Source: Liverpool_Echo
Tim Howard: It's an awesome honour to skipper Everton FC
TIM HOWARD today spoke of his pride at captaining Everton during their hard-fought draw against Chelsea.[LNB]The USA keeper became the latest senior player to be handed the skipper's armband by David Moyes at Stamford Bridge, in the absence of injured club captain Phil Neville.[LNB]Howard made a string of vital saves in the second-half of the 3-3 draw against Carlo Ancelotti's side, and was inspired by the trust shown in him by his manager.[LNB]He said: 'It felt amazing wearing the captain's armband. I know the history of this club very well now and even if it's only for one game, for the manager to put that type of responsibility on me and show that appreciation for me is awesome.[LNB]'I know who the true captain of this team is but I'm happy to fill in and it's an honour.[LNB]'You usually don't come away from a game conceding three and have a big smile on your face, but I feel like we earned that.[LNB]'The resilience we showed, and commitment and endeavour has been unbelievable in recent weeks and we showed it again in abundance.'[LNB]Everton took an early lead in the game, only to find themselves 2-1 down shortly after.[LNB]Howard continued: 'The great teams such as Chelsea in this league can do that to you.[LNB]'Credit to us, we didn't let our heads hang and we kept cracking on. We gave them two goals and two opportunities in the first-half, that although they did well to finish them, could have been eliminated and we thought we had our share of chances as well.[LNB]'There was our goal and a free-kick which nearly went in, and we thought if we carried on pressing we could get something.'
