Fulham manager Roy Hodgson left fuming after Andy Johnson injury

21 August 2009 09:51
The injury, for which Hodgson is convinced Belorukov should have been shown a red card, will means Johnson is out for up to eight weeks and leaves a thriving forward partnership at Fulham in pieces. [LNB]'It was a good win against a difficult team but the game has been marred by the unbelievably blatant challenge on Andy Johnson,' Hodgson said. [LNB] Related ArticlesFulham v Chelsea previewFulham line up move for GreeningFulham sign Damien DuffKamara dismisses Bordeaux linkFulham lead chase for DuffDuff savours Fulham stability'It has dislocated his collarbone and put him out for a long time. I don't think there's any doubt the defender should have been sent off. [LNB]'We've had an excellent start to the season with four straight wins,' he said. 'It would have been nice to have the knowledge that we were going into the next two games against Chelsea and Amkar away with Andy and Bobby playing the way they have been. [LNB]'The best part of our game against Amkar by a long stretch was the ability of our front two to cause so many problems. They both scored and Bobby set up Andy's goal but now that partnership is broken up for the foreseeable future.'[LNB]For the immediate future, Hodgson will have to rethink his lineup with a West London derby against Chelsea coming up at the weekend. But Hodgson's long term plans will now involve bringing in another forward before the transfer window closes at the end of the month. [LNB]'We're looking to sign another front player so we'll consider bringing someone in, but that's not because Andy is injured but because we need another front player.'[LNB] 

Source: Telegraph