American keeper delighted to captain Toffees

By Brian Lofrumento | 14th December 2009

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Tim Howard has revealed his delight at captaining Everton for the first time. The American goalkeeper was filling in for injured captain Phil Neville, and Howard’s personal milestone was capped off by an inspired performance against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Everton fought hard to earn a 3-3 draw against league leaders Chelsea, and Howard couldn’t conceal his delight with the result and his temporary captaincy.

Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Howard said: “It felt amazing wearing the captain’s armband. I know the history of this club very well now and even if it’s only for one game, for the manager to put that type of responsibility on me and show that appreciation for me is awesome.

“I know who the true captain of this team is but I’m happy to fill in and it’s an honour.

“You usually don’t come away from a game conceding three and have a big smile on your face, but I feel like we earned that.

“The resilience we showed, and commitment and endeavour has been unbelievable in recent weeks and we showed it again in abundance.”

Howard has played in all of Everton’s Premiership matches this season, picking up only two clean sheets along the way. Everton take on BATE in the Europa League on Thursday and find themselves in 15th place in the Premier League table.

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