Alvaro Arbeloa fires back at critics as Fulham sit bottom of Premier League

[p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] manager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arbeloa-alvaro/CO9bjrLo/"]Arbeloa[/a] was denied his first win in the English top-flight in painful fashion as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a] conceded twice in the final moments at Portman Road.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sessegnon-ryan/WOecsPmi/"]Ryan Sessegnon[/a]'s 55th-minute strike for Fulham was cancelled out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouattara-guemissongui/xIPWalyj/"]Abdoul Ouattara[/a]'s long-range rocket in the 88th minute before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-shea-dara/4ETEZJ7p/"]Dara O'Shea[/a] headed home in stoppage-time.[/p][p]Fulham are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/ipswich-thqhB2MB/?mid=UZ96Io4U"]mired in the relegation zone[/a] as questions mount about Arbeloa's ability to save his club from a relegation battle.[/p][embed guid="2a1f6ef2-6562-4ea0-bf60-a3ace136a0f2" url="https://x.com/FulhamFC/status/2108965784953229766" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I never worry about my position. I don't feel fear. You cannot be a coach if you feel it," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"You have to work, take the decision and you need to show confidence to your players.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's not about my position, it is about Fulham's position. That is the most important thing. Obviously it is just six games, but it is true we need points."[/b][/p][p]It is four league losses in six games this season for Arbeloa, whose team have conceded after 75 minutes in matches with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] and now [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich[/a].[/p][p]Although Arbeloa had a brief spell at Real last season following Xabi Alonso's sacking, the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] defender has never managed in the Premier League before.[/p][p]His only managerial experience prior to Real came with the Spanish club's second team.[/p][image alt="Premier League table" id="e582f6c8-ac6a-4bfa-80d8-c8e22da240d1" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e94da7e3-c484-4935-9183-86e10f6aab59" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]But the 43-year-old pointed to his impressive playing career with Real, Liverpool and Spain as proof he is equipped to handle the heart.[/p][p][b]"Me? No, maybe you don't know me but I played for the best team in world. I have coached the best team in the world,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"Maybe you don't know, but just to let you know, that pressure is part of my life since I was a kid.[/b][/p][p][b]"So, it is normal in football. It is normal for players, it is normal for coaches and everybody that is around a team. I think pressure is something that is important for me and I like it."[/b][/p]