturday.
The Poland international was asked at a news conference on Tuesday how he felt after "not playing well" in recent games, and he replied: "Thanks, first of all, for giving your own opinion on how I've played before asking me how I felt I am playing.
"But anyway, I feel good. Of course, after the injury, I didn't feel as sharp as I would have liked to. But I feel good now."
It was the start of a news conference on the eve of a crucial Champions League clash against Leverkusen which touched on plenty of things with little to do with the pivotal tie.
Szczesny was also asked what he thought of reports that Lazio players have a picture of him celebrating their defeat to Atalanta up on their dressing-room wall as motivation for next weekend's Rome derby.
"It's not really any of my concern," he said. "My concern is the game against Leverkusen and not what happens in the Lazio dressing room."
Szczesny went on to play down an interview with Sky Sport Italia, where he said he hopes to return to Arsenal.
"My answer has to be understood well because I'm an Arsenal player and I have a contract with Arsenal, so if they want me back, I go back," he said. "I am happy here and will always give my maximum here, but what happens after happens.
"I'm having a great time here -- the city's beautiful, the weather's fantastic and I'm happy. It's a big honour to play for this club. All I can do is give my best to repay the faith of the coach and the coaching staff. I love it here."
Roma are currently bottom of their Champions League group and defeat at home to Leverkusen would effectively leave them in a battle for third place with BATE Borisov.
"The Champions League is a mini championship and every game is worth three times as much as a Serie A game, and that's why we know we have to win," Roma coach Rudi Garcia said.
"Nobody is through yet and nobody's out, but we know that a win is important and we want to get it tomorrow. Tomorrow there's no choice -- we play to win because we've got to win. The attitude towards the game is simple."