The Dutch trainer was delighted with the Bulgarian’s performance against Chelsea and claimed that he did extremely well to link-up attack and midfield.
Fulham’s visit to Stamford Bridge proved to be a fruitful one as they managed to return with a share of the spoils.
The Blues were only playing under new boss Rafa Benitez for the second time but the opposition did not make things easier for them and went gunning for three points.
While http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo, Benitez seems to have changed that notion with a much more disciplined role and had most of his midfield players stuff the centre of the park to limit Fulham’s potency.
Considering that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Obi-Mikel-c18882 were rooted to their normal positions, the Cottagers found it difficult to carve out goal scoring chances and eventually had to settle for a single point, as the hosts themselves also failed to score.
While Chelsea’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitar-Berbatov-c11254 was in inspired form and bossed the front-line with ease.
The former Manchester United forward put in a very impressive display and was praised by Martin Jol after the game, who claimed that the front-man did exactly what he was told to do.
"I thought Berbatov was fantastic. The way he linked the midfield was unbelievable. We wanted to frustrate them and keep a clean sheet. We know we are a difficult team to play against,” he said.
Continuing, he added that Fulham had managed to silence the UEFA Champions League title holders at home and that was a massive achievement in itself, especially considering the players Benitez has at his disposal.
"I felt we handled their star players well. To go away from home and to keep a clean sheet is exactly what we wanted but we are frustrated not to win the game. I felt we handled their star players well. To go away from home and to keep a clean sheet is exactly what we wanted but we are frustrated not to win the game,” Jol was quoted as saying while speaking to the media.
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