You see I didn’t know, until I read your post, that the team from the wrong end of the East Lancs had even played today! Which is good really because I would have been concerned. I have had one of those days that just revolved around me getting to the game then home to watch Strictly and other things have not registered!!Totally correct. It must have been a great game for a neutral but it was a bit too nervy for me when every point we drop seems very important. Liverpool winning earlier added extra pressure.
The fact that a very good Fulham side played out of their skin, we looked a bit leggy and still won the game shows our tough mentality.
When the Fulham manager saw Rico & Bernie lining up our right hand side he must have wondered where Snow White and the other five wereWent for the first time in a few years today. Rico looked out of his depth and I never think he looks like a defender anyway, he’s still young enough though but I don’t think he’ll be with us forever. Bernardo should be in the middle.
I took 4 kids with me (hence why I don’t go and won’t be going again for a while), I told the older two I didn’t think we’d win and if we did it’d be by a goal… So I was expecting what happened, it could have gone very differently that result with better finishing from Fulham in the first half.
They were really dangerous but if you don’t score your chances you get nothing.
Great post Mrs EB, no apologies required, top post :-).Whilst I agree with what @paulchapo and @hammocity have said I can’t in all conscience say that we will or won’t win the PL this season. Partly because I’m hopeless at making predictions but mostly because I’m of the generation that is just so thankful when we win a game!! :-)
However one thing I will say and I am adamant about is that every single player on that pitch today both City and Fulham gave 100%. I was going to put City and the Southern Softies but I couldn’t bring myself to insult a team who came to give us a game and they honestly did give us a game.
I’m glad about that because we needed the ‘work out’. But I reiterate they all gave us a game to remember. It’s a long time since I came away from a game not convinced that we were head and shoulders above the opposing team.
Today Fulham played well BUT so did we. Not one of our players was ‘bad’ some, and I’m not naming names it isn’t fair, weren’t as good as usual but we got value for money today.
Thank you City. Thank you Fulham. I enjoyed that game. I never once thought we would lose but there were a couple of times I thought it might be a draw.
Apologies for the ramble. :-)
The fact that a very good Fulham side played out of their skin, we looked a bit leggy and still won the game shows our tough mentality.
Still trying to figure out what he did on Traore's first breakaway. He had position and the ball at his feet. Seemed like all he had to do was pass back to Ederson. He really effed that up. He gets too easily knocked off the ball and that's my biggest critique of him.Lewis is very young, but he has talent and determination. Perhaps his best position will emerge over the next 18 months. Don’t panic!
We also had 20 shots, which is a lot.Jesus you'd think we lost this game and created nothing based on this comment, if scoring 3 goals including two superb strikes is utterly dull I wonder what you'd call Pearce's City.