The Danish defender is confident that the Cottagers’ fighting relegation will take “many points” from their three Premier League games
Fulham have “no fear” of Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City ahead of a tough run of Premier League games, urging Joachim Andersen.
The Booths recently extended their unbeaten run to five games after a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday, leaving them just three adrift points of the 17th that put Newcastle in the battle to avoid revenge.
Scott Parker’s men now prepare to face three of the traditional “big six” over the next fortnight, starting with Spurs at Craven Cottage on Thursday, and Andersen is confident they can surprise .
What was said?
“It’s not the end of the world, we have to keep going and I’m sure we’ll take a lot of points,” the Danish defender told Fulham’s official website. “It simply came to our notice then.
“We don’t have to show fear, we know and we’ve shown all season no matter who we play we can show good performance. The last time we played them I feel that we could have won so let ‘s win on Thursday.
“We should have won by two or three goals [against Palace]. It’s incredibly challenging but again a very positive achievement and something we need to build on. We must believe that the goals will come and come. “
Parker view
The Fulham head coach was like Andersen ‘s feelings as he highlighted Tottenham’ s game as a great opportunity for him to close the gap on Newcastle further.
“I see points coming from the next game,” Parker said. “I believe in this team and so does the team. I believe we can beat Spurs. We can get into Thursday’s game and cause them trouble.”
The bigger picture
The general consensus on Fulham this season is that Parker has forced them to go on the right track, with just a lack of cuts in the final third round preventing them from rising up in the table.
The Booths have been well organized and difficult to beat recently, having conceded one goal in their last five games, and the signing of the January loan Josh Maja of Bordeaux has provided a valuable addition. for them in the third final.
Fulham have just 12 games left to beat the fall and Tottenham, Liverpool and City are all expected to beat West London, but they are sure to put up a tough fight against all three. teams.
Spurs have lost their last three games on the road, and the Reds have lost four of their last five games, with City likely to pass the biggest test after a 20 – game winning streak. all competitions.