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Riise targets Cottagers chance

06 Sep 2009 - 12:15:28

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Norwegian midfielder Bjorn Helge Riise is content to bide his time as he seeks to make a first-team impact with Fulham.

The 26-year-old has made just one start since his arrival from Lillestrom, but Riise is confident that he will eventually prove his worth.

He told Norwegian newspaper Avisenes Nyhetsbyra: "I know that I have the qualities and will work hard to play myself into the team.

"There are many players with a good name and good merits in the positions that I am fighting for and they also get away easier with the little mistakes that I do. That's just the way it is.

"I came from little Lillestrom in Norway, but players like Damien Duff have a name and status after playing for clubs like Newcastle and Chelsea and is ahead of me.

"I will be happy to show them different the times I will be given the chance.

"I believe I have better qualities and strengths as a player than he does. He has the speed and the experience and a good shot.

"But he is not that much faster than I am and I have a better technique, a better touch and deliver better passes than he does."