Vieira vows to keep on fighting until the end
Patrick Vieira has acknowledged that the team are tired following their nine day, four game run, but has said that the team spirit and 'togetherness' has got the lads through the last week or so.
He says:
"I never had any doubts about this team but we have discovered more about ourselves in the last week. There were some difficult moments after we lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup and then Chelsea in the Champions League.
"We needed to get more focused because even though we’d had a run of winning games and played quite well we had lost our momentum. Then we lost a couple of matches and people were asking questions.
"We talked about it. But what is so fantastic about this team is that everybody looks at himself and realises what he has to do to give his best. That is how we were able to pick ourselves up. It’s like a big family at Highbury and I am proud to be the captain of the club.
Of course, we know how good we are together and that we can play fantastic football, but when we are on the pitch nobody cheats or makes excuses. Everybody works for each other.
“In the dressing room the atmosphere is fantastic and we have a great time off the pitch because we realise it is important to be together.
“That’s what got us through against Newcastle on Sunday. Physically, we were tired after four games in nine days but we worked for each other. We have been under pressure in so many games, but we love it because it means we are doing well.”
维队说，我们在足总杯和冠军杯失利后，确实是很艰难的时刻，人们也开始对我们的能力表示怀疑。但是这个时候，我们互相之间敢于谈论这个事情，每个人都看着自己，问自己能为整个队伍做些什么，并全力以赴地去做。海布利就像一个大家庭一样，我为自己是这个集体的队长而感到骄傲！我们当然知道我们在一起作战有多么棒，我们能踢出多么美妙的足球。在场上没有人偷懒或者寻找借口，我们为彼此而战。更衣室的气氛棒极了，我们在场下也相处得非常好，因为我们知道这对我们的团队精神非常重要。。。。。。
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