FULHAM AFTER VIERA-TYPE PLAYER
Roy Hodgson believes a Patrick Viera-type midfielder would be the final piece in the jigsaw for Fulham. Manager Hodgson, whose team host Arsenal tomorrow (SAT), thinks a battling defensive player will allow his attacking midfielders more licence to roam.
He has money in his transfer kitty after central midfielder Steven Davis' move to Rangers was confirmed on Thursday.
More cash could be on the way after Davis' Northern Ireland team-mate David Healy completed a medical at Sunderland, while Moritz Volz is on his way to Ipswich.
"There is a space in the midfield group for another player now," said the 61-year-old Hodgson.
"We are looking for a different type of midfielder player - more of a defensive, strong, tall type of central midfield player.
"The profile we would want would be an out-and-out defensive midfielder who is not interested in going forward and getting involved in attacks in the opposition penalty box.
"I would like Patrick Viera in an ideal world.
"At the moment in our midfield group they are all reasonably similar players in that they are all ball players and regard themselves as playmakers and not defenders.
"Hopefully something will turn up before the transfer window closes. We would be happy to take the chance."
Roy Hodgson believes a Patrick Viera-type midfielder would be the final piece in the jigsaw for Fulham. Manager Hodgson, whose team host Arsenal tomorrow (SAT), thinks a battling defensive player will allow his attacking midfielders more licence to roam.
He has money in his transfer kitty after central midfielder Steven Davis' move to Rangers was confirmed on Thursday.
More cash could be on the way after Davis' Northern Ireland team-mate David Healy completed a medical at Sunderland, while Moritz Volz is on his way to Ipswich.
"There is a space in the midfield group for another player now," said the 61-year-old Hodgson.
"We are looking for a different type of midfielder player - more of a defensive, strong, tall type of central midfield player.
"The profile we would want would be an out-and-out defensive midfielder who is not interested in going forward and getting involved in attacks in the opposition penalty box.
"I would like Patrick Viera in an ideal world.
"At the moment in our midfield group they are all reasonably similar players in that they are all ball players and regard themselves as playmakers and not defenders.
"Hopefully something will turn up before the transfer window closes. We would be happy to take the chance."
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