Fulham midfielder Dickson Etuhu warns Bolton Wanderers ahead of their Premier League clash
Fulham player Dickson Etuhu has issued a warning to Bolton Wanderers as the two sides face each other in an English Premier League encounter on Wednesday.
Etuhu stated that the Bolton’s 1-0 victory in the fifth round of the FA Cup over the Cottagers was merely a glitch in Fulham’s impressive home record. It was the only home defeat suffered by Fulham in 2011. Furthermore, Mark Hughes men’s have been able to
collect 16 points from the last 18 on offer on their home turf.
Etuhu claims he is looking forward to the match against the Trotters and is confident that Fulham will able to avenge their FA Cup defeat by collecting maximum points from the game.
He told the club’s official website, “Respect to Bolton because they've done really well this season. We played at their place earlier on in the season and we got a draw in what was a tough game. Their manager, Owen Coyle, has done really well but when they
come to our patch, it's not going to be easy for them. We're playing at home and everyone knows Fulham are a good team at home.”
According to the Nigerian, the target for Fulham is to finish the season in the top-half of the Premier League table. He stressed that in order to achieve that feat, they are looking to win their remaining six EPL fixtures.
At present Fulham are placed 14th in the Premier League standings with 39 points whereas Bolton are placed eighth, seven points above the Cottagers.
Etuhu states his team is focused to ensure a top 10 finish come the end of the ongoing 2010-11 campaign.
He added, “We're not thinking about Bolton - we're thinking about us. The manager has a way he wants us to play and we're working hard on that - we believe we can win every game.”
Ahead of the match, Fulham manager Hughes is facing a dilemma whether to include striker Bobby http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zamora-c40983 in the starting line-up or not as the Englishman suffered a minor injury in their last Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
It will be interesting to see which side comes on top as Fulham and Bolton face each other on Wednesday at Craven Cottage.
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