By . Riath Al-Samarrai . PUBLISHED: . 04:30 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 7 March 2014 . Fulham's slim hopes of Barclays Premier League survival have been dealt a hefty double blow after Damien Duff was ruled out for the season and Scott Parker broke down with a knee injury. Manager Felix Magath also raised significant questions yesterday over whether Lewis Holtby is enough of a 'fighter' for Fulham's relegation battle and indicated that record signing Kostas Mitroglou injured his hamstring on international duty with Greece. The mystery of when the £12million Greek will be deemed ready continues, with Magath claiming he 'needs time to adapt' to the Premier League. Out: Fulham winger Damien Duff will miss the rest of the season through injury . Big job: Fulham manager Felix Magath has a huge task if he is to save Fulham from relegation . Ice man: Andre Schurrle showed his composure in front of goal at Craven Cottage with a hat-trick . With a trip to relegation rivals Cardiff on Saturday, the timing of the latest set-backs could not be worse for Fulham. Yet Magath insisted that he is 'convinced' the bottom-placed club can stay up. They will have to do so with Duff, who Magath revealed is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury that 'maybe' will need surgery. Parker has also been ruled out after injuring his knee in training on Wednesday, while Magath insinuated that Holtby, who was left on the bench in last weekend's defeat against Chelsea, lacks the defensive qualities that his struggling side needs. Another blow: Scott Parker will also miss the crunch clash against Cardiff City this weekend . Ready? Kostas Mitroglou will be looking to make an impact when the record signing is back fit . Magath said: 'I can only repeat that now is not the time to play very well, now is the time to fight. Holtby is not a fighter. He is very smart, skilful, offensive player with very good passes. 'The game against Chelsea, the best team in the league, we did not have much space to create chances and therefore he was out for that game. Saturday is another game.'
Double blow for Fulham as Scott Parker is ruled out of Cardiff game .
Manager Felix Magath convinced west-London side can stay up .
By . Riath Al-Samarrai . PUBLISHED: . 04:30 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:32 EST, 7 March 2014 . Fulham's slim hopes of Barclays Premier League survival have been dealt a hefty double blow after Damien Duff was ruled out for the season and Scott Parker broke down with a knee injury. Manager Felix Magath also raised significant questions yesterday over whether Lewis Holtby is enough of a 'fighter' for Fulham's relegation battle and indicated that record signing Kostas Mitroglou injured his hamstring on international duty with Greece. The mystery of when the £12million Greek will be deemed ready continues, with Magath claiming he 'needs time to adapt' to the Premier League. Out: Fulham winger Damien Duff will miss the rest of the season through injury . Big job: Fulham manager Felix Magath has a huge task if he is to save Fulham from relegation . Ice man: Andre Schurrle showed his composure in front of goal at Craven Cottage with a hat-trick . With a trip to relegation rivals Cardiff on Saturday, the timing of the latest set-backs could not be worse for Fulham. Yet Magath insisted that he is 'convinced' the bottom-placed club can stay up. They will have to do so with Duff, who Magath revealed is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury that 'maybe' will need surgery. Parker has also been ruled out after injuring his knee in training on Wednesday, while Magath insinuated that Holtby, who was left on the bench in last weekend's defeat against Chelsea, lacks the defensive qualities that his struggling side needs. Another blow: Scott Parker will also miss the crunch clash against Cardiff City this weekend . Ready? Kostas Mitroglou will be looking to make an impact when the record signing is back fit . Magath said: 'I can only repeat that now is not the time to play very well, now is the time to fight. Holtby is not a fighter. He is very smart, skilful, offensive player with very good passes. 'The game against Chelsea, the best team in the league, we did not have much space to create chances and therefore he was out for that game. Saturday is another game.'
blow after Damien Duff was ruled out for the injury. Manager Felix Magath also raised 'convinced' the bottom-placed club can stay up. struggling side needs. Another blow: Scott Parker