The Fulham team of the early 2010s still has a special place in many fans’ hearts.
Roy Hodgson’s side reached the Europa League final in what was one of the most incredible runs in the competition’s history, and this was a team built on hard-work and passion that resonated with many who didn’t even support the club.
While workhorses such as Dickson Etuhu and Bobby Zamora were the heartbeat of this team, there were a number of really skilled players in there too.
Speaking to Off The Ball, Bobby Zamora has been speaking about his time at Fulham, and he says that Damien Duff was one of his favourite teammates in his entire career, claiming that he had an almost telepathic connection with the £2.5m winger.
Zamora loved playing with Duff
The striker spoke about his former teammate.
“Honestly, he was something else. As a player you get sort of telepathic connections with certain players and me and Duffer had that. He’d play right-wing for us at Fulham, and every ball that came into him he’d flick it around the corner or go down the side, we just had a real good connection. I really loved playing with him. He’s my all-time favourite Irish player,” Zamora said.
What a player
Damien Duff may well be one of the most underrated players in Premier League history.
It’s easy to forget just how good the Irishman was.
There’s a reason he once made the UEFA Team of the Year, he had almost everything you’d want from a winger. He was incredibly creative, skilful and hard-working.
Yes, he may not have been as fast as he once was during his time at Fulham, but he was still a star and the fact that Zamora speaks about his former teammate in such a way is testament to his quality.