HOLTBY BACKS MANAGER

Fulham striker Lewis Holtby says that people are wrong to brand their manager Felix Magath as the new Saddam Hussein.

The former Bayern Munich manager was recently appointed as the replacement for René Meulensteen. He is known for a hard stance towards the players and the various aspects of the club. It has earned him this reputation over the last few years, but he has been quite successful at keeping clubs in the danger relegation trouble to safety from the drop zone. He may not have stayed at long periods for the club, but some view him as the perfect solution for Fulham at the moment.

RUIZ MOVES AWAY

Bryan Ruiz is very close to making a move away from Fulham. He has clearly been told by the boss Rene Meulensteen that he can get in touch with different clubs.

The attacking midfielder from Costa Rica had arrived at Craven Cottage about 2 and half years back after leaving FC Twente. A big amount of money had been spent by Fulham to buy him, but, he hasn’t been able to repay that so far. Apart from a few good performances here and there, he has been largely inconsistent.

Fulham coach says he would get the best out of Berbatov

Rene Meulensteen, the Fulham head coach, thinks that he could help uncover the best in failing Fulham player Dimitar Berbatov, who has managed to score just 1 goal in ten Premier League matches for the struggling Cottagers. Fulham's new chief coach Meulensteen, who earlier worked with the Bulgarian international when he was at Manchester United, hopes he could help the thirty two year old rediscover his form.

JOL WANTS POINTS

Fulham manager Martin Jol has revealed that he is determined to end the poor record that his team have at the start of the season. After a mediocre campaign last time around, Fulham were expected to kick on after the arrival of players like Darren Bent.

However, they have made a poor start to the season and are currently just above the relegation zone. They will be making the difficult trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday hoping to avoid yet another defeat. Fulham have not had a great record at Stamford Bridge over the years apart from a few results.

NEW OWNERS

Fulham recently changed ownership after more than 16 years under the stewardship of Mohamed Al-Fayed. It is expected that the new owner will be much more extravagant in his transfer funds for the club.

This is needed for the club in order to finish in the top 10 of the Premier league according to manager Martin Jol. So far, it has been a summer of relatively low transfer activity for Fulham. They have signed some low-key players, but Jol has said that the club needs to bring in two more in order to have a squad capable of finishing in the top 10.

JOL WILL STAY

There have been several speculation in recent weeks that Fulham may part ways with manager Martin Jol after a poor season. A bad end to the season meant that Fulham were in with the danger of being relegated in the final few weeks of the campaign.

However, the Dutchman has rejected the speculation linking him with a move away from Fulham by saying that he is extremely happy at the club. He is also looking to spend money in the summer in order to make the squad stronger. For large portions of the season, Fulham relied heavily upon striker Dimitar Berbatov to get them out of trouble.

FULHAM SLIP FURTHER

Fulham have been slipping down the table due to their poor form in the last few months. The once again suffered a defeat in the recent match against Manchester United to put the team in the precarious position of 13th.

They are just seven points above the relegation zone, but the manager Martin Jol has said that he is confident that results will come over the next few matches. Fulham came extremely close to snatching a point from the match against the Premier league leaders, but they were ultimately denied by a late goal from the star striker Wayne Rooney.

JOL PRAISES STOCKDALE

The Fulham manager Martin Jol has said that he is extremely happy with the performance from the goalkeeper David Stockdale, who came under intense criticism after the recent defeat at the hands of Swansea last weekend.

JOL BACKS BENITEZ

The Fulham manager Martin Jol has said that he is confident that the Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez will be able to get over the abuse he gets from Chelsea fans once he starts winning football matches.

Benitez received the kind of entry no other manager has received after the Chelsea fans booed him extremely when he was introduced as the new Chelsea manager prior to the match against Manchester City. Chelsea ended the match 0-0 after an encounter that saw the club rarely threaten goal. Benitez will now be taking charge in the second home match against Fulham.

Fulham vs Liverpool Preview

On 22nd December Fulham Football Club will play Liverpool at Liverpool, so let’s look at some football betting data that might help us pick a winner.

The bookmakers are offering odds of 3/5 on a Liverpool win, 11/2 on Fulham and 19/4 on a draw. Looking at previous clashes between these clubs, in the 2011/2012 season both matches were won by Fulham and in the 2010/2011 season the two matches were won by Liverpool and in the previous season there was one draw and one win for Fulham.

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