Source: Team_Talk
Jol determined to sign striker
Fulham manager Martin Jol has no intention of ending his search for a striker after failing in his bid to land Birmingham's Cameron Jerome.[LNB] Bobby Zamora broke his hand a week ago and, although the 29-year-old is fit to play, the incident was a wake-up call for Jol, who knows how badly Fulham struggled in the striker's absence with a broken leg last season.[LNB]Jol is not short of frontmen, but he has only one target man.[LNB]"If there is a problem with Bobby, I have to create another formation," he said, revealing his failure to land Jerome had not spelt the end of his search.[LNB]"Of course, there are always players.[LNB]"Even abroad, there are one or two players we had a look at. We made a bid as well.[LNB]"If they accept it then we've got a new player.[LNB]"But if they don't, we go on like it is."[LNB]Jol admitted Zamora's injury record was a concern but denied his game time would need to be managed in the same way as Tottenham defender Ledley King[LNB]"Bobby's probably injured occasionally," said Jol.[LNB]"Ledley King was different. Ledley King was out for seven months when I was there in the second year.[LNB]"That was a structural problem.[LNB]"With Bobby, it's not a big problem."[LNB]Zamora is a former White Hart Lane team-mate of King and has been linked with a return there in a swap deal with Peter Crouch, speculation Jol dismissed.[LNB]He said: "I would be silly to look for somebody else for him as a back-up player and then sell him."[LNB]Zamora suffered his latest injury in last Thursday's Europa League third qualifying round first leg at RNK Split after someone stood on his hand.[LNB]He will wear a cast in Thursady night's second leg at Craven Cottage, which will be Jol's first real test since taking charge, with the tie currently goalless.[LNB]"I think it's good for the team to play at a different level, a competitive level," Jol said.[LNB]"I still think 0-0 is good in an away match, but now we have to finish it."
