RUUD RECKONS WE'RE AS STRONG AS EVER

Last updated : 15 August 2003 By Editor
Speaking on BBC Football Focus he said:

"Another title and the Champions League are obviously big
goals that we have set ourselves. I think with the age of
the team and the quality we have here, we can grow.

"I think we learned a lot last season from the Champions
League and we learned a lot about the strength of the team
by coming back from a bad position in the Premiership.
I think those two things together will make us grow. It's up
to us to show on the pitch how good we are. With the
qualities we have, if we play well, we can do it again.
That's what we have to do.

"When the new season starts there will be one thing to
achieve - to work as hard as we did before and to improve.
Our main goal must be to be better football players. That's
what I've set myself as a big target for next season. It
will be hard but I will do everything I can to achieve that.

"The only thing you have to do is work hard and become
better as an individual and as a team."