Hodgson forced into changes

23 February 2009 21:24
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson admits he will be forced into changes for Tuesday's FA Cup replay with Swansea.[LNB] The game at Craven Cottage will be Fulham's second in 48 hours following their 2-0 win over West Brom on Sunday.[LNB]Hodgson has voiced his displeasure with Fulham's congested fixture list and he concedes the busy schedule will force him to rest some players and bring in others.[LNB]"Our people tried every avenue to get the game changed, so that we would have a better preparation time, but unfortunately they didn't succeed," said Hodgson.[LNB]"I don't want to make any more of a fuss of it than I'm already making by saying that one day's preparation is not enough. That's just stating an obvious fact.[LNB]"We have a high energy game and we ask a lot of our players.[LNB]"With only one day's rest, it's going to be very hard for those players to go and give the same performance again.[LNB]"I'm not anxious to make big changes - that's not something I want to do. But it might be forced upon me, because I want to put a team out that can run around for 90 minutes and work hard."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports