Tim Howard: Big teams are watching Everton now

Jan 3 2008

Tim Howard

goalkeeper Tim Howard believes Everton's New Year's Day victory over Middlesbrough, which moved Moyes’s side temporarily into fifth place, will have the teams above them looking over their shoulders.

“We showed some resilience,” said the goalkeeper to evertonTV. “We had two difficult losses for us against top teams were difficult to take, especially the pasting we took against Arsenal.

“So we had a bit of pride at stake and we did well to come back. We had a couple of key injuries and Mikel’s red card.

“We came to Middlesbrough , which isn’t always a nice place to play with the weather and atmosphere, and we ground out a result and that says a lot about our squad and the passion we have to play for this club.

“We took a difficult defeat, licked our wounds and bounced right back, and that’s the sign of a good team.

“If we keep getting three points, then the other teams will start looking over their shoulder.”