WES' BIG 10 DAYS

Last updated : 04 April 2003 By Editor
Wes Brown is looking forward to the challenges over the next
10 (or more accurately 12) days:

Speaking to the Evening News he said:

"I have never had a 10 days like this in my career but it is
something to look forward to rather than fear,

"This spell is going to be immense but it's great,

"You are facing the best strikers around but you want to
prove to everyone that you can do well against them. I know
it will be tough but this is the kind of test you want to
put yourself through. This is where you have to show why you
are here at Manchester United.

"I think Raul and Ronaldo is arguably the best combination
around at the moment. It is a great partnership and then you
also have to consider the back up they have got in Zinedine
Zidane and Luis Figo.

"They are great players but that is what I have always
wanted to play against, so why worry about it? There is no
better place to prove yourself than in the Bernabeu against
that kind of quality. It is going to be the biggest game of
my life if I play.

"It would be a feather in my cap to keep that kind of list
of strikers quiet, if I am chosen to play in the next four
matches. Slip up against this kind of striker and they'll
punish you. Everything has to be perfect."

Wes knows all about Michael Owen:

"Michael is a class player. He has been in that bracket
from when he first came into the Premiership. He proves that
in big games all the time.

"Tomorrow is a big match, he shines and thrives on this kind
of stage. He always has done and he'll be the one to watch.

"He has lots of pace. If they ball gets knocked over the top
if you are not on your toes then he is likely to get there
first. He can cause you untold problems because of his pace
and once he's in the position then his finishing is superb.”

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