Owen still confident of title success

Last updated : 23 April 2003 By Chris Maxwell
Owen admits that he felt that this was to be the season that Liverpool became English champions for an unprecedented nineteenth time. The title challenge, of course, faded quickly as the Reds suffered a run of eleven games without victory. Despite the disappointment of failure this season, Owen remains upbeat as regards the future of the club.

Owen told LFC magazine: "In the previous years we had been getting closer and closer. When we started off great this season, I think everyone thought this was our year. We never said it in the press, but I think that was the general feeling around the ground, among the supporters and among the players. Then it went downhill, and you lose a bit of confidence in yourself, in the team, in everything, really. Hence we had a lot of bad results.

"If we can restore that confidence, have everyone believe in each other again and get on a good run - maybe we need one or two more players - I think we can win the League in the next year or the next couple of years."