Source: Team_Talk
Brilliant Bobby can do no more - Roy
Roy Hodgson admits Bobby Zamora can do no more to prove to Fabio Capello that he deserves a World Cup spot after scoring again in Europe.[LNB] The former Spurs hitman scored his 19th goal of the season just 21 seconds into Thursday night's Europa League quarter-final second leg clash with Wolfsburg to seal a 3-1 aggregate win for the Londoners.[LNB]Zamora has yet to earn an England cap, but his beautifully taken winner will only increase calls for the Italian to give the striker a chance before Capello chooses his squad for South Africa.[LNB]Zamora was a constant thorn in the side of the German champions, outshining his opposite number Edin Dzeko, who is rumoured to be the subject of big-money interest from Chelsea and Manchester City.[LNB]Hodgson said: "I read that the price for Edin Dzeko was 40million euros, so we might have to up our price for Bobby Zamora. But we don't want to sell him.[LNB]"Bobby Zamora is a very good player. This year, by adding goals to his excellent build up play, he's come to everyone's attention and he can do no more than continue to play well.[LNB]"Then, I'm sure when Fabio Capello is looking at the players available to take to the World Cup, he will make his assessment. I know Fabio is aware of Bobby as a player, but Bobby can't do any more himself."[LNB]Zamora picked up Zoltan Gera's pass and performed a delicate turn on the edge of the box before scoring with a coolly-taken finish.[LNB]His performance was even more impressive given that he was a doubt before kick off with an Achilles injury.[LNB]"The medical staff were always confident Bobby's Achilles wouldn't be a problem and, as you saw, it wasn't," said Hodgson, who's side will face Hamburg in the last four.[LNB]"He was excellent throughout.[LNB]"It was excellent combination play throughout the midfield for the goal and he was very cool and calm in taking the chance."[LNB]Fulham have accounted for Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus and Basle on their way to the last four and they never looked like surrendering their two-goal advantage from the first leg tonight.[LNB]The Cottagers and Liverpool are the only English teams to remain in Europe after Manchester United and Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage this week.[LNB]Hodgson admits flying the flag for the Premier League in Europe makes him even more proud of Thursday night's victory.[LNB]"We're very proud to be in a semi-final as Fulham and, most importantly of all, we are proud for Fulham, our owner and our supporters," said the 62 year old.[LNB]"It's an extra bonus that, with our best teams this year not being able to reach a semi-final of the Champions League, it's a very nice feeling for ourselves and Liverpool to be in semi-finals.[LNB]"We'll face a very arduous task if we want to get to the final but the main thing is we're in the semi-final and we have that chance."[LNB]Wolfsburg coach Lorenz-Gunther Kostner acknowledged his side were second best throughout and he believes Fulham can reach the final in Hamburg on May 12.[LNB]He said: 'We didn't have the team with enough bite and the right attitude tonight.[LNB]"We made mistakes and we made the wrong substitutions. I'm sorry, the players are sorry.[LNB]"They are a very good team with a very good defence and I'd always warned it was not going to be an easy game.[LNB]"If Fulham play in a very compact way like they did tonight then they have a very good chance of making the final."
