Heskey has nothing to prove

Last updated : 27 July 2003 By Gary Purvis
"I don't think I have anything to prove to anybody," he told the club's official site. "Obviously I didn't have the best of seasons last year but then the team didn't perform too well overall.

"I feel better than I did last pre-season when we didn't get too much of a break because of the World Cup. We have had a longer break this time and that has helped a lot.

"I don't think there's more pressure on me than anyone else. There's pressure on the whole team but we're feeling good at the moment and pre-season is going well. We have had a hard week out here and we have put a lot of work in."