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Ryan Sessegnon better off remaining with Fulham this season – Ian Holloway

Former Queens Park Rangers manager Ian Holloway has said that Ryan Sessegnon would be better off remaining with Fulham rather than pursuing a bigger challenge at Tottenham Hotspur. The England youth international had an average Premier League campaign with the Cottagers last season but he has still been fancied to make the switch to Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Speaking to The Star, Holloway said that Sessegnon should learn under the guidance of Scott Parker at Craven Cottage rather than making the move to Spurs, where he could find himself warming the bench, he told: “The boy is exceptional, he really is. I want to see him play, I want to see him learn – I want him to stay where he is and learn from his new manager in Scott Parker. What Scott can’t teach him isn’t worth knowing.

“Tottenham will come calling again. Why does he need to move now? Will he get in Tottenham’s team straight away? Probably not. He should stay where he is and earn his stripes. There’s some similarities with Gareth Bale – and he was bought very early wasn’t he. He was sold from Southampton [to Tottenham] and it’s all about carrying that weight of expectation.”

Ryan Sessegnon better off remaining with Fulham this season – Ian Holloway

Spurs are expected to part ways with Danny Rose during the ongoing transfer window and that should spare a spot for Sessegnon to occupy. Nonetheless, he does not have the assurance of starting ahead of Ben Davies on the left side of the defence and he may have to settle for chances off the bench or gametime in the Cup competitions.

At the moment, talks are understood to be continuing between the London clubs and reports suggest that Spurs have a good chance of landing Sessegnon after a lengthy pursuit. The Champions League finalists have landed just two signings for the summer and out of those, only Tanguy Ndombele is expected to take the field with the team next season. Jack Clarke, who was the club’s first signing, has been loaned back to Leeds United for the campaign.

Ryan Sessegnon admits Fulham players want Scott Parker on a permanent basis

Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon has said that the players within the squad want Scott Parker to take over as the permanent manager of the club at the end of the season. The ex-Cottagers player was handed with the head coach role on an interim basis following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri but this has not improved the club’s results with four successive league defeats.

Speaking exclusively to Standard Sport, he said: “He’s changed the mentality [of the squad] in terms of defending the goal and catching teams on the break especially the top six teams. He’s really engaged with the fans as well, staying together and not giving up. Yes, of course. I think everyone does, really. He’s come in and changed the way we play, you can see again [his impact] around the stadium. It would be good for the club.”

Ryan Sessegnon admits Fulham players want Scott Parker on a permanent basis

Parker is currently the third manager at the helm since the Cottagers’ top-flight comeback but the move has not worked out with four losses on the bounce. As such, they find themselves on the cusp of relegation from the Premier League and the same could be confirmed with another defeat on the road to Watford on Tuesday night.

Based on this, “Parker has not done much in terms of the results on the playing field but the board could consider him for the role nonetheless“, considering the positive atmosphere among the players and supporters despite a frustrating campaign. Elsewhere, the Cottagers can anticipate to lose some of their purchases made last summer with Jean Michel Seri among others unlikely “to consider dropping down“ to the Championship.

Fulham have gone through a tough run with three of the previous four matches against the top six and they are scheduled to face Watford on the road. The west London outfit have nothing to lose with relegation already confirmed, and it remains to be seen whether they can find a way of ending their eight-match losing streak and delay the drop from the top-flight.

CLAUDIO RANIERI APPEASE FULHAM FANS

Claudio Ranieri has stated his desire to overturn the fortunes of Fulham FC in the current premier league campaign. He appeased fans who slammed his substitutionsduring Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United . Angry supporters chanted: ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’ after the Italian tactician made a substitution in which Andre Schurrlewas replaced with Cyrus Christie. Meanwhile the Fulham faithfuls were expecting him to bring on of Ryan Sessegnon. The locals were aggrieved to see two of their favourites, Ryan Sessegnon and Tom Cairney, kicking their heels on the bench until deep into the second half of the game.

The cottagers fans also called for Ranieri to be axed as the club slumped to their seventh defeat in eight games. Ranieri said he doesn’t know why the fans are angry, because he had two players with fluincluding Andre Schurrle. That he could understand the fans always want their players to play but it’s not always possible. He said they wold try their best to win their next two league fixtures.

The latest defeat, which against the resurgent Manchester United, coupled with Cardiff’s win at Southampton , leaves the Cottagers seven points from safety with 12 games remaining – having won just four of their matches thus far in the current campaignIt’s all a far cry from the second half of last season, when a terrific run of form led to play-off final glory at Wembley under Slavisa Jokanovic.

“Over the weekend they fell to goals from Paul Pogba including a near post stunner and a spot kick“ and a Lionel Messi-esque solo goal from Anthony Martial.The frustration for Fulham was thatthey could have been ahead by the “time United took the lead“, with their first shot, only for Luciano Vietto to waste a glorious opportunity inside the first minute, scuffing wide after being picked out by Schurrle.

Ranieri who spoke to journalists after the game insisted that the opening 10 minutes showed Fulham can still save themselves, that they just needed to retain the composure. With which they started the match He said they conceded the second goal in the counter attack in transition, which is not possible against a team like Manchester United.

Fulham Boss Tips Ryan Sessegnon To Make England Squad

Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic has tipped Ryan Sessegnon to make the England World Cup after showing extreme progress over the past 18 months. The 17-year-old continued his fine vein of form with his 10th goal in 12 games versus Derby County this weekend, and this sees Fulham within five points off the automatic promotion places, though with an additional game played.

In a report covered by Sky Sports, Jokanovic fancies the teenager in the Three Lions’ colours at the World Cup, given he has managed to mature at such a tender age. Should Sessegnon be ignored for Russia, the manager fancies him to earn a maiden call-up for the next European tournament, he said:“I started working with him when he was 16 years and two months or something like that and I believe he can be part of the English national team for the World Cup. I cannot recommend him to people but nobody can make mistakes with this kid. Experience is important but he is a really expert player for his age at this moment. I will repeat, if the national team don’t take this decision this time, they will push him for the next European tournament.”
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