Surprised no one has started a match thread.
Anyway, first thoughts. We're playing fairly well though Ruiz is poor again. Ref having a shocker, not giving us anything. Should've got a penalty and N'Zonzi should've walked.
That was a clean red card. Nzonzi punched Ruiz in the face. The ref is a joke. We are dominating them. As I suggested before, playing Berba as lone striker with Bryan Ruiz behind is great.
N zonzi is a whiney little bitch. These are here for the taking.
Dejagah has been playing very well, all of Fulham's attack coming from the right through he and Riether.
I am sorry, I feel this has been our best game this year. Just so unlucky not to score already.
Oh yes, Berba!
Wow!!!!!!
Legend.
Oh wow.
UNSTOPPABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a volley! Beautiful one-two between Dejagah and Riether before the goal!
Unbelievable finish by Berba!
Berbatov looks a different player. He's actually playing like a number 9 and not a number 10. Rarely dropping deep and making lots of runs into the box. This is what he's capable of. Quite astonishing finish.
Here's to hoping he keeps it up. Duff is pretty invisible so I'd bring on Emanuelson.
Good 1st half . Great Berba goal. Excellent on the right - Reither and Dejagah . And in centre midfield - Sidwell and Karagounis .
Still think though the Berba Ruiz combo does not work. I am never happy when we are only 1 up.
Bring on Hugo and drop Berba back to 10.
Would also like to see Urby for Duff
Berbatov has messed up a few great build ups with some pointless flicks and back heels. But when you can finish like that I guess we can forgive him. Stoke have been woeful so let's hope we can create more chances with all our good play. As we really have been all over them without creating a great deal.
The defense has been great although not having much to do, Riise and especially Riether looking great when pushing up.
Sidwell and Karagounis are controlling the midfield, Dejagah has been great on the right. Ruiz has been poor I think, and Duff isn't getting involved at all.
Berbatov is doing very well, he is staying up with the last defender, playing as a true number nine. It paid off with his goal.
Berbatov, what a goal. Fulham Goal of the Season !
We must go for the 2nd goal ASAP. I never fancy us holding a 1-0. Duffers must up his game or bring on Urby.
What a good save. The less said about the creation of the chance the better, though.
What was Helga doing there, backwards header towards his own goal? He's a complete liability to us.
What was Schwarzer doing. He should have come for that.
1 is not enough
what the love
yes!
Another tremendous save.
How can that be a pen & justice is done.
Wow what a stupid hand ball by Dejagah, Schwarzer saved him.
Well, when you throw both your hands up in front of the ball in the box that's a penalty.
How many shots does riise need before he will actually score?
Urby for Duff. This is a poor second half.
Huth should be off for a blatant elbow.
Send Huth off, if not for any other reason than being ex-Scum
-"Oh when the Whites!"
What are you waiting for Marty?
We should be playing against 9 men. Nzonzi & Huth should have been sent off.
What is the point of bringing him on now?? Bizarre!
Great display on team unity at the end there!
Good good win. The manner of the win was impressive. We absolutely dominated them and they posed no threat whatsoever. Slightly disappointed with the second half performance though. Much better from Berbatov today.
great 3 points, my nerves were on edge for a while though. the ref who tossed Hangeland for nothing, allows 2 thugs to stay on the field for punches thrown. perhaps he just doesn't like Fulham.
I would have made Sidwell MOM in spite of Schwarzer´s pen save. Karagounis comes a close 2nd. Great TEAM performance though.
Quote from: grandad on February 23, 2013, 02:27:39 PM
We should be playing against 9 men. Nzonzi & Huth should have been sent off.
That Huth forearm smash on Senderos would have graced the old Saturday afternoon wrestling on ITV.
How did Dejagah do in the second-half besides the penalty incident? I couldn't watch.
Quote from: IranianCottager on February 23, 2013, 02:44:21 PM
How did Dejagah do in the second-half besides the penalty incident? I couldn't watch.
He had a great game.
Quote from: jarv on February 23, 2013, 02:42:37 PM
great 3 points, my nerves were on edge for a while though. the ref who tossed Hangeland for nothing, allows 2 thugs to stay on the field for punches thrown. perhaps he just doesn't like Fulham.
Amazing innit. It happened right in front of his friggin face too and all he gives is a yellow??????????? 096.gig
Quote from: rusty shackleford on February 23, 2013, 02:39:23 PM
Great display on team unity at the end there!
Hope everyone took notice so we can put to bed all the silly stories about Jol and the team unity
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Quote from: grandad on February 23, 2013, 02:27:39 PM
We should be playing against 9 men. Nzonzi & Huth should have been sent off.
That Huth forearm smash on Senderos would have graced the old Saturday afternoon wrestling on ITV.
Hulk Hogan would have been proud of that one
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Jol's comment looking all the more apt on today's performance.
silky as all hell; especially in contrast to bumbling, oafish stoke. a fine game, albeit a weird one. Quality dispatching of the d-grade thugs of huth, shawcross and n'zonzi.
And i like pulis. it's a perfectly valid way to play the game and it gives plenty of good teams a lot of trouble. when they do it to united or chelsea it's a pleasure to watch.
schwarzer motm.
Except for not creating enough we were all over them. Lots of good performances and we really should have been out of sight of a poor Stoke side. A great relief and more importantly a good performance.
But the sight of the thugs of Stoke getting away with blind side punches and moaning about time wasting makes me ashamed of Prem football. Thank God we don't see them again this season.
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Quote from: jarv on February 23, 2013, 02:42:37 PM
great 3 points, my nerves were on edge for a while though. the ref who tossed Hangeland for nothing, allows 2 thugs to stay on the field for punches thrown. perhaps he just doesn't like Fulham.
Amazing innit. It happened right in front of his friggin face too and all he gives is a yellow??????????? 096.gig
Jol should do a Ferguson in the after game interview and say Probert has a history of giving poor decisions against us.
Quote from: Lighthouse on February 23, 2013, 02:57:44 PM
Except for not creating enough we were all over them. Lots of good performances and we really should have been out of sight of a poor Stoke side. A great relief and more importantly a good performance.
But the sight of the thugs of Stoke getting away with blind side punches and moaning about time wasting makes me ashamed of Prem football. Thank God we don't see them again this season.
We still get the last laugh though.....
They have to go back to
Stoke! :005:
Ha,ha 27,000 at the game & millions on TV saw both the Nzonzi & Huth incidents but Pullis said he didn´t see either. What a joke he is. Same as the ref though. Oh well, they got their just results.
Great game for us. Mark is still the # 1, Berbs scored a great goal and if anybody noticed he was less grumpy than usual. The Ruiz + Berba partnership worked this time :yay:
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It was a good, if uninspiring win. We were much, much the better side and it would have been a travesty had we not taken the points.
Stoke are thugs. Vile, obnoxious thugs and its amazing that they are allowed to get away with it season upon season.
I am amazed we won with this referree. The same guy that tossed Hageland for nothing, today saved 2 red cards to Stoke, and gave them a non-existing penalty... Just amazing.
100% right on the red card for Nzozni (?) as it was right in front of Probert who saw it well enough to award a yellow for what should have been a straight red. The Huth chop was probably more difficult as it was off the ball. You'd hope the linesmen should have been able to help if the ref was watching the passage of play or other argie-bargie going on prior to the corner.
But I'm afraid you're 100% wrong on the penalty. Dejagah put both hands up in front, even above his face before the cross and the ball hit them. A stonewall penalty.
Nogood "still, wee won, so who cares, isit" Boyo
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Lovely goal.... Thanks for posting.
Good to get the points today.
I thought Stoke were poor. They were difficult to break down, but offered little, and their best chances seem to come from frailties in our defence.
COYW
Quote from: T.G. on February 23, 2013, 04:59:42 PM
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Nothing more to say.
Just watched this for a good couple of minutes, beautiful strike.
