Jol seeking balance

The west Londoners made it through to the Europa League third qualifying round with a 4-0 victory - 7-1 on aggregate - over Northern Irish part-timers Crusaders.

Andrew Johnson, Damien Duff, Bobby Zamora and Steve Sidwell netted in the second leg at Craven Cottage to set-up a tie with RNK Split in Croatia next week.

While Jol conceded the Premier League remains Fulham's priority, the Dutchman insisted his side can still flourish on the European stage - as proven by the Fulham side that reached the final in 2010.

"For me the Premier League is the most important thing but if you want to be a good club you need to play well in all competitions and try to do well," he said. "Last year they did not have the biggest squad and five or six players left, which is why we need five or six players in to get a good squad. Then you can probably rotate more, which is not what Fulham is known for, yet they still got to the final a couple of years ago.

"It is possible to do well in Europe and to do well in the league but of course it is not easy. Even in the year they went to the final they were 12th. Last year they did very well but the difference with the team in 14th spot was, if I'm not mistaken, two or three points."