Jol wants focus on Fulham not Henry

Martin Jol maintains Fulham must not let the
possibility of Thierry Henry sitting on the Arsenal
bench distract them from the job in hand at
Craven Cottage on Monday evening (Tuesday
morning AEST).
The former Gunners captain could make a
dramatic return to the Barclays Premier League
should clearance come through ratifying his loan
move from Major League Soccer club New York
Red Bulls.
However, no matter what squad Arsene Wenger
is able to call upon, Cottagers boss Jol wants his
men fully focused as they look to take the
positives from Saturday's 1-1 draw at Norwich,
where Fulham conceded an equaliser deep into
stoppage time.
"For Arsenal fans it is fantastic. Henry is a legend,"
said Fulham manager Jol, who was in charge of
the Gunners' arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur from
2004 to 2007.
"(My team) played against him with Spurs and he
was always making the difference as a player."
Jol added: "He could be sitting behind me and we
will have to focus on the game.
"The last time we did well against Arsenal
[drawing 1-1 at Emirates Stadium in November]
and hopefully we can do the same."
Whatever side Wenger puts out, Fulham know
they will have to produce a strong defensive
display to get another positive result.
Centre-half Brede Hangeland - a one-time target
for the Gunners - is confident the Cottagers can
deliver.
"We seem to play quite well against Arsenal both
at home and away," Hangeland said.
"Hopefully we can do the same again and we are
looking to take three points because we're playing
at the Cottage.
"There are signs that we will be even stronger
over the second half of the season and we will be
looking up the table now."
Fulham look set to again be without injured strike
duo Bobby Zamora and Andrew Johnson against
the Gunners, although winger Damien Duff could
be in contention to start after returning to action
with a 10-minute cameo at Carrow Road.
Portugal striker Orlando Sa netted an early goal as
Fulham dominated the first half, before eventually
sitting too deep cost them when Simeon Jackson
headed in just seconds from the end of five
minutes of stoppage time.
Midfielder Kerim Frei also tormented the Norwich
defence for much of Saturday's game, the 18-
year-old showing plenty of pace on the counter.
Jol has been impressed by the Austrian's
contributions.
"Frei has got confidence and he is not like other
young players - play well, play bad, play well - he
is always the same," said the Fulham boss.
"That is great to watch and he has got real pace."