We can achieve best-ever Prem finish, insists Fulham defender Hangeland

Brede Hangeland predicts Fulham will finish higher than the club's best-ever Barclays Premier League position of ninth despite the heartbreaking stoppage time defeat to Liverpool.The defender revealed that Fulham's players may also be motivated by chasing a place in the new Europa Cup next season even though Saturday's 1-0 setback at home to Liverpool leaves them two places below seventh position.Yossi Benayoun's 92nd-minute goal came as a low blow to a Fulham side that looked like repeating the goalless draw achieved at Anfield. Euro dream: Brede Hangeland is chasing a place for Fulham in the Europa CupBut Hangeland said: 'It was disappointing to lose like that. But ifwe play well we could still have the best season Fulham have ever hadin the Premier League.''I'm sure if you asked the players they would love to achieve it.' Hangeland was a member of the FC Copenhagen side thatshocked Manchester United with a 1-0 home win in the Champions League in 2006. And Hangeland said: 'Some of the most memorable games I've taken part in havebeen in Europe. It would be great to make it.' Hodgson has expressed his concern that the demands of a Europeanadventure next season would stretch his small squad so much thatPremier League form might suffer to the point where relegation becomesan issue again. Instead, he has set a more pragmatic target of emulating what DavidMoyes has achieved at Goodison Park. Hodgson said: 'Our base is solid.One would hope that we'd get even stronger in the same way that Evertonhave done year by year.' Fulham 0 Liverpool 1: Yossi's last-gasp strike sees Liverpool hit the front and pile pressure on United It's a whole new ball game at Fulham under sagacious King RoyFULHAM FC

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