Fulham (H) Post Match Thread

[I'm Blue]

Fantastic first half, controlled second half.
Looking more like "a Pep team" over the last couple of weeks.
Defensively outstanding and great work rate all over the pitch.
4th : )

 

[wagonman]

Three points is three points but I still don't see those tactics, that level of play and creativity, beating the bigger teams.

But those tactics and that level of play was perfectly good enough to beat Fulham with ease...

JJ

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

2-0. 8th clean sheet of the season. Pep needs to give them more shooting practice and get them turning up to games without ballet shoes on to bust the owd onion bag more often! I'm well happy now and not prepared to air a few minor gripes : )

 

[WyongBlue]

Good result and good performance by the team.........

 

[mancity1]

Very positive performance today keeping them to one shot on target is the most impressive stat today.

 

[Out on blue 6]

Comfortable win. No injuries by the looks and I wonder if the media will put us back in the title race. Not many players will play over 30 league games this season so the resting of players is vital

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I get the feeling Pep won’t make subs because he wants the guys on the bench to be even hungrier for minutes.

But when you’re asking for 5 subs and the 11 look fucked after 70mins with the game won its baffling.

Professional performance, 3 points and the boo boys Mahrez gundogan Rodri and Mendy all played well.

Let’s play the kids midweek and make sure we’re fully rested for the scum.

Which kids in particular?

 

[ninjamonkey]

Excellent first half. Fulham weren’t great but there was a noticeable improvement in the movement and speed of passing that we’ve badly lacked this season. Second half I’ve nothing to say on it as we very clearly settled and just saw it out.

Cancelo, Stones, Gundogan, Kdb and mahrez all superb today. The rest were quiet, sterling’s overall game wasn’t much better than his recent form but he’s back making an impact so that can be ignored.

Dreadful from Pep not making any subs though. The game was as comfortable as you can get with an almost fully fit squad and he chooses not to make any subs? I just cannot come up with a single possible reason for that. Utilising the bench is going to be what keeps players fresh and fit and he’s choosing to neglect it, it will cost us.

Job done, no drama’s move on to the next one now.

 

[decmancity]

I wonder if he got 90mins into these players as a way of building up their stamina and proving they have the fitness, we are now into the swing of things in the league and only now has Pep felt comfortable that they can all get through it. All 11 should be rested mid week.

 

[rapidCT]

Great game, everyone was excellent. We could have easily score 5-6 goals. One mention: Sterling scored from the right and missed everything from the left.