Fulham could be handed an early Christmas present this year, with the news Phillipe Senderos is edging closer to making his long awaited debut for the club. The defender joined Fulham on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer, only to rupture his achilles heel in training days before the start of the season.
The defender and the club haven't gone as far as to set a date for his return to action but Senderos confirmed he was making a good recovery.
"The cast is off now and I'm walking without crutches again which feels great. The rehabilitation is going well and I'm on schedule, which is pleasing," he said. Fulham have been unfortunate on many occasions this season and find themselves fourth from bottom down to their fair share of bad luck.
A hefty injury list, coupled with a number of narrow losses in the league, have left Mark Hughes' side just a point clear of the relegation zone with a third of the season gone, although the Fulham betting suggests they should improve soon.
In all fairness, Senderos' absence hasn’t had a major impact on the club's fortunes this season. The Fulham defence has been pretty solid all season, conceding only 18 league goals. It has been in attack where they have come up short so far this campaign.
The long term injury to Bobby Zamora hit the club hard and summer signing Moussa Dembele has had his own injury issues, disrupting his start at the club. The return to action of Andy Johnson has come at the perfect time for Hughes, who is looking for one of his strikers to step up and provide the goals that Zamora would have done.
The former Everton striker has missed much of the last two years and may not be the answer to Hughes' problems. It is going to take Johnson a fair while to reach 100 per cent fitness and transfer rumours suggest the club may be forced to dip into the market come the new year.
Despite their disappointing start to the season, Fulham won’t be overly worried about a relegation battle this season. There is plenty of quality in this Fulham squad and Mark Hughes is still one of the league's best managers.
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