Jonathan Greening picked the perfect moment to open his account for Fulham last night, securing the Club's first League victory of the New Year with a one-nil win over Portsmouth at the Cottage.
Greening was delighted to have claimed all three points on Wednesday night and spoke of the spirit and professionalism required on the pitch to cope with the Club's current injury problems.
"It's quite hard when you lose five games in a row so it's all about getting back to winning ways,” said Greening. “We probably didn't play as well as we have been recently but we got the three points.
“I think you worry when you lose two games on the spin but losing five games knocks your confidence a bit. We've been playing some half-decent football and have been a bit unlucky, especially Blackburn away and Stoke in the second-half.
"We've lost some key players. I had to fill in on the wing which I haven't done for about five or six years. People have been filling in and trying to do a job because we're all professional and we all want to play. I'll try and do a job anywhere, the gaffer knows my favourite position is the centre of midfield but if called upon I’ll always give my best, that's all you can do.
“We're all trying to pull together, we've got a good Team spirit and everyone works hard for each other. We got the result; everyone dug in and gave one hundred percent. The injuries haven't helped and we've been missing some big players and of course that's going to upset the rhythm of things but now we're back to winning ways hopefully we can get a positive result against Bolton away."
Greening certainly knows how to find the back of the net against Porstmouth and the midfielder was impressed with Fulham's two new loan signings on Wednesday night.
"I scored against Portsmouth home and away last year so they must be my team," said Greening. "It's nice to get my first goal out of the way and hopefully there'll be a few more to come. It would be nice to get a run of games in the Team like I did earlier this season when Danny was out.
"I thought Nicky Shorey was excellent, he's got a sweet left foot and you don't play for England if you’re not a good player. Stefano's a strong boy, he was unlucky with the header - I probably should have scored myself, I went for goal but it went to him. He doesn't speak much English at the moment but as his English improves the better it will be for him and all of us.”
