Alvaro Arbeloa not paying attention to sack talk amid Fulham pressure

Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa maintains he cannot allow speculation over his job distract him from keeping everyone focused on beating Hull . The Spaniard’s position has come under the spotlight with his side bottom of the Premier League table and only having secured two points from six games following last weekend’s late defeat at Ipswich , where they had been 1-0 up with three minutes left. Former Real Madrid boss Arbeloa, who took over at Craven Cottage in the summer, insists his only focus has to be on Saturday’s showdown with newly promoted Hull – a game which he had previously described as a “final”. Arbeloa said at a press conference: “I am focused on tomorrow’s game, on my players, on my team. That for me is the most important thing. “It is not about me. It is about the club, it is about the players. It is about the supporters. And like I said before, we are waiting for the game where the performance turns into a result.” Despite reports he would be sacked if Fulham do not beat Hull, Arbeloa again stressed it was business as usual. “For me, it has been a normal week where we have been working hard, where we were preparing a difficult match against a very difficult team,” he said. “They (players) did (execute the game plan) for many minutes against Ipswich. We did against Man United, we did against Liverpool , so for me, we need to try to keep that level for 90 minutes. “I saw the commitment of the players this week, how they have been training, and they are so focused on tomorrow’s game. I saw them how they can play and for me, it is the most important thing: the performance of my players.” PA