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Neeskens Kebano
Main Interview
patient with overseas signings, as
Kebano himself can testify.
The France-born star arrived
in SW6 in August 2016 from KRC
Genk. He’d spent a season with
the Belgium side after a two-
year stint with Charleroi having
moved from Paris Saint-Germain.
It had all started with local team
ASA Montereau.
He had been a Fulham player for
little more than 24 hours when
he was thrown straight in for his
debut - the 1-0 win at Blackburn
Rovers in September. It took him
until the following February to
score his first goal for the Club but
he finished the season with six
strikes to his name.
“It can take time,” explains
Neeskens. “I remember when
I first came over, it took me a
while to settle down, probably
about six months. It does take
time to adapt to a new country
and a new language.
“At the start of every season, my
aim is to better than the previous
one. To compare it to last season,
at this stage I had no goals and no
assists. I’m trying to do more and
more and have better statistics.
I should have scored on Tuesday
from Abou’s cross but thankfully
Ryan Sessegnon was able to find
the net instead.
“Abou had a bit of a quiet start
but he’s still young and he can
be a big success at Fulham. He’s
more confident now he’s been
here for four or five months. He
has a good relationship with all
his teammates and he knows
what the gaffer wants. He’s going
to contribute to our season, for
sure. He’s powerful and fast as
well. So fast!
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