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Fulham & England striker Bobby Zamora hoping to emulate Teddy Sheringham
Striker looking to grab the opportunity and impress Capello
11 Aug 2010 10:10:00
By Adithya Ananth
Fulham striker Bobby Zamora is hoping to emulate Teddy Sheringham as he takes his first steps onto the international arena with England.
The 29-year-old hitman had a sensational season with the Cottagers last term, finding the back of the net on 21 occasions as he helped the London-based club to the final of the Europa League - where they lost to Atletico Madrid.
The forward's performances at club level saw him touted as a potential candidate to make the final squad of the World Cup 2010. The tournament would eventually result in a disaster for England, albeit without his presence, as an Achilles problem kept him out of the fold.
Now the former West Ham United hitman - who played with Sheringham during his days with the east London club - is looking to emulate his former team-mate at international level.
"Teddy wasn't the quickest, wasn't the strongest, but was intelligent and knew exactly what to do," Zamora told reporters.
"I learned a lot from him at West Ham and he is probably one of the lads that I have looked up to and have played along with."
He added: "I like having the ball up to me and bringing people into play.
"If we can get in and around the edge of the box, I like to set people up for shots.
"I have progressed over the last few years and that is all I can keep doing, trying to improve and hopefully the pinnacle is playing for England."
Now that he has been handed a call-up from manager Fabio Capello, Zamora is looking to prove his mettle to the Italian and hold down a regular role in the squad.
"I didn't ever reach the stage where I thought I was never going to make it," he said. "If you don't get picked, you don't get picked, and all you can do is to carry on with your normal game.
"I am not a deep thinker about these things, but now an opportunity's come along I want to grab it with both hands."
England play host to Hungary on Wednesday, in an international friendly at Wembley.
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The 29-year-old hitman had a sensational season with the Cottagers last term, finding the back of the net on 21 occasions as he helped the London-based club to the final of the Europa League - where they lost to Atletico Madrid.
The forward's performances at club level saw him touted as a potential candidate to make the final squad of the World Cup 2010. The tournament would eventually result in a disaster for England, albeit without his presence, as an Achilles problem kept him out of the fold.
Now the former West Ham United hitman - who played with Sheringham during his days with the east London club - is looking to emulate his former team-mate at international level.
"Teddy wasn't the quickest, wasn't the strongest, but was intelligent and knew exactly what to do," Zamora told reporters.
"I learned a lot from him at West Ham and he is probably one of the lads that I have looked up to and have played along with."
He added: "I like having the ball up to me and bringing people into play.
"If we can get in and around the edge of the box, I like to set people up for shots.
"I have progressed over the last few years and that is all I can keep doing, trying to improve and hopefully the pinnacle is playing for England."
Now that he has been handed a call-up from manager Fabio Capello, Zamora is looking to prove his mettle to the Italian and hold down a regular role in the squad.
"I didn't ever reach the stage where I thought I was never going to make it," he said. "If you don't get picked, you don't get picked, and all you can do is to carry on with your normal game.
"I am not a deep thinker about these things, but now an opportunity's come along I want to grab it with both hands."
England play host to Hungary on Wednesday, in an international friendly at Wembley.
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