Source: SKY_Sports
Hodgson has European fears
Roy Hodgson has admitted that his Fulham squad does not have the depth to cope with European football.
Fulham are in the race for a seventh place finish in the Premier League and with it the final Europa League spot, currently occupied by West Ham.
However, should they qualify, Hodgson believes that he does not currently have enough players to progress into the final stages of the tournament.
"It would be hard for us," Hodgson said.
"Yesterday Robinho and Elano were rested by Manchester City and Martin Petrov came into the team.
"We do not have that depth. I have 20 players I consider to be Premier League class and could play happily in the team.
"But that is not very many and some of those are younger players who are untried and have not played many games.
"If we were to compete in Europe we would have to look carefully at our squad and ask whether we could handle the number of games we are likely to be playing if we had the ambition to go as far in the competition as Manchester City have done this season."
The 61-year-old manager would be satisfied merely with a mid-table finish and believes that other clubs share his reservations over European qualification.
"There are four or five teams who could find themselves in seventh spot but, apart from Tottenham, I don't think any of them think it is theirs," he added.
"They will just be happy that they are in a comfortable position in the middle of the table.
"If we get it we will do our best but it is not something that is going to keep me awake at night."
