Martin Jol and Fulham Football Club – the great expectations: EPL debate
Fulham Football Club have finally succeeded in roping in the Dutch manager Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol. They had made a similar attempt last year and had all terms finalized, but Martin Jol was with Ajax then and they refused to let him go. Jol is backed
by a positive reputation for the work done at Tottenham Hotspur, Hamburg and Ajax. And now he has signed a two-year contract at Craven Cottage with an option for the third.
Last year, the move was made when Fulham’s manager, Roy Hodgson, had left the club and moved to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809. Even though Ajax did not let their manager go, Fulham and Jol had been communicating and Jol resigned from Ajax later on in December 2010.
Martin Jol may not have very fond memories of his last stint at English Premier League and nor with the way it came to an end. His services were terminated through a text message during a UEFA Cup match between the Spurs and Getafe. Since his departure from
Ajax, Martin Jol has waited for the right kind of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to come across.
While at White Hart Lane, Jol was largely responsible for putting together a strong team and the club almost qualified for UFEA Champions League in the process – perhaps, Harry Redknapp has much to thank Martin Jol for. The most notable players he signed
back then for Tottenham include http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan were signed during Jol’s tenure.
He is known to be a player friendly manager yet he takes his job very seriously. He has all the ingredients that will settle well with the fans. The good thing is that it could end up being a perfect relationship between the owners of the club, the fans
and Martin Jol. He could very well be what Fulham need to help continue their upward trend.
Fulham have changed four managers in four years. Just like his predecessor, Jol will be given full backing by his boss, Mohamed Fayed. Martin Jol will enjoy Fayed’s complete faith and no interference in managing the team and its affairs.
Martin Jol was liked by the fans back in his Tottenham days, but winning a fan base has not been his priority. Instead, his focus has always been to watch out for the team’s interests by winning the games. It does not have to be by making http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Friends-football-club-c39381.
Jol’s plans are simple. He is not looking to over achieve or raise the hopes of the fans. He will be happy to finish as high in the top 10 as possible. Fulham had finished eighth after a poor start to their English Premier League campaign in the season ended.
Jol’s first priority is to put up an entertaining display of football for the viewers, "There's always one principle for me and that is to make people happy. I will always try to do something on the flanks and try to play attacking, nice football."
Martin Jol has already hinted of adding four to five players to the squad, but he already has a decent enough team with talented footballers to continue their impressive run.
Fulham might have found a manager in Jol who is tough and has the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539 to deliver for the club. He will be up for the challenge to have Fulham taken as a serious top-flight club in the League. More importantly, in Fulham, Jol might have found the club
that is willing to give him the time to do just that.
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