Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Can't say I agree with that. City had most of the game and should probably have won by more but 2 of the front 3 didnt contribute much. Knight and Rogers. Braaf was certainly a threat but he did mess up at the crucial last moment when he might have scored or created.
Apart from us maybe gifting them a chance it was really only the last 15 minutes where Fulham posed much of a threat and that was much down to our nervousness. Fulham are top of the league down south so are definitely a decent team who came with high hopes but didnt really do much at all. Fulham fans around me were far from pleased that they created so little.
I remember a PL game from years ago EFC v Fulham, or t'other way round when The Observer used to get a sound bite from two opposing watching fans post match. The EFC guy was quoted: When Fulham had the ball I thought they were gonna do us; when we had the ball I thought Fulham were gonna do us. I might have had a little bit of this at the back of my mind, and 1-0 is a wobbly score to defend for eighty odd mins. Our goalie certainly saved two goal worthy chances, and if that had finished 1-2 we could have felt a little peeved. We missed one glorious opportunity late on in the second half that would have perhaps reflected better the game, but it was one to lose. I think the kids try to emulate the first team with too much of a laborious passing game. We don't need to whack up field and chase, but we need a little more zest in getting the ball into the danger areas.
Knight is always good to watch, along with Rogers. Fiorini had a very good game, and Braaf, who has enormous talent, and is currently taking over in the RDAHMeedya where Foden used to be (he needs to move away to get game time!!) always seems to want to include a 'foxtrot' into the build up and momentum is lost. Patience is clearly a virtue but I think we over-egg the pudding by getting to the final third and then three passes later we have returned to passing along the back. Some heart stopping moments and despite Fulham's full on pressing for most of the game the twinkle toes managed to squirt the ball out and away.