HOWARD – ‘THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES'

Last updated : 05 March 2004 By Editor
Tim Howard:

"It is a new dimension that I hadn't seen since being here.
I have only been here a very short time and I saw a lot of
the good in the first half of the season, but I think this
is all part of it. It's not all glamorous. People look at it
and say it is all glamour and glory but these are tough
times. That doesn't mean you are not going to be a champion,
you can battle through it and become better off for it in
the end.

"The mood with the players is still good. The morale is
high. I know things have been said and written but we still
have a big FA Cup match this weekend and we also have a good
opportunity next week against Porto to go through in the
Champions League so we are up beat and we are ready for the
challenge.
"We need a little bit of help from others in the Premier
League where earlier on in the season we didn't because we
were flying high. We may get that help and we will see how
it goes."