Safety first for Hodgson

22 February 2009 17:32
Roy Hodgson insists Fulham are still concentrating on making themselves safe after the victory over West Brom.[LNB] The Cottagers moved into eighth place after a 2-0 home win over The Baggies on Sunday.[LNB]But despite looking at the top end of the table the Fulham boss insists his side still need to concentrate on getting another seven points in order to make the 40-point mark.[LNB]"33 points is not enough to stay in this league," he told Sky Sports. [LNB]"Until we pass that magical 40 (point) mark we won't even contemplate that things are looking easier. [LNB]"If we get past that mark we can start raising our heads a little bit and hoping for the higher places in the league.[LNB]"But I'm really happy today. In a game we did need to win it was important to get that victory and the points in the bag."[LNB]PleasedHodgson, though, was pleased with his side's efforts, saying: "It was certainly one of our better performances, we were very unfortunate to go in 0-0 [at half-time]. [LNB]"I thought blimey this cold be one of those games were we play this well and get beat. But we got our reward in the second half and I don't think West Brom can have any complaints"[LNB]He was also delighted to see Bobby Zamora grab what was only his second goal of the season.[LNB]"Bob has had a hard time, he worked very well for the team and did some very, very good things," he said.[LNB]"He is a player who plays very, very well for the team and I suppose what[LNB]really crowned the performance was the goal."[LNB]Diomansy Kamara also made his return form injury, which pleased the Fulham chief.[LNB]"It was nice to see Diomansy back, he was like a firecracker for ten minutes! It is a good thing you have a player so enthusiastic to play," he said.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports