The Fulham manager piled praise on his star man and claimed that his arrival in the summer has helped change the club’s fortunes around.
With the departure of stars such as Clint Dempsey and Moussa Dembele to Tottenham Hotspur, the Cottagers were expected to struggle in the relegation battle and perhaps even drop down a level, such were the expectations surrounding them.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 arrived from Manchester United and with his attacking abilities has managed to get Fulham out of tight situations. The gifted Bulgarian was hailed during his time at the Theatre of Dreams and with his effortless style of play has
fit in well at Craven Cottage.
Martin Jol has played the striker in his preferred role and has opted to give him consistent game time, something which Berbatov struggled with during his time at United.
Now the former Bayer Leverkusen man has taken in it in his stride and has been banging goals in with relative ease. Furthermore, he played an integral role in the club’s quest for glory and was influential in gaining a result against a robust Newcastle United
side yesterday.
Although he didn’t get on the score sheet, his all-round play was brilliant and he calmly slotted in behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Rodallega-c16414, utilizing his skills to create chances for his teammates.
"We had that spell (of poor results) that started against Sunderland with the red card and two big injuries for us. That was very disappointing for us and then after that we couldn't play Bryan Ruiz - he was out for four weeks for us. I was happy that Berbatov,
after talking to him, could fill in that role (behind the striker)."
Continuing, he added that while he was let down by Berbatov not notching a goal, his superb link-up play and ability to keep the entire team running played a major part in securing victory for the Londoners.
"It was vital, he didn't score so that was disappointing, but on the other hand he linked us up and kept the team together - I was very happy with him,” Jol was quoted as saying while speaking to the media after the crucial tie with the Magpies.
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