Baird hopeful of upset

by Admin , 16 March 2010 Fulham Generic

Chris Baird is backing Fulham to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Juventus in Thursday's Europa League second leg tie at Craven Cottage.


The versatile Cottagers player knows it will be a big challenge to beat the Italians but with home support and a bit of luck, he sees no reason why it can't happen particularly after some of their results already this season.

Baird told the club's official website: "The first match was a very tough game for us, we knew about the quality they had and they showed it in the first leg.

But I still think we've got a great chance bringing them back to our place. We'll be up for the game and we're confident that we can get a result and keep going in this competition. "

It was nice to get back to 2-1 after what happened for their goals.

"Conceding that goal before half-time knocked us back a bit. But in all fairness, we came out in the second-half, played a lot better and created a few chances. "

If we can continue that, especially with the game being at home, I think we've got a great chance.

"Coming to places like Craven Cottage is intimidating for teams like Juve. We're looking forward to the game. "

We know the threat they're going to pose to us but it's another great game to play in and hopefully we'll get the right result for Fulham."

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