Cottagers fit the bill - Sanchez

21 July 2010 15:56
awrie Sanchez says Fulham would provide the perfect opportunity for Martin Jol to prove his worth again in the Premier League.[LNB] Jol managed Tottenham from 2004-2007 and would have guided the club to a top-four finish bar a final-day collapse away to West Ham in 2006. [LNB]The Ajax manager was sacked after a bad start to the 2007/08 season, but Sanchez believes that with Fulham's current interest in him, Jol is in a win-win situation.[LNB]Sanchez told Sky Sports News: "You look at his record at Spurs and he did reasonably well there before they undermined him, seeing Juande Ramos two games into the new season. [LNB]"For him, it'd be a fantastic return to the Premier League, because I'm sure he'd like to prove to Tottenham that he's a good manager. [LNB]"For Fulham, they're essentially a little bit hamstrung now, because it's become so public that if they don't land him, they'll have egg all over their face. Jol is in a win-win situation at the moment."[LNB]Fulham are looking for a new manager after Roy Hodgeson left the club to join Liverpool. However, Sanchez believes that Fulham have the credentials to attract a big name such as Jol. [LNB]He said: "Obviously getting to the Europa League final was fantastic but they only finished 13th in the league so let's not get carried away as the previous season they finished 7th. [LNB]"But it's a fantastic Premier League club, it's a traditional club, fantastic stadium, good support with an owner that's one of the richest in the country and a fantastic training ground. There would be a lot of managers, Martin Jol included, who would take that job without hesitating."[LNB]Sanchez spoke about his complicated relationship with owner Mohammed Al-Fayed and says that if Martin Jol were to become the Cottagers' new boss, the relationship between owner and manager would have to be a lot closer.[LNB]He added: "It's strange, when I was Fulham manager I only had one meeting with him one-to-one. [LNB]"The relationship between the manager and the owner is the most important thing and I found that there were other layers that got in the way of our relationship. So, I don't really know what it's like to work with him as we were never really allowed to get into that situation. [LNB]"But I heard that Roy (Hodgeson) did have a close relationship with him and whoever comes in now needs to carry on that relationship."

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