{"id":1141555,"date":"2022-02-08T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1141555"},"modified":"2022-02-08T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T17:03:40","slug":"fulham-team-man-united-81-crosses","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/fulham-team-man-united-81-crosses\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;In Man Utd&#8217;s genes&#8221; \u2013 The Fulham side who withstood 81(!) crosses in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><\/script><br \/>\n<fw-storyblock channel=\"squawka\" playlist=\"5L00K5\" mode=\"pinned\" autoplay=\"autoplay\"><\/fw-storyblock><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-ccb0a05a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/david_moyes\">David Moyes<\/span> received a lot of stick for his spell as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba5b0bdb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Manchester United<\/span> manager and though there were a handful of lows, one is remembered more than most.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In February 2014, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba74b59c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> welcomed Fulham to Old Trafford with the Cottagers bottom of the table and fighting the drop. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c11a72a5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> had won their previous two home games and were trying to get closer to the top four, sitting seventh prior to kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>Things did not start well for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-41e6aa92\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> as Steve Sidwell gave Fulham the lead, but <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8e1f24fb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/david_moyes\">Moyes<\/span>&#8216; side looked set for the win thanks to late goals from Robin van Persie and Michael Carrick. However, an injury-time effort from Darren Bent stole a point for the visitors and added to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a9d57ea7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/david_moyes\">Moyes<\/span>&#8216; growing problems.<\/p>\n<p>The result on its own was deemed to be bad enough but the lasting memory of the match was <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8796562e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span>&#8216;s efforts to break down Fulham&#8217;s defence, attempting 81 crosses &#8211; the most in the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f6f30939\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> since 2006. Moyes went on to defend his side&#8217;s display, insisting that playing with width was &#8220;in United&#8217;s genes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Scotsman was ultimately sacked just two months later and he has since hit out at the impatience of the board when making their decision to wield the axe. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Throwback to those 81 crosses in a 2-2 draw with Fulham. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PqpB8uvqET\">pic.twitter.com\/PqpB8uvqET<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1095020832131297281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fulham meanwhile suffered an equally perilous fate to Moyes that season as they were eventually relegated. But where are the team that withstood the bombardment of crosses at Old Trafford now?<\/p>\n\n<h2>Goalkeeper: Maarten Stekelenburg<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1141557\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-2048x1480.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12122423\/1141555_1141555_maarten-stekelenburg-fulham-2014-1-66x48.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>39<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>21<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Ajax<\/p>\n<p>Stekelenburg&#8217;s Fulham career didn&#8217;t last too much longer after the Old Trafford meeting, with his final appearance for the club coming in early March of 2014. The Dutch shot-stopper was sent on loan to Monaco for the 2014\/15 season and another temporary spell to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-dd0a4a40\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/southampton_fc\">Southampton<\/span> followed the year after.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016 Stekelenburg was sold to Everton, where he played second-fiddle to Jordan Pickford, but he is now back in familiar territory at Ajax. Owing to Andre Onana&#8217;s doping ban, Stekelenburg started the season as Erik ten Hag&#8217;s first-choice goalkeeper in Amsterdam before injury ruled him out for the rest of the campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-back: Sascha Riether<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141558\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-2048x1554.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123223\/1141555_1141555_sascha-riether-fulham-2014-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>38<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>72<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>Having spent the 2012\/13 season on loan at Fulham, Riether&#8217;s move was made permanent for the 2013\/14 campaign and he was the regular right-back. However, after Fulham&#8217;s relegation, Riether was allowed to leave for Freiburg, with whom he had started his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Riether spent just one season with Freiburg before joining Schalke in 2015 and after four years, the right-back retired.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Johnny Heitinga<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141559\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2202\" height=\"1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014.jpg 2202w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-1536x1115.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-2048x1487.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12123709\/1141555_1141555_johnny-heitinga-fulham-2014-66x48.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2202px) 100vw, 2202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>38<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>14<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>Heitinga&#8217;s time at Fulham was brief, spending the second half of the 2013\/14 campaign at Craven Cottage, although he played in every <span id=\"urn:enhancement-98b09365\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> game following his debut. In the summer of 2014, Heitinga moved to Hertha Berlin but spent just one year in the German capital. The Dutchman returned to Ajax for the first half of the 2015\/16 season before retiring.<\/p>\n<h2>Centre-back: Dan Burn<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141560\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124319\/1141555_1141555_dan-burn-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>29<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>69<br \/>\n<strong>Current club:\u00a0<\/strong>Newcastle United<\/p>\n<p>Burn spent the first half of the 2013\/14 season on loan at Birmingham City but was thrown into the Fulham defence upon his return. He remained at Fulham after their relegation but spent a lot of time on the bench with the Cottagers struggling in the second-tier.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dan Burn made TWENTY-TWO clearances against Man Utd, at least 11 more than the next player.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham made 89 clearances across the entire game. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MguDbH3B0T\">pic.twitter.com\/MguDbH3B0T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1359096846325608450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2016 Burn left Fulham for Wigan, where he reinvented himself and further built his career with Brighton, largely playing at left-back. 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Bet Responsibly. <a href=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GambleAware.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Left-back: John Arne Riise<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141561\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-2048x1370.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12124852\/1141555_1141555_john-arne-riise-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>41<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>101<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>The 2013\/14 campaign was Riise&#8217;s last at Fulham and in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-33e3334e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/england\">England<\/span>, having spent three years at the Cottagers, leaving for APOEL in the summer of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After the move, Riise did not stay too long at a single club, also having spells at Delhi Dynamos, Aalesund and Chennaiyin before finally calling time on his career in 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Right-midfielder: Ryan Tunnicliffe<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141562\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12125334\/1141555_1141555_ryan-tunnicliffe-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>29<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>66<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Portsmouth<\/p>\n<p>Tunnicliffe joined Fulham from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c9d78cdd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> at the end of January, making his Cottagers debut at Old Trafford. But just a few weeks later, after Rene Meulensteen was sacked, Tunnicliffe was loaned out to Wigan for the remainder of the 2013\/14 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Another loan at Blackburn followed before Tunnicliffe had his chance in the Fulham first-team. He was eventually sold to Millwall in 2017 and spent two years with the club before signing for Luton and recently joining Portsmouth in League One.<\/p>\n<h2>Central midfielder: Steve Sidwell<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141563\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-1536x927.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-2048x1236.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130338\/1141555_1141555_steve-sidwell-fulham-2014-66x40.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>39<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>114<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>Like many others in this starting XI, Sidwell &#8211; who opened the scoring at Old Trafford &#8211; left Fulham following their relegation, staying in the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-88d215a4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> with Stoke City although he found appearances hard to come by. In 2016, Sidwell moved to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d17effb5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/brighton___hove_albion_fc\">Brighton<\/span> and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League, although he did not feature in the top-flight due to injury issues.<\/p>\n<p>Sidwell eventually retired in 2018, but continues to work at Brighton <span>as an ambassador and youth development coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Central midfielder: William Kvist<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141564\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-2048x1540.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12130805\/1141555_1141555_william-kvist-fulham-2014-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>36<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>8<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>Kvist&#8217;s stay at Fulham was only temporary, joining on loan in January from Stuttgart and making just eight appearances. The midfielder would return to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6fca2137\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/england\">England<\/span> later in the year, however, signing for Wigan on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Kvist spent just one year with Wigan before returning to boyhood club FC Copenhagen, where he played for four more years until retiring in 2019.<\/p>\n<h2>Left-midfielder: Kieran Richardson<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141565\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2242\" height=\"1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014.jpg 2242w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131242\/1141555_1141555_kieran-richardson-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2242px) 100vw, 2242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>37<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>48<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>Having spent two years with Fulham, joining from Sunderland in 2012, Richardson left the Cottagers after their relegation at the end of the 2013\/14 campaign. He joined <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9d344e58\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/aston_villa\">Aston Villa<\/span>, where he was shifted to left-back for a large part of his stint.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson left <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ddccaf7d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/aston_villa\">Villa<\/span> in 2016 and, after a brief spell at Cardiff, retired at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-110x68.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-113x70.jpg 113w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-66x41.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-80x50.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-180x112.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-380x236.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-968x600.jpg 968w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-240x149.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-1100x682.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-85x53.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-32x20.jpg 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/21142856\/1243322_William-Hill-betting-offer-330x205.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers interested in the above William Hill betting offer can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a>. 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Follow the link above to see full terms.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Attacking midfielder: Lewis Holtby<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141566\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-1536x1119.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-2048x1493.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131808\/1141555_1141555_lewis-holtby-fulham-2014-66x48.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>31<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>13<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Holstein Kiel<\/p>\n<p>Holtby was another loanee taking the field at Old Trafford for Fulham, joining from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-127d13f2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/tottenham_hotspur_f-c\">Tottenham<\/span> in January 2014. After returning to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c290df94\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/tottenham_hotspur_f-c\">Spurs<\/span>, Holtby was sent on another loan spell to Hamburg before joining the club permanently in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The German midfielder spent four years in Hamburg and enjoyed a fairly successful time, but was released in 2019. Joining Blackburn in September that year, Holtby looked promising at Ewood Park and showcased flashes of quality but he is now back in Germany with Holstein Kiel.<\/p>\n<h2>Striker: Muamer Tankovic<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141567\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12131927\/1141555_1141555_muamer-tankovic-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>26<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>6<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>AEK Athens<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Fulham&#8217;s academy, Tankovic was handed the monumental task of leading the line at Old Trafford &#8211; his only Premier League start, which ended at half-time due to injury. Tankovic was allowed to leave Fulham for AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer and spent three years with the Dutch club.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Tankovic upped sticks to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f5f9478d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/sweden\">Sweden<\/span> with Hammarby, moving slightly back into midfield, before venturing abroad once more with AEK Athens last year.<\/p>\n<h2>Substitutes<\/h2>\n<h2>Darren Bent<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141568\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-2048x1480.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12132900\/1141555_1141555_darren-bent-fulham-2014-66x48.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>38<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>30<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>An equaliser off the bench represented Bent&#8217;s third and final goal of the 2013\/14 <span id=\"urn:enhancement-60251abc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> campaign having joined Fulham on loan from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5bc5ce2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/aston_villa\">Villa<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Bent spent another two loan spells at <span id=\"urn:enhancement-147bdf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/brighton___hove_albion_fc\">Brighton<\/span> and Derby the following season, eventually signing for the latter permanently. He provided an experienced head in the Championship as Derby fought for promotion to the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba8e45fe\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span>, eventually retiring in 2018 &#8211; but not before another loan spell at Burton Albion.<\/p>\n<h2>Scott Parker<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141569\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133340\/1141555_1141555_scott-parker-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>41<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>128<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Retired<\/p>\n<p>The 2013\/14 campaign was Parker&#8217;s first at Fulham, and the English midfielder would develop a tie with the Cottagers over his four years before retirement. Parker made 128 appearances in total and was named captain, eventually returning as a coach in 2018 before taking on a role as manager. He guided the west Londoners to the Premier League but was unable to consolidate their status as a top-flight club last season and they ultimately dropped down once again. He has since moved to the Bournemouth dugout and currently has the Cherries chasing promotion.<\/p>\n<h2>Larnell Cole<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141570\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/05\/12133730\/1141555_1141555_larnell-cole-fulham-2014-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>28<br \/>\n<strong>Fulham appearances: <\/strong>1<br \/>\n<strong>Current club: <\/strong>Free agent<\/p>\n<p>Like Tunnicliffe, Cole joined Fulham from Man Utd in January 2014, and was a late substitute at Old Trafford &#8211; his only appearance for the Cottagers. Cole was loaned to MK Dons following Meulensteen&#8217;s departure and spent further temporary spells at Shrewsbury Town and Inverness before leaving Fulham in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman went on to represent Tranmere Rovers for two years and joined FC United of Manchester in February 2020 before but left shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re wondering, these were the Man Utd players who collectively launched the aerial bombardment:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man Utd team<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>De Gea<br \/>\nRafael (Valencia)<br \/>\nEvra<br \/>\nCarrick<br \/>\nSmalling<br \/>\nVidic<br \/>\nMata<br \/>\nFletcher (Januzaj)<br \/>\nVan Persie<br \/>\nRooney<br \/>\nYoung (Hernandez)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/livescore-bet-bonus-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to get a bet bonus code by signing up to Live Score\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Premier League betting tips from expert tipsters<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-live-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to live stream today&#8217;s football matches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Moyes received a lot of stick for his spell as Manchester United manager and though there were a handful of lows, one is remembered more than most. 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