Palace await the champs

Last updated : 05 November 2004 By Nik Taylor

Feeling nervous about tomorrow’s game yet?? Here’s what the players and management have to say about Saturday’s date with the champions…

"My confidence is so high I feel I could score against anyone. As long as the chances come along, and the team have been providing them all season, then I am sure I can stick it in the back of the net.

"Campbell is one of the best defenders in the world and if he is missing it will be a bonus for us.
We cannot underestimate the other players they have got but hopefully we can get something out of the game. Southampton drew 2-2 with them so why can't we beat them?"
Andy Johnson (source: Evening Standard)

"This game would have been a worry three or four weeks ago but now we will go into it with a lot of belief and Palace fans will think we can win the game."
Iain Dowie (source: Evening Standard)

"We came into the Premiership with no fear and our eyes wide open. It has amused us the level of vitriol we have received about how crap we are and how we should not be in the Premiership. We know what we are about and what we can achieve."
Simon Jordan (source: Evening Standard)

"It's going to be very hard. We have no pressure in the game. Everybody thinks that Arsenal are going to beat us very easily, but we'll just see how it goes. We have nothing to lose and we are playing better at home."
Joonas Kolkka (source: South London Press)

"When you get promoted to the Premiership you know you’re going to play against world-class players and world-class teams, and that’s what you want every week. We’re not going to be intimidated – we’ve got nothing to lose."
Fitz Hall (source: Palace World)

"Guaranteed, there will be someone in our team who will jump out and perform at a level they haven't before. It's happened a lot this year. If we have six or seven or eight who do that, who knows?"
Iain Dowie (source: Daily Telegraph)