| LEAGUE:
13th |
Key
man: Zat Knight
Centre-half or sometimes anchoring midfielder, his
emergence this season is crucial because Fulham’s
central defence is ageing and there are no
guarantees Chris Coleman, fit again after a
near-fatal car crash, will be back to his best. Tall
(6ft 6in) and commanding with two good feet, Knight
was signed for Fulham by Kevin Keegan after a trial
period with Benfica, and impressed with his
performances in the Premiership last season |
| FA
CUP: semi-final |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: fourth round |
| PREDICTION:
bottom half. Tigana may go |
| TITLE
ODDS: 150-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.fulhamfc.co.uk |
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Coach: Jean Tigana
Can hardly have been overjoyed to learn that Fulham had
appointed Franco Baresi, the former Italy captain, as his
technical director during the summer. Baresi insists his
role represents no threat to the Frenchman but time will
tell. Certainly, the toothpick-chewing Tigana needs his team
to start scoring more goals
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Edwin van der Sar
12 Maik Taylor
30 Glyn Thompson, Martin Herrera |
Midfielders
8 Lee Clark
10 John Collins
14 Steed Malbranque
18 Sylvain Legwinski
19 Bjarne Goldbaek
23 Sean Davis
31 Eddie Lewis, Martin Djetou, Junichi Inamoto |
Defenders
2 Steve Finnan
3 Rufus Brevett
4 Andrew Melville
5 Chris Coleman
7 Jon Harley
16 Zat Knight
24 Alain Goma
25 Abdeslam Ouaddou
35 Kieran McAnespie
36 Mark Hudson |
Forwards
9 Steve Marlet
15 Barry Hayles
20 Louis Saha
22 Luis Boa Morte
33 Callum Willock
34 Elvis Hammond
38 Luke Cornwall
40 Andrejs Stolcers, Facundo Sava |
Strongest XI
Nationalities
England (10), France (5), Argentina (2), Wales (2), Scotland
(2), US (1), Holland (1), Northern Ireland (1), Ireland (1),
Morocco (1), Belgium (1), Latvia (1), Denmark (1), Portugal
(1), Ghana (1), Japan (1). Total 32
Players in
Facundo Sava, Martin Herrera, Martin Djetou, Junichi Inamoto
Players out
Marcus Hahnemann
Instant expert
Ground Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road,
Shepherds Bush, London
Telephone 020 7893 8383
Capacity 19,500
Shirt sponsor Betfair.com
Ticket office 020 7384 4710
Can I get a ticket? £16 for Upper Tier of
School End
How to get there By tube: White City or
Shepherds Bush
Club call 09068 440044
Club shop 020 7736 60711
New boy: Junichi
Inamoto
At Arsenal he was not deemed good enough for a
single Premiership showing last season but Inamoto shone for
Japan in the recent World Cup. The 24-year-old officially
belongs to Gamba Osaka of the Japanese J-League but is on
loan at Fulham for a year
Money talk
Top earners Boa Morte £27,000, Saha £27,000,
Inamoto £24,000
Total wages bill
£12.79m (estimated)
Mohamed al-Fayed must fight to keep Fulham afloat.
Their wage bill is only the 17th highest, but they are top
of the league because it is 143% of their turnover which is
just £8.95%
Where are they now?
Simon Morgan A former captain, he is the club’s community
officer responsible for anti-racism campaigns, promoting
women’s football and schools coaching
