Source: Team_Talk
Jol: Be patient with Ruiz
Fulham manager Martin Jol insists Bryan Ruiz will come good in time - and has urged Cottagers fans to "be patient with him".[LNB] The 26-year-old £10million deadline-day signing from FC Twente has yet to find the net for the Cottagers.[LNB]And although he impressed in the Carling Cup tie at Chelsea in midweek, it was his spot-kick which hit the bar as Fulham exited the competition on a penalty shoot-out.[LNB]Despite the setback, which came shortly after he was hauled off at half-time on his debut at home to Blackburn, Ruiz claimed he "felt really good" after the game at Stamford Bridge.[LNB]Jol insists there is no point in trying to rush things with any player new to the hustle and bustle of the Premier League.[LNB]"When he signed I said 'give him three weeks' which was of course a joke. I feel 50% of the foreigners will not do well, it is very difficult when you come to this country. There is a group of players who need a couple of months, or even a year," Jol said. "Bryan Ruiz is a quality player - don't forget Moussa Dembele needed seven or eight months to be the player he is now."[LNB]Jol added: "Of course I have to be patient with him and so do the fans - you have to have the same attitude with all the foreigners.[LNB]"We have got four good offensive players and Bryan can get all the time in the world if everybody is fine [fit].[LNB]"It is not about Ruiz, it is about the team.[LNB]"If you look at all the good teams, they have six or eight offensive players.[LNB]"In a year's time, it is important for me that you can look at his statistics, his productivity and then you will see Bryan Ruiz will be up there with our best players."[LNB]Fulham head into Saturday's match at West Brom boosted by last weekend's battling draw with Manchester City, where they had trailed 2-0 just moments into the second half.[LNB]However, Jol's side have yet to record a league win, with two defeats from five.[LNB]The Cottagers are third from bottom, while West Brom prop everyone else up, with three points but an inferior goal difference.[LNB]Jol, however, is not concerned by the table at this point.[LNB]"I feel that we should have won our home games," added the Dutchman.[LNB]"We had two points - two draws - instead of six points, but you play for the results and you need the results in the Premier League.[LNB]"If you don't get them, you have to battle and fight for better results, so we have try to do that at West Brom."[LNB]Midfielder Steve Sidwell is under no illusions as to just how tough the top flight has now become.[LNB]"As the years go by and the Premier League gets stronger, three points is harder to come by - there are no gifts in this league so we have to work hard to get every point," he told the club's official website. "The Hawthorns is always a tough place to go, and with them being at the bottom of the table their crowd's going to be right behind them and getting their players motivated.[LNB]"But that's an incentive for us to go there, quieten the home fans down a bit, to try and stamp our authority on the game."
