Dribble
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Just watched the match on the OS & Fulham were good. They had three clear cut chances to score, but profligate finishing & the brilliance of Ederson kept them at bay.
We were far better in the second half, but were under serious pressure for the last 20 minutes. However, Fulham had a clear week & we'd played away in the CL which has to be taken into consideration, as I thought our levels dropped for the final quarter of the match which is understandable.
I thought Gundog was poor in the first half, but improved after the break, but he isn't having the influence he did during our treble season.
Kovacic, Bernardo, Akanji, Gvardiol, Dias & Rico had good games, but we seemed to lack creativity through the packed central midfield areas.
Over all, I thought we deserved the win, but we couldn't complain if Fulham got a draw. Three Points is three points, & hopefully the international break will give Pep the opportunity to assess how we get around the creativity issue.
Kev will be back which will give us better options & we have to find a way to solidify our defence better than we are. Thankfully, Doku's zinger of a goal, which swerved away from Leno for effectively the winner guaranteed us a hard fought win.
I saw nothing to be pressing the panic alarm over. However, we do have big scope for improvement, but credit to Fulham for giving us a proper game all the same.
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