Martin Jol has fined HIMSELF in a bizarre twist to the
Fulham penalty-kick row.
Jol angered several of his senior pros by fining rookie Swiss
midfielder Pajtim Kasami for missing a spot-kick.
The 19-year-old fluffed his penalty during normal time in
Fulham’s Carling Cup defeat to Chelsea.
And Jol hit Kasami with a £500 fine because Orlando Sa is the
designated taker. Mirror Sport understands, however, that although
Jol had told Sa that he was on penalty duty, the Dutchman had not
told any of his other players.
As such, he subsequently informed his stunned stars that he
would be fining himself as well.
It is the latest odd twist in a number of tales emerging from
Craven Cottage suggesting Jol is struggling to keep control of the
dressing room.
Some players describe the former Spurs boss as “arrogant” while
others are upset that Jol appeared to damn Andy Johnson with faint
praise after the striker’s two goals in the Europa League against
Odense last Thursday.
Jol said after that match: “He is top scorer in Europe if you
count qualification matches too. He was a handful.
“He hasn’t done it in the league but sometimes you have to give
him the opportunities too.”
Winger Damien Duff is understood to be unhappy at not having
played any part of Sunday’s 6-0 win over QPR.
