Fulham (H) - Sat 2nd Sept, 15:00 l PL | Pre-Match Thread

[kaz7]

Woke up feeling good

1-1 then we click into gear

10-1

 

[Streetsweeper]

Fulham usually prove hard work for us for some reason. They also put up a righteous fight at the Tarquins, so not expecting a pushover but we should still win. Be nice to see Doku get some playing time.

 

[bluemoon32]

Will we be acknowledging the death of Mohamed Al Fayed ?

Dead as a Dodoi

 

[freshie]

 

[stan bowles]

Forgot they had Adama Traore. Will he drop his normal 9/10 against us ?

 

[Rammy Blue]

Interesting

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Shame the Bahia stuff is happening pre match.

With the death of Al-Fayed, we could have played this instead.

 

[kaz7]

Supposedly

 

[TrentGrisham]

I like it but it would be so disappointing to see Foden back to hugging the touchline again after what we've seen from him centrally of late.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I like it but it would be so disappointing to see Foden back to hugging the touchline again after what we've seen from him centrally of late.

Guess the issue is that we struggled against Fulham last season, so Pep is changing his approach to more direct play.

Alvarez won us the game at the cottage, so was always likely to play today.

Walker has to play in case Traore plays, meaning no back 3, so Foden can only really play wide unless you are dropping Kovacic or Bernado.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Guess the issue is that we struggled against Fulham last season, so Pep is changing his approach to more direct play.

Alvarez won us the game at the cottage, so was always likely to play today.

Walker has to play in case Traore plays, meaning no back 3, so Foden can only really play wide unless you are dropping Kovacic or Bernado.

I'm not sure I agree that Alvarez winning a game for us last year should mean a start for him today. Foden deserves to start over him in that 10 role as it stands in my eyes.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm not sure I agree that Alvarez winning a game for us last year should mean a start for him today. Foden deserves to start over him in that 10 role as it stands in my eyes.

Whether we agree or not, if he gets the nod, that’ll be a big part of why.

 

[Irishblue93]

Whether we agree or not, if he gets the nod, that’ll be a big part of why.

Who scored against a team last year is surely at the bottom of the list of importance when pep is picking a team id imagine

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Who scored against a team last year is surely at the bottom of the list of importance when pep is picking a team id imagine

I doubt that. I’d imagine not playing Carson up front as he’s a goalkeeper is lower in the pecking order.

Managers often pick players because they’ve won games against the sides they are facing.

 

[Gumzy97]

Doku will cause carnage if Fulham sit back.

 

[yerwot?]

Who scored against a team last year is surely at the bottom of the list of importance when pep is picking a team id imagine

the very last thing he is likely to consider, stf....

 

[BlueDan91]

Decent showing from the Brazilian contingent for this Carlinhos Brown by West Reception

 

[Elliot houghton]

Nothing beats watching City in the sun

 

[hihosilva]

Doku will cause carnage if Fulham sit back.

And if he plays

 

[Fordyboy46]

Yes

Maybe