Fulham (A) - Sat 11th May, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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It has to be the same team that started against Wolves.

The players that are playing at the minute are all the ones that are in form. The centre back partnership of Akanji and Ake has been incredible, Gvardiol is really settling into the team now he's been magnificent.

Midfield and forward line has to stay as it was on Saturday.
 
No doubts about this one, we are far too good for them. Glad that Spuds lost again today, means that the Rags are still in the chase for 5th spot so they won't roll over for the Arse.
 
SWPISHOME said:
It has to be the same team that started against Wolves.

The players that are playing at the minute are all the ones that are in form. The centre back partnership of Akanji and Ake has been incredible, Gvardiol is really settling into the team now he's been magnificent.

Midfield and forward line has to stay as it was on Saturday.
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Hard to disagree mate
 
SWPISHOME said:
It has to be the same team that started against Wolves.

The players that are playing at the minute are all the ones that are in form. The centre back partnership of Akanji and Ake has been incredible, Gvardiol is really settling into the team now he's been magnificent.

Midfield and forward line has to stay as it was on Saturday.
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Whenever we have a longer break than usual between games , it seems that the advantage of more rest is offset by the loss of rhythm as Pep acknowledged in his assessment of our first half performance against Wolves.

Fortunately Wolves didn't take advantage and the two successful penalties disguised how under par our first half performance was.We were much better in the second half as Pep pointed out.

We need to play with a better rhythm in the first half at Fulham so I don't think we should play the same team that started against Wolves. Start Stones for Walker, maybe Doku instead of Silva to take the game at pace to Fulham.

Focus must be on winning the game to put pressure on the Arse! Worry about Spurs after we have won the game.
Come on boys , 4 more wins for immortality !!
CTID
 
Blue Elvis said:
Whenever we have a longer break than usual between games , it seems that the advantage of more rest is offset by the loss of rhythm as Pep acknowledged in his assessment of our first half performance against Wolves.

Fortunately Wolves didn't take advantage and the two successful penalties disguised how under par our first half performance was.We were much better in the second half as Pep pointed out.

We need to play with a better rhythm in the first half at Fulham so I don't think we should play the same team that started against Wolves. Start Stones for Walker, maybe Doku instead of Silva to take the game at pace to Fulham.

Focus must be on winning the game to put pressure on the Arse! Worry about Spurs after we have won the game.
Come on boys , 4 more wins for immortality !!
CTID
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Nah, leave Doku on the bench as an impact sub if needed
 
Same 11 starts every game now, keep the rhythm, still think there’s another twist in all this, if we could’ve pulled back the goal difference I’d have been much happier, it could come back to bite us, remember 2012!
 
This is it now
Last chance to put them under pressure
They keep winning when they go first lets put them in second
 
Blue Elvis said:
Whenever we have a longer break than usual between games , it seems that the advantage of more rest is offset by the loss of rhythm as Pep acknowledged in his assessment of our first half performance against Wolves.

Fortunately Wolves didn't take advantage and the two successful penalties disguised how under par our first half performance was.We were much better in the second half as Pep pointed out.

We need to play with a better rhythm in the first half at Fulham so I don't think we should play the same team that started against Wolves. Start Stones for Walker, maybe Doku instead of Silva to take the game at pace to Fulham.

Focus must be on winning the game to put pressure on the Arse! Worry about Spurs after we have won the game.
Come on boys , 4 more wins for immortality !!
CTID
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Wolves didn’t take advantage? You were watching a different match to me. 20 goal attempts v 2, 12 on target v 1. A massacre more like
 
AshtonBlueMooner said:
Wow.
You don’t think that we may be a bit more susceptible to a counter attack if Doku plays?
The whole point of Kovacic playing is because he can carry it, doesn’t panic under pressure, he works hard when we’re out of possession and reads the game as good as anyone else in our team. He takes some of the pressure off Rodri which actually allows Rodri to move further up the pitch and hence assist, like he did yesterday.
I would fully expect the team to remain the same for the rest of the season, barring any injuries. Not only is that our best team but it also gives us some great options from the bench.
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Totally agree with your comments
 
If we win at Fulham that will be the first time this season we win 7 league games in a row.

Didn't think we would need to win 8-9 games in a row but Arsenal are doing a bit better than expected. They have dropped just 8 pts in the 2nd half of the season, a bit like the 1st half of last season.

Their problem is that City are doing even better than them: we have dropped 6 points in the 2nd half of this season and just 8 pts in the last 20 league games.
 
This to me is the critical game. Obviously they all have to be won, but Spurs and West Ham look totally washed up currently and I'd be shocked if we didn't get the job done against both of them.
 
lasereyes said:
This to me is the critical game. Obviously they all have to be won, but Spurs and West Ham look totally washed up currently and I'd be shocked if we didn't get the job done against both of them.
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It is also critical in the fact that should we win,it cranks the pressure on arsenal playing catch up so to speak ..
 
I am ready now ! Again . This weeks rest is doing my nerves no good, looking foward to the last three games being in next week , hope the shark mentality has clicked in
 
lasereyes said:
This to me is the critical game. Obviously they all have to be won, but Spurs and West Ham look totally washed up currently and I'd be shocked if we didn't get the job done against both of them.
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Given that we haven't won 7 PL games in a row this season, this might be considered the critical game.

But Spurs weren't that bad vs Arsenal at all. Actually, they could have drawn the game if some refereeing decisions had gone their way. If Spurs beat Burnley and Villa lose/draw vs Liverpool, Spurs will have a (theoretical) chance to make the top 4. West Ham are a completely different case.
 
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BringBackSwales said:
Wolves didn’t take advantage? You were watching a different match to me. 20 goal attempts v 2, 12 on target v 1. A massacre more like
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I was referring to Wolves not taking advantage of our sub par performance in the first half (score line aside!!).

Pep's post match comments would appear to confirm he watched a different match to you also :

"You see the result 5-1 [today] but I don’t have the feeling that was really good.

We lost a lot of balls, simple ones."

"It looks comfortable but it was not. In the end we created more chances but in the transition we were not precise in the last pass."

I am confident he will make changes to the starting line up to ensure we are better in the first half against Fulham and we will need to be.
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alexmcity said:
Given that we haven't won 7 PL games in a row this season, this might be considered the critical game.

But Spurs weren't that bad vs Arsenal at all. Actually, they could have drawn the game if some refereeing decisions had gone their way. If Spurs beat Burnley and Villa lose/draw vs Liverpool, Spurs will have a (theoretical) chance to make the top 4. West Ham are a completely different case.
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Agreed.
That’s why I was really disappointed they (Villa) didn’t beat Brighton.
 
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