Doyle hopes Fulham are distracted

16 April 2010 10:12
Wolves ace Kevin Doyle is hoping Fulham will be distracted by the possibility of reaching a European final when the two sides meet on Saturday.[LNB] Roy Hodgson's side are gearing up for a Europa League semi-final with Hamburg after overcoming Juventus and Wolfsburg on their way to the last four.[LNB]With their Premier League safety assured, Doyle is hoping Wolves can take advantage and take a further step to guaranteeing their own top flight status for another season.[LNB]The Republic of Ireland striker said: "Fulham are an excellent team and I'm hoping that they are concentrating a little bit on what is a massive game for them in Europe.[LNB]"I'm sure they will be trying their best and everything but you just hope that in the back of their mind that takes something out of them."[LNB]Doyle will use his own experiences of being relegated with Reading two years ago to try and make sure Wolves do not suffer a similar fate.[LNB]He said: "I've had a similar experience with Reading of being this clear of the bottom three (six points) with just a few weeks to go and then we were relegated.[LNB]"On the last day of the season, we went down on goal difference with 36 points, and we are still a win away from that, so I feel personally we need more points.[LNB]"We have put ourselves in a very good position but we have to get more on top of that.[LNB]"The last six weeks to two months have seen us really turn the corner and got ourselves out of the bottom three but I still feel we are two wins away from being able to relax.[LNB]"Of course, it depends what teams do next week and the week after - if they get on a run. But two wins and I'm sure we'll be fine.[LNB]"It changes every week. Burnley's result at Hull was unexpected. It might give them confidence and they could go on a run. It's not over until it's over."

Source: Team_Talk