Slowing the tempo is perfectly fine and much better than going long & getting it back twice as fast. Don't think anything in the second half was to do with strategy or tactics though - the players were just off it second half, making bad decisions or executing poorly. Scoreline & conditions probably helped in that regard.
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Slowing the tempo is perfectly fine and much better than going long & getting it back twice as fast. Don't think anything in the second half was to do with strategy or tactics though - the players were just off it second half, making bad decisions or executing poorly. Scoreline & conditions probably helped in that regard.
Lavinda Past
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The game management was fine, 3 points in the bag, but totally unentertaining stuff.
Watching his frustration on TV, I'm pretty sure that Pep expected a few more goals in the second half.
Anyway, job done, on to the next one.
lionheart
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As I missed the incident, whose hair was pulled?
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If there was an honour for talking about the matchday thread in rhetoric form, it would definitely fall to you :)
We have some weird and wonderful members that's for sure.
Just me that would be Everton if we went bust? Got so much time for them
I thought we defended well in the second half. The back 5 were calm, absorbed everything Fulham had without any major scares.
The rest of the team were poor second half though. Semenyo couldn't hold the ball up, Marmoush goes over way too easy wanting fouls while the game carries on without him, Nico G looked a bit off the pace but grew into the game, Cherki was ineffective and did some baffling things like refusing to put the ball into the box when players we screaming for it.
Foden was better, especially after the assist but still a long way off his best and you could see how frustrated he was when things he tried didn't come off.
Nico O the standout again.
The rest of the team were poor second half though. Semenyo couldn't hold the ball up, Marmoush goes over way too easy wanting fouls while the game carries on without him, Nico G looked a bit off the pace but grew into the game, Cherki was ineffective and did some baffling things like refusing to put the ball into the box when players we screaming for it.
Foden was better, especially after the assist but still a long way off his best and you could see how frustrated he was when things he tried didn't come off.
Nico O the standout again.
jimharri
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Sky going on about Foden and his non red card, and said we will discuss that later, absolutely nothing on the non red card for the hair pull which is a red card offence and Var looked at it. Everyone player sent off for it just a week ago
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Excellent result. Semenyo and Guehi proving some of the transfer forum expert's to be exactly what they are again. Which is absolutely fucking clueless judge's of a player.
Not really bothered by this any more. Newcastle, Liverpool, Fulham we've faded in the second half but it's nothing like it was 2 months ago in the reverse Fulham fixture for example, or the Spurs game.
We look comfortable defending, and that's a good development.
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That 2nd half was diabolical, good job Guehi kept playing.
Been a mane topic of conversation.
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Yep we did, but only 2 players who came on gave a fuck, thats a problem ;-)