Source: Eurosport
Wright-Phillips still believes in City
Shaun Wright-Phillips refuses to accept Manchester City's UEFA Cup dream is over ahead of the home leg of their last-eight clash with Hamburg.City face an uphill task to overturn a 3-1 deficit at Eastlands on Thursday, especially as Mark Hughes' side followed a dismal display in Germany by losing by a similar margin to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.Yet Wright-Phillips - who faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury - is convinced they can get back to winning ways after five defeats in six matches in all competitions."All I'll say is that it's not over until the fat lady sings," he told the club's official website."It's not finished until the whole tie is done."We are recognised as being very good at home, and if we play the way we usually do, we will make enough chances to win 2-0."It's a matter of taking those chances on the night. We have to put them on the back foot straight away."Anything is possible. If we go out there and play the way we know we can on Thursday, it will be difficult for Hamburg."Everyone is confident, we've spoken about it already and we have got the belief that we need."It would be a dream for me to win the UEFA Cup after starting at the club as a kid - achieving things and being successful here was part of the reason I came back."Stephen Ireland accused some of his team-mates of not being brave enough after the first leg defeat in Germany but Wright-Phillips added: "He was upset about losing."Maybe it didn't come across as he'd have liked. But there are no hard feelings from any of us. We all get along."Apart from Wright-Phillips, Vincent Kompany (hamstring) and Wayne Bridge (hamstring) are also receiving treatment while Nigel de Jong is Cup-tied.City boss Hughes is debating whether to restore Robinho to the team after he was relegated to the bench on Sunday as strikers Craig Bellamy and Benjani Mwaruwari are sidelined through injury.Meanwhile coach Eddie Niedzwiecki has told the players medals are more important than money.He said: "If someone comes in here with the wrong mentality then they will fall by the wayside. It is our job to either remove them or change them. We know that certain players can do better. We are always questioning ourselves."It is important that anyone who comes to City to play is hungry to still do well. We want players to be more interested in the rewards of winning trophies than the cash that might be on offer."Players should want to be remembered for what they achieved in the game and not for the cars they drive or the mansions they live in. When you are top of the tree and winning, those rewards will come anyway."[LNB]
