Sir Alex Ferguson's former first-team coach is hopeful
his partnership with Martin Jol will prove fruitful and secure Premier League
football next season at Craven Cottage
New Fulham coach Rene Meulensteen is confident his
experience at Manchester United will help improve the struggling club's
fortunes.
The 49-year-old spent nearly 12 years at Old Trafford,
over two seperate spells, and saw United win three Premier League titles and
one Champions League while first-team coach.
Fulham, meanwhile, can boast just 10 points from their
opening 11 top-flight games as they slipped to 18th in the table - but
Meulensteen feels he can help Martin Jol in the same way he aided Sir Alex
Ferguson.
"I have been in England now for
12 years and worked in every department at Manchester United, and the last five
years as assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson, so I know the Premier League
well," he told Sky Sports News.
"It is obviously different being with Manchester
United, we had different ambitions which were quite clear, but hopefully my
experience and expertise will help Fulham climb up the table.
"It will work very similar to how I worked with Sir
Alex Ferguson. Martin is obviously a very, very experienced manager in the
game.
"I think it comes to a time in his life - as a
manager as well - when he has got experience and he wants to step back a little
bit and give the groundwork over to somebody like myself. I think we can
perfectly work well together.
"People must not forget that Fulham have played a
lot of strong teams already. They've played Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and
Manchester United so they have had a tough run.
"I think the key is now making sure that hopefully I
can bring a new sort of energy to the whole place because they have got good
enough footballers. Fulham is a football team, that's what they are good at.
"They just need to make sure they do the basics
right, take responsibility, be disciplined and work hard and then the results
will come."
Meulensteen's arrival at Craven Cottage sees him reunited
with for United striker Dimitar Berbatov, and he is hoping to get the Bulgarian
firing on all cylinders once more after scoring just once this term.
He added: "It is without doubt the talent Dimitar
brings to the table and also it is very clear sometimes the frustration that
goes with it.
"But I think that what you get with that sort of
player, they are geniuses in some ways and I always find it a challenge to make
sure that we can serve those players in the right way that they can bring out
the best in themselves and serve the best purpose for the team."
Culled from Goal
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