Parker rues Poor Defending

Fulham manager Scott Parker acknowledged that he cannot take positives from the second half display against Leicester City, given they were made to pay for costly defensive mistakes in the end.

The Cottagers found themselves trailing 1-0 at the break but they came back strongly after the interval with Floyd Ayite levelling the scores in the 51st minute.

Fulham manager Scott Parker acknowledged that he cannot take positives from the second half display against Leicester City, given they were made to pay for costly defensive mistakes in the end.

The Cottagers found themselves trailing 1-0 at the break but they came back strongly after the interval with Floyd Ayite levelling the scores in the 51st minute.

However, their hard work came to no avail at the end with Jamie Vardy scoring twice after the 75th minute of the game – the smart money was probably on Vardy finding the back of the net at some point, with some Betting Offers available that saw you get double-the-odds on a Vardy anytime goal.

Speaking after the clash, Parker acknowledged that the Cottagers were made to rue for self-inflicted mistakes which contributed to their 21st defeat of the Premier League campaign.

He said: “We’re in a league where if you make little errors, you get punished, and the ball normally ends up in the back of your net. That’s happened a lot to us this year, and that’s probably the most disappointing thing today because in the second half we played really well, but you forget about that when you look at the end result.”

“Certainly I saw signs of encouragement in the second half. When we got it back to 1-1 I really thought we were in the ascendancy, and if any team was going to get another goal it was us. We were controlling the game pretty well, but we made a costly mistake.”

The Cottagers are currently 13 points adrift of Premier League safety and their prospects of beating the drop are becoming slimmer by the moment. The west London side have eight more matches before the close of the campaign but the chances of a comeback remain far off, given they are conceding an average of two goals while struggling to find the net on the opposite end.

Fulham face a tough home game against title-chasing Liverpool this weekend. The previous encounter between the teams ensured a comfortable 2-0 win for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri were the goalscorers.

Can Ranieri safe Fulham from relegation?

Claudio Ranieri knows precisely that the task of keeping Fulham in the Premier League it is a very difficult one. In the last weekend, the Cottagers suffered yet another defeat (2-0) against West Ham, and they are now rock bottom with serious issues in defence: Fulham are the only side in England without a single clean sheet in this season so far.

The way Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio scored at the weekend surely wouldn’t have impressed the Italian manager whose the first task is to ensure the defence will improve significantly so that the Cottagers can have a chance of retaining the Premier League status.

Can Ranieri safe Fulham from relegation?

According to betting site guide BestbettingSites, Fulham are now only 1/2 to be relegated with bookmakers clearly showing lack of confidence in Ranieri turning things around at Craven Cottage.

After the last match, the former Leicester manager also said that the lack of cutting edge up front is also a significant issue for his team at this current time. In fact, Fulham managed to shot at goal 16 times but couldn’t find a single goal. Ranieri added that the Hammers won with two counter-attacks and that result was unbelievable.

He seemed, however, to be fully confident that his men are working as hard as they can and that if they continue with the same intensity during training, they do have a chance of avoiding the drop.

The winning times at Leicester City seems to have long gone as Claudio Ranieri looked like a man who was braced for a long and challenging winter with his arm folded across the chest and a beanie hat on his head. As in his style, the Italian manager tried to bring positivity to the south-west London club but things are continuing to be worrying with Fulham’s defence that is continuing to leak goals every single game.

The difference in quality with West Ham wasn’t huge, but the Hammers were clearly a lot more clinical, and there is a lot more work to do for Ranieri who has yet to achieve the defensive solidity they absolutely need to stay in the Premier League.

Fulham’s first part of the Premier League campaign has been terrible: the Cottagers have won just one in 12 games and the start of the season expectation of a top-half finish looks like a dream now. Problems, however, are also in attack as it was evident against West Ham with a lot of golden opportunities wasted.

Ranieri’s side, after all, played rather well but they need to improve significantly as the upcoming Christmas period could be determinant for their hopes of survival. Ranieri said that they need to stay calm as at the moment they are allowing their opponents to score very quickly. The Italian manager said that they are working to stay calmer and reflecting on situations without panicking.

Fulham is entering the festive season having conceded more goals than any other teams in the first 16 games of the Premier League since 1999. The Cottagers had come up short when it mattered most and even if the players are committed to the cause, it looks like at this rate it will not be good enough. Time is running out and what will happen over the Christmas period would probably be a ‘make it or break it’ for Fulham in the Premier League.

FULHAM GET DRAW AT BRISTOL CITY

Hosts Bristol City were able to hold off playoff contenders Fulham on Wednesday as both sides clashed in the English Championship. City played well to continue their third consecutive point in the league.

Fulham led first after Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his first goal for the club. The loanee from Newcastle connected to a Cyrus Christie cross for the match opener. The visitors then fancied a chance of maximum points from the game until City equalized.

The Robins leveled proceedings through their top scorer Bobby Reid courtesy of a Josh Brownhill assist. The scoreline remain unchanged for the rest of the game. For Fulham, while they would have wanted to maintain their lead until the end, they will be pleased that their unbeaten run continued to 11 matches already. They are still hopeful of making the playoffs with the result as they sit on the fifth place while City maintain chase in sixth place.

Whilst tickets for the Playoffs aren’t quite as sought after as Champions League Final ones, according to Livefootballtickets, they are amongst the most in-demand in World Football. Hopefully Fulham will make it there, if they don’t manage to clinch an automatic promotion spot.

Lee Johnson willnot be as pleased with his team, which has recorded just a win this year. They recorded just one shot on target and wasted several other chances. Overall they would be contented though as the Slavisa Jokanovic led side could have done more damage.

“It was a different kind of game – very hard, but we tried to follow out style, move the ball but we didn’t find enough space. They pressed us and put us under a strong press. We had chances to win the game, and they had some too,” the Fulham boss said afterwards.

Fulham are four points behind Aston Villa, who are in third place and leading fourth placed Derby by a point. Bristol on the other hand are also in contention for a playoff spot, and are two points above nearest rivals Sheffield United.

FULHAM FORCE WIGAN TO GOALLESS DRAW

Fulham continued their sterling form even as they were hosted by Wigan. The visitors have started the new campaign brilliantly, and they maintain the record despite their travels. Wigan Athletic were lucky to avoid another successive defeat in the keenly contested affair.

Fulham enjoyed slightly more football possession, but couldn’t convert the chances to goals. They played better in the first half with Neekens Kebano’s effort coming close. Wigan’s Yanic Wildschut drove the ball in and found Michael Jacobs but he couldn’t hit goal. The visitor’s shot stopper David Button had to dig deep to save an effort from Nick Powell.

The draw ensures Wigan move up a spot on the current standings. The coach Gary Cauldwell said: “I think if we can get our defending right, we will win a lot of football matches. As an attacking team, I don’t think there’s many better in the league.” Cauldwell hinted that he was impressed with the passing and the goal attempts in the season so far, but hopes that the defence would really improve with time.

Fulham dropped two points with the draw. Hence, they have dropped out of the top six on the league table. Coach Slavisa Jokanovic said: “I cannot be satisfied because we didn’t win the game. In my opinion we played very well, especially in the first 45 minutes. We defended very well but it was the same problems as the last two games. We had a problem opening up the game, and we didn’t create enough chances.”

Fulham could only force one real attempt throughout the game despite coming close five times. On the other hand, the host had more attempts but only really threatened twice. They had more corner kicks, but caused more fouls. The English Championship continues to provide surprises week in week out.

Jokanovic dismisses rumours of him quitting

A few weeks ago it was rumoured that Slavisa Jokanovic was going to step down from coaching Fulham after becoming frustrated from missing out on a number of summer transfer targets and this was due to the owner of the English League Championship club, Shahid Khan refusing to dish out the cash and go ahead to sign the players that were in the watch-list of Slavisa Jokanovic.

It seems like none of that was actually true as the Serbian head coach has recently came out and shut down those rumors as he has no intention to step down anytime soon.

Jokanovic dismisses rumours of him quitting

It seems like none of that was actually true as the Serbian head coach has recently came out and shut down those rumors as he has no intention to step down anytime soon.

The 48 year old Serbian manager said: “I never have had any plans to leave Fulham. If I complain about something it’s because I want the best for my team, for my team-mates, for the supporters as well.

“I was very clear and I explained it on Saturday what my opinion was on this situation. I’m still in the same position. I believe we need more players to be stronger in the future. It depends on what our target is in the future. Manchester United and Manchester City buy new players. If I arrive with less ambition, I want to be successful and if I am it’s good for the club and the supporters.”

When Slavisa Jokanovic took charge of Fulham on December 27 2015, he was able to avoid relegation with the club by just barely escaping the bottom zone and immediately after accomplishing this task, the Serbian manager went on to say that he is aiming to push Fulham to a top 6 in the English League Championship in this current season.

For a manager that has been so eager to propel Fulham back to the top of the English League and away from the dreadful relegation zone, it’s hard to believe that he would have any desire to leave the club anytime soon Slavisa Jokanovic himself confirmed that everything linking him with a move away from Craven Cottage was false.

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WOODROW HELPS ENGLAND THRASH GUINEA

Fulham forward, Cauley Woodrow, helped the Three Lions thrash their Guinea counterparts 7-1 in the Toulon tournament on Monday.

England under-21s put up an impressive performance in the largely one-sided encounter in France with Fulham forward Cauley Woodrow playing a starring role.

Fulham forward, Cauley Woodrow, helped the Three Lions thrash their Guinea counterparts 7-1 in the Toulon tournament on Monday.

England under-21s put up an impressive performance in the largely one-sided encounter in France with Fulham forward Cauley Woodrow playing a starring role.

A shock looked to be on the cards as Guinea took the lead against the Three Lions after just 48 seconds, but Woodrow set up Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish to equalise with a debut goal seven minutes in. If ypou’d have backed Guinea to score first you could have had amazing odds of 10/1 at StanJames, such was the mismatch in playing ability.

This opened up the goal spree of the young English team as they overcame the rude shock. England took the lead from the penalty spot as captain James Ward-Prowse netted following a Guinea handball, and Nathan Redmond gave his side breathing space with a stunning 30-yard finish four minutes later.

Grealish netted his second just before half-time to take a commanding 4-1 lead into the break, and Woodrow had a hand in the fifth soon after the interval. The 21-year-old forward, who scored four Championship goals for Fulham last term, saw his shot saved, but Mohamed Toure could not prevent himself from deflecting the ball home five minutes into the second half.

Woodrow finally got his own name on the goal scorer’s chart eight minutes later as he finished neatly from the left-hand side of the area, and then added another 15 minutes later from close range to complete the rout. England took their other chances but were comfortable already with the scoreline especially as the opposition was limited.

The young talent took to popular social media website, Twitter to express his contentment with his performance after the game. Via his official handle, @CauleyWoodrow he posted “Good win tonight vs Guinea, pleased to get on the score sheet twice, looking forward to the games ahead! @England.”

Fulham extend the contract of McCormack

Ross McCormack is a 29 year old year old Scottish attacker who has played a huge role for Fulham ever since he joined the English club back in July of 2014.

McCormack was signed for a fee of £11,000,000 as he penned a 4 year long contract but the Scottish player has extended his contract with Fulham which is excellent news for the English League Championship club as McCormack is one of the more influential players in the entire team of Slaviša Jokanović.

Fulham is currently pitted in the bottom spots of the English League Championship but even though they are struggling trying to escape this zone, McCormack was still more than happy to extend his stay with the English club.

The 29 year old Scottish player was heavily linked with a move to Middlesbrough but Fulham later announced that they weren’t interested in offloading their top goal-scorer and Fulham instead opted to renew the deal of McCormack at least until 2020.

McCormack was recently even appointed as the vice-captain of Fulham as he will be playing a much more important role in Craven Cottage.

After it was confirmed that McCormack was not going to be leaving Fulham anytime soon, Middlesbrough had to search around for another attacker and they managed to sign Jordan Rhodes from Blackburn Rovers instead.

After having decided to prolong his stay with Fulham, Ross McCormack went on saying that one of his main objectives with the English League Championship club is to try and get into the Premier League as he said: “I think the past 18 months have not been acceptable for a club like Fulham, not to even make any sort of challenge.”

“We can’t be happy with just playing in the Championship, being invited to horse racing meetings by StanJames, and pretending to live the dream. We need to be in the Premier League. If I’m not playing in the Premier League then I want to be in a position where you’re fighting to get there.”

“Given the chats I’ve had with the owner, the manager and the lads in the dressing room everyone is together as one to try and do that. The most important thing is the club staying in the division, our quality is starting to show through now and on our day we can beat anyone.”

Unfortunately for McCormark it doesn’t seem like Fulham will be competing in the Premier League in this season and their main task right now is to survive in their current league.

GRAY ENJOYS THE FIGHT

Stuart Gray, who has temporarily been given the charge of the Fulham FC, was pleased with the fight shown by the team the other afternoon versus Brentford at the Craven Cottage.

Fulham was trailing by one goal in that game, but, they bounced back in a remarkable fashion to make it 2-1.

POYET BACKS SHERWOOD

Gus Poyet has backed Tim Sherwood to sort things out for the Queens Park Rangers. Sherwood is the frontrunner for the manager’s post at QPR after the resignation of Redknapp.

Poyet and Sherwood have been teammates in the past as the duo played together for the Spurs.

Sherwood worked as manager at White Hart Lane during the second half of the 2013-14 Season and that’s the only managerial experience that he has had.

Gus Poyet has backed Tim Sherwood to sort things out for the Queens Park Rangers. Sherwood is the frontrunner for the manager’s post at QPR after the resignation of Redknapp.

Poyet and Sherwood have been teammates in the past as the duo played together for the Spurs.

Sherwood worked as manager at White Hart Lane during the second half of the 2013-14 Season and that’s the only managerial experience that he has had.

He has not managed any other club. For the entire last summer, he was jobless. And, now, all of a sudden, he seems to be going to get a very tough assignment.

To get the Rangers out of the position they are in presently, it would definitely take some hard work
The Rangers are sinking fast in the league. They are the holder of the penultimate position in the table with 19 points.

They have actually won more games than the likes of Burney and Hull City, but, because of the fact that they have lost a lot too and by big margins, their goal differential is down.

A few draws here and there and the Rangers would have found themselves in a safe position by now.

However, the time is still there for QPR, with their odds odd staying up to that of a the red/black conumdrum on a roulette table, but, there are some top teams that they will have to contend with in the coming weeks.

According to Poyet, Sherwood has got a good tactical brain and if he is appointed at Loftus Road, he would do a fine job.

The day before yesterday, the former Uruguay player, who is in charge of Sunderland himself, was quoted as saying, “I think Tim’s appointment would be fantastic for them (the Rangers). He is brilliant tactics wise and is a good man manager too. I hope they choose him.”

FULHAM STAY UP

Fulham experienced the chance of playing in the top tier league of England, in the Premier League for 13 successive seasons but a disastrous campaign has seen them dropping to the Championship League.

The season for Fulham kicked off in a stellar fashion as Shahid Khan became the new owner as he bought the club from Mohamed Al-Fayed and the cash injection that the Pakistani billionaire carried into the club was expected to improve the squad but the results didn’t display it.

During the initial 4 months of the season, Fulham struggled trying to escape from the bottom of the Premier League tables which led to Martin Jol being fired and Rene Meulensteen taking over as the manager but even with the change, Fulham continued to struggle and once more they had to resort on sacking some of their staff in the managerial team of the club.

Felix Magath took charge of Fulham in February and even though the club was ultimately relegated from the Premier League, it has been confirmed that Magath will continue being in charge of the squad for the upcoming season.

A Fulham spokesperson told Sky Sports on Wednesday: “Felix will manage the club next season. There has never been any ambiguity over his future from our perspective. He wants to bring us back to the Premier League.”

In a statement on the club’s official website on Tuesday, Magath said: “I was appointed by Mr Shahid Khan realizing that there was a distinct possibility that we would not survive. I was not only brought in until the end of the season with the primary target of keeping Fulham in the Premier League, but to build a team that can compete in the top flight. My commitment and desire to the club remains’’.

A few days ago it was officially confirmed that Magath will continue being in charge of the team but that there are a number of changes that need to be done in order for Fulham to earn their promotion spot in the Championship League and return to the Premier League.