Fulham (H) | PL | Post-Match Thread

5 Hit Gibbon said:
We got the three points, which is the main thing. Not sure what is going on with the defence at the moment, we seem like we are easier to get at this season. I have to give Fulham some credit, they looked dangerous when they were breaking. We could have lost the game if it wasn't for Ederson making some crucial saves.

I find our attacking play a bit boring to watch at the moment, but we were still treated to some great goals. Overall, to be unbeaten in the PL still, with quite a few key players out, and managing to win games like yesterday, shows we are in a good place. I have no doubt the team will click properly in the near future.
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I think we're worrying a bit too much at this stage of the season. The fact that Rodri is out injured is making everyone nervous and colouring everyone's judgement of how the team is performing.
However, if we remember previous seasons, we always have stuttering and unconvincing performances this time of year before properly clicking just after Christmas and dominating into the business end of the season.
So everyone should stop worrying, give baldy a bit of time to adjust the team to playing without Rodri, get our injured players back fit and firing, and I think we should have a similar sort of season as we have become used to from the best team in the land and all the world and if the worst comes to the worst, we can always rely on the dippers and tarquins to bottle it at the end of the season.
 
mancboy said:
Honestly mate i thought better off you, it genuinely seems like the presses drip feed of negativity is finally catching up with us, i am not saying we were at our best yesterday but we got the job done against a decent fulham side who have only conceded once per game this season. Conversely liverpool are ONE point ahead of us despite having played ONE team in the top ten and still getting dodgy reffing decisions, the arse are still behind us and have looked shaky in there last two HOME games against southampton and leicester, we are still getting players back to fitness, foden aint quite on it yet, kev has been out for a few games, the new midfield is still clicking in and gelling, we have bobb to come back potentially before christmas, the january transfer window and historically we start slow anyway and always have under pep. Its 7 games in and its really disturbing how many people are chucking in the towel based on a couple of shaky performances in games which by the way we didnt lose.
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That's a very good point pal. I wouldn't say I was chucking the towel in, maybe in hindsight I've gone a bit early saying what I said. We're notoriously slow starters but like you say we're only 1 point off top spot with injuries and not having a settled starting 11 but there does seem to be this element of teams breaking on us and either scoring or nearly scoring.
Could be the fact we play high up so we're exposed to be exploited by teams getting in behind us. We'll see.
 
east2 said:
We pose zero threat on corners, and simply have no ‘free kick specialist’
The absolute worst for me is throw-ins,for a manager that has built a team around ball retention, we must have the worst ball retention in the PL from throw-ins, either throwing the ball directly to the opposition or losing the second ball, not to mention foul throws, the stats must be quite astounding!
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I agree about throw-ins they have been doing my head in for years
 
Roachy said:
Just watched the highlights and Fulham played quite well. We weren't on top form and a few players were largely ineffective. A couple of nice strikes from us got the goals when needed but I'm glad Traore didn't have his finishing boots on. That second goal of theirs was diabolical from us defensively and we're going to have to tighten up at the back. Hope Kev's back soon.
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Luckily, Traore doesn't have any shooting boots.
Fast as fuck, shit at finishing.
Always has been.
 
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Not too concerned about Liverpool or Arsenal, or who's had the easier fixtures.

However we can't keep defending so lethargically, as sooner or later we'll start dropping silly points. Even at West Ham we gifted them two opportunities in the first minute.

Also without Rodri we've started losing the ball and getting caught on the counter attack, even from our own throw ins.

Mother of God! If I can see from Block 219 that Kovacic rarely uses his left foot, and can't use pace to compensate, then why the fuck is Doku aiming a throw in for outside his left foot so that Kovacic turns blind and straight into a Fulham interception
 
Our lack of pace is scarey, can you imagine facing Real Madrids front three, watching Traore go past Walker yesterday it’s the first thing I thought, Vinicius, Mbappe would relish playing us with such a highline.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Tell you what. Just watching the match now. That Fulham side will take points off more than a few, including our rivals, this season. I'd put good money on it.
Traore definitely — definitely — should have put them 2-0 up. Fast runner. Lucky that he's so shit at finishing, eh?
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Silva has a nice team in there, well drilled, can counter, can keep the ball when needed. Liked them more than i thought.
 
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