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Fulham hero Al Fayed blasts back at Magath over "un-English" claims

Former Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed has slammed current Cottagers boss Felix Magath.

The German has blamed Al Fayed for the club's current woes.

But Al Fayed wrote in the London Evening Standard: "What an odd man Felix Magath is. I am not talking about the way he jumps around in the technical area when things go wrong on the pitch and then appeals to the dugout as if the physio and team doctor had caused it.

"No, what's strange is that after losing Fulham's first four games of the Championship season, he has got time to criticize me - someone he has never met - instead of devoting every waking second to putting right his own glaring mistakes.

"There is nothing dishonourable about failure, if you face up to it. Mr Magath isn't the first foreign coach to find the English game hard. What is wrong, and frankly un-English, is to blame someone else instead of taking responsibility for your own actions.

"I sold my beloved Fulham on July 13, 2013. If a week is a long time in politics, 13 months is a lifetime in football. Mr Magath was brought in to stave off relegation from the Premier League but instead presided over a meek surrender.

"It broke my heart. After 16 years at the helm at Craven Cottage, to see my work destroyed in a season was a bitter experience. To be blamed for that failure, is absurd.

"Fortunately, there are 25,000 people who know the truth. The Fulham fans. I am content to be judged by them."

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