UPDATE: According to Fulham's official website, Fulham
defender Aaron Hughes signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until
2013.
December 3rd, 2009 According to David Smith at the London Evening Standard,
Fulham are in talks with defender Aaron Hughes to work out a new
deal.
Here, belatedly, is part 4 of the midfield analysis. Just got the numbers and still at
work (poor me!) so might as well post up now.
So, of our intrepid centre midfield quartet, who is being useful? We, by now, think that
they're all fairly good but there are some differences.
Fulham's Craven Cottage is never a particularly easy place to go. In eight games at home this
season the Cottagers have lost just twice and have won five so this will not be an easy fixture by
any means for Sir Alex's men.
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is a very tactically aware manager and breaking them down won't be
easy.
According to David Smith at the London Evening Standard, Fulham are in talks
with defender Aaron Hughes to work out a new deal. Hughes said,
"We're talking at the minute and, hopefully, we can get something sorted out ... I've enjoyed it
here even when things weren't going too well in my first season with the club.
There is still much water left to flow under the 2009 bridge, but now seems as reasonable time
as any to take a look back.
As I write this, on Christmas Eve, things couldn't be much better for Fulham FC. We have a
solid squad with a settled team and legitimate backup options in most positions.
As good a 0-0 as we'll see. This one felt like a real test: it's all well and good thrashing a
wounded Manchester United (I've never said that before), but Spurs, as currently set up, are
somewhat different, a team at the very top of its game, and with devastating attacking players all
over the pitch.
