Source: Team_Talk
Gera wary of 'dangerous' Seasiders
Zoltan Gera has warned Fulham that Saturday's clash with newly-promoted Blackpool at Bloomfield Road will be a "very dangerous fixture".[LNB] Blackpool return to their famous home after opening their first Premier League campaign with successive away games at Wigan and Arsenal.[LNB]The Seasiders stunned Wigan with a 4-0 victory before crashing to a 6-0 defeat at Arsenal last weekend.[LNB]Gera knows Fulham will have to brace themselves for a hostile reception as Blackpool home.[LNB]"It will be a very tough game against Blackpool because they'll be playing their first game at home in the Premier League," said the Hungarian midfielder.[LNB]"It will be a noisy stadium and they'll be playing with high confidence, so it's a very dangerous fixture for us and we need to prepare very carefully."[LNB]Gera scored twice in Wednesday night's 6-0 Carling Cup win over Port Vale and he added: "That result will certainly give us good confidence to take into Saturday."[LNB]Fulham opened their campaign with a goalless draw against Bolton before an impressive performance earned them a share of the spoils against Manchester United last weekend.[LNB]Mark Hughes then gave £5million summer signing Moussa Dembele his first Fulham start against Port Vale and the Belgian marked the occasion with a well-taken goal.[LNB]Academy graduate Matthew Briggs also made his first start for Fulham at left-back - three seasons after becoming the youngest Premier League player at the age of 16 years and 65 days.[LNB]Briggs had to wait until yesterday to make his second senior appearance - but he took his chance with an exciting attacking performance, even if he had little defending to do.[LNB]The England Under-19 international set up the first goal with a deep cross for Gera and then linked with the Hungarian in the build-up to the first of two Bobby Zamora goals.[LNB]"Since my debut I've been training hard to keep my development going," said Briggs.[LNB]"This season the new manager has come in and he's been taking a look at the players available to him and I grabbed my chance as soon as it came.[LNB]"I wasn't really nervous - I had been been waiting a long time for that moment so I was just determined to make the most of it."[LNB]"It was good to be named in a strong team too - with experienced players around me. Hopefully it will happen a lot more this season."[LNB]Gera hailed the impact both Briggs and Dembele made against Port Vale.[LNB]"Matthew is a very talented young player. The Manager gave him the opportunity and he did very well so it was a good start for him," Gera told fulhamfc.com. "Moussa played very well too, coming deep to pick up the ball, and he took his goal well.[LNB]"I think he's a good player and a great signing for us."
