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COYW!
Nice long ball over the top there from Duffy.
Decent first 7 mins, the chaps look up for it ...we will win this easy.
Update 8 mins in...0-1... Nice finish Wilson... Going to be about 6 nil tonight
Get in...Here we go.
Nice one Harry
Very nice from Harry Wilson. GOAL!!!!!
good start well done Harry
Delighted for Harry, great finish
Splendid we now have to build on it.
GET IN!!
Unselfish there by Vini to lay it back and not to try and turn with a shot.
Good stuff
well taken harry!!!
Yeeeeees
No replay but that did look a possible penility.
Dominant so far, a good showing all round - players looking bright. A few issues finding the right final ball, but 1-0 up and 15 on the clock. Let's keep it up and dominate. Much more cohesion this game round vs the home one. Good to see Duffy get some minutes. Anyone notice also that Duffy and Tosin are switching sides a lot?
giving the ball away too often
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 07:58:54 PM
No replay but that did look a possible penility.
Not close
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 08:01:54 PM
giving the ball away too often
Agree, that was poor from Tosin.
solomon looking good but needs to get a shot or two off
yeah a tad sloppy
I'm enjoying the game, but it's patently obvious who are our weaker players on show (Kurzawa, Vini..)
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 08:04:14 PM
solomon looking good but needs to get a shot or two off
Itching for a goal
palhinha giving the ball away and not for the first time....
I feel for Roberts. If he had taken a different path he could have possibly been developed better and had an ok career. But he lays in the bed he made so he is what he is.
Wilson needs to bury that
We are all over Roberts this time. Clearly Silva has instructed them to not let him run the game this time.
well done wilson stealing the ball and a great run but a tame shot.
Wilson should have a hatrick
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:04:50 PM
I'm enjoying the game, but it's patently obvious who are our weaker players on show (Kurzawa, Vini..)
Don't think that's fair. Kurzawa has been doing well today. If anything I think the area we're doing worse in is on our wing play... The wingers are doing well but i'd argue they seem to be trying to hard. Wilson has had a few moments where he really should've played a through ball to vini on a couple of occasions where Vini was in a great position and on his strong foot. Both wingers have done well until the final ball where I think they've had their heads down too much and not see the obvious pass.
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 08:16:01 PM
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:04:50 PM
I'm enjoying the game, but it's patently obvious who are our weaker players on show (Kurzawa, Vini..)
Don't think that's fair. Kurzawa has been doing well today. If anything I think the area we're doing worse in is on our wing play... The wingers are doing well but i'd argue they seem to be trying to hard. Wilson has had a few moments where he really should've played a through ball to vini on a couple of occasions where Vini was in a great position and on his strong foot. Both wingers have done well until the final ball where I think they've had their heads down too much and not see the obvious pass.
Kurzawa's improved as the game has developed, but Vini is pretty frustrating to observe.
theyve suddenly come to life.
We are losing control of the game
Sack the manager...Leeds 1 up at Man United in league.
wasn't a foul
Rodak does not look great
I like the fight we are showing even if we are not dominating currently
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 08:16:01 PM
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:04:50 PM
I'm enjoying the game, but it's patently obvious who are our weaker players on show (Kurzawa, Vini..)
Don't think that's fair. Kurzawa has been doing well today. If anything I think the area we're doing worse in is on our wing play... The wingers are doing well but i'd argue they seem to be trying to hard. Wilson has had a few moments where he really should've played a through ball to vini on a couple of occasions where Vini was in a great position and on his strong foot. Both wingers have done well until the final ball where I think they've had their heads down too much and not see the obvious pass.
Agreed, it does look like Soloman is dropping into the pocket to cut the space infront of Kurzawa way more than Wilson is being made to do with Tete, seems tactical
like this ref
Fulham do look to be looking for a possible long ball to Harry and put him in..
Total lack of that 4-4-2 shape off the ball we have been playing with so well of late and that's causing some defensive amateur hour so far.
Palhinha not at his best.
Vinicius is being out muscled
I've still got no idea what type of striker Vinicius is or wants to be? Target man?
Not a bad first half. Harry should be on a hat trick. As GJ says, a bit nervy at times in the back.
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:18:20 PM
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 08:16:01 PM
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:04:50 PM
I'm enjoying the game, but it's patently obvious who are our weaker players on show (Kurzawa, Vini..)
Don't think that's fair. Kurzawa has been doing well today. If anything I think the area we're doing worse in is on our wing play... The wingers are doing well but i'd argue they seem to be trying to hard. Wilson has had a few moments where he really should've played a through ball to vini on a couple of occasions where Vini was in a great position and on his strong foot. Both wingers have done well until the final ball where I think they've had their heads down too much and not see the obvious pass.
Kurzawa's improved as the game has developed, but Vini is pretty frustrating to observe.
Vini set up our goal..
yeah with solomon and wilson both looking to cut inside and shoot my cousin isnt getting much service
What a bunch of whiners we have on the board this evening.
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 08:38:12 PM
What a bunch of whiners we have on the board this evening.
I hope you were including yourself in that observation
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 08:33:36 PM
Vinicius is being out muscled
He was out muscled by the delicate Patrick Roberts early in the game.
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 07:55:29 PM
Unselfish there by Vini to lay it back and not to try and turn with a shot.
Only contribution he has made in the 1st half, bring back Muniz!!
Quote from: bencher on February 08, 2023, 08:39:53 PM
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 08:38:12 PM
What a bunch of whiners we have on the board this evening.
I hope you were including yourself in that observation
Nope, you're being sensitive. Most of mine have been fairly optimistic.
We dominated in the 1st half hour and could have been 3-0 up.
Sunderland now right back in the game and it looks as if we are going to have to use a number of our subs.
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 08:33:59 PM
Not a bad first half. Harry should be on a hat trick. As GJ says, a bit nervy at times in the back.
We are doing ok and just enough. Unfortunately none of our fringe players are setting the world on fire. Cairney is controlling the show and Solomon shows glimpses of class. Rodak shaky, Vinicius out muscled. Harris quiet
First 15 minutes were brilliant. Pure joy to watch. Later on, considering there are so many players who aren't using to play with each other we dropped off, but overall a very solid first half.
I'd want the team to involve Solomon much more. He's such a threat 1v1 and we barely using it and relying to much on the right side of the pitch.
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 08:43:47 PM
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 08:33:59 PM
Not a bad first half. Harry should be on a hat trick. As GJ says, a bit nervy at times in the back.
We are doing ok and just enough. Unfortunately none of our fringe players are setting the world on fire. Cairney is controlling the show and Solomon shows glimpses of class. Rodak shaky, Vinicius out muscled. Harris quiet
Cairney has been class. I think Harris needs to be a bit more adventurous when he gets the ball. He's received it a few times in a position where he should be driving at the defence and looking to get a shot away but he's played low risk passes instead.
Some strange subs with the score as it is:
OFF: 30 C Vinicius, 38 L Harris
ON: 9 A Mitrovic, 18 A Pereira
Mitro and andreas comin on?
Mitro on for Vini, Pereira on for Harris. Going for the win!
Come on Mitro and Andreas on. COYW!
Mitro.
Quote from: Brawn on February 08, 2023, 08:47:58 PM
Some strange subs with the score as it is:
OFF: 30 C Vinicius, 38 L Harris
ON: 9 A Mitrovic, 18 A Pereira
not surprised at all
looks like marco wants a cup run
Quote from: Brawn on February 08, 2023, 08:47:58 PM
Some strange subs with the score as it is:
OFF: 30 C Vinicius, 38 L Harris
ON: 9 A Mitrovic, 18 A Pereira
Solid, we're not resting on laurels and going for the win. Felt harris was a bit on the periphery in the first half, didn't really do much. Pereira is a good option. Mitro, hasn't scored in a while.
I think Vinicius is finding hold up play in a howling wind a bit of an unusual challenge. He's often miles off the flight of the ball.
At the back it's a tale of two flanks. One side is Fort Impregnable. The other is Help Yourself. Kurzawa has been very poor, noticeably slow to get back late in the half. Yet the moment he does something vaguely competent, the BBC commentator refers to PSG, Champions League and the veiled inference he's a bit too good for us.
Final irreverent half time thought. When he left us, I thought Patrick Roberts could achieve many impressive things. Little did I know that nearly a decade later I'd be marvelling at his beard. Didn't think he had that in him back then.
Unless we wake up it will be 1-1 soon
Mitro off the pitch changing his boots and Rodak has to make a save from Roberts :doh:
Yes!
roberts then.....
Yeeeees
Mitro was playing so deep and yet creates the goal.
Yaaaaasssss
Get in!
Gotta LOVE that commentary from the BBC about Mitro and Andreas coming on to finish the game and having the opposite effect.....aannnnd then mitro Assist for Andreas goal...love to see it
Very muted celebrations - did Mitrovic assume he'd failed to keep it in?
Not quite the famous Berbatov assist at United but it's not far off...
Perfect time to score! How important was that goalline clearance from Duffy
We needed that. Done and dusted
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I could see that challange in the box being given as a pen. Lucky it wasn't.
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:26 PM
I could see that challange in the box being given as a pen. Lucky it wasn't.
he fouled Mitro
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
Farewell Pat Roberts
Reed and Bobby coming on. Think Marco really want to bury this one and take the win.
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:53 PM
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
keeping him safe for a subs appearance. i think he needs to shine a bit more to impress marco for a starting place
Quote from: love4ffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:26 PM
I could see that challange in the box being given as a pen. Lucky it wasn't.
yeah thought it was a penalty
Unless I missed it, no booking for Joao tonight?
Really nice for once to be watching Fulham on the TV and having listening to GJ on the same time line. Usually one of the other is about 30 seconds of so off.
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 09:09:11 PM
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:53 PM
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
keeping him safe for a subs appearance. i think he needs to shine a bit more to impress marco for a starting place
Really?
Think manors Looked threatening every time he had the ball, amazing footwork
Willian and Solomon to start for me
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:11:24 PM
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 09:09:11 PM
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:53 PM
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
keeping him safe for a subs appearance. i think he needs to shine a bit more to impress marco for a starting place
Really?
Think manors Looked threatening every time he had the ball, amazing footwork
Willian and Solomon to start for me
he looks good enough to me. but i doubt marco thinks the same.
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:11:24 PM
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 09:09:11 PM
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:53 PM
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
keeping him safe for a subs appearance. i think he needs to shine a bit more to impress marco for a starting place
Really?
Looked threatening every time he had the ball, amazing footwork
Willian and Solomon to start for me
Hmm - amazing footwork I agree, but his end product was off for some reason. Don't know why, but hopefully will improve. Still keeping BDR and Willian for me. Solomon is close, but not quite there just yet.
Leeds 2 up at Man Utd.
Darn it,I want them relegated.
Just popping in to say Kurzawa is the worst defender I've seen play for us in ages, bloke looks scared of a tackle
Reed not covering himself in glory
Quote from: Deeping_white on February 08, 2023, 09:15:40 PM
Just popping in to say Kurzawa is the worst defender I've seen play for us in ages, bloke looks scared of a tackle
I'm clearly missing something, I think he's been decent. Definitely not as bad as you're saying. We've had a fair few bad defenders play for us. He's definitely not the worst.
Quote from: jayffc on February 08, 2023, 09:06:53 PM
Quote from: St Eve on February 08, 2023, 09:05:42 PM
I would replace Wilson with James just to give him a run
I'd probably prefer to rest Solomon and keep him safe. What a player he looks
Solomon has had half a season to rest, he needs game time and 90 minutes tonight will help stand him good step.
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 09:17:53 PM
Quote from: Deeping_white on February 08, 2023, 09:15:40 PM
Just popping in to say Kurzawa is the worst defender I've seen play for us in ages, bloke looks scared of a tackle
I'm clearly missing something, I think he's been decent. Definitely not as bad as you're saying. We've had a fair few bad defenders play for us. He's definitely not the worst.
ditto
Also taking Tete off was a dumb idea because their only threat is their left winger and BDR has to deal with him
Too casual. Wilson should be doing better there.
Oh dear.
Darn it. Goal to Sunderland. COME ON FULHAM!
Game on...Coyw.
It's a good goal tbf but we now need to keep the ball a bit and kill the game
it was a well taken goal
Quote from: TC's Sporran on February 08, 2023, 09:18:43 PM
Quote from: General on February 08, 2023, 09:17:53 PM
Quote from: Deeping_white on February 08, 2023, 09:15:40 PM
Just popping in to say Kurzawa is the worst defender I've seen play for us in ages, bloke looks scared of a tackle
I'm clearly missing something, I think he's been decent. Definitely not as bad as you're saying. We've had a fair few bad defenders play for us. He's definitely not the worst.
ditto
Going forward he's fine but he cannot defend, every time Roberts got the ball he looked like getting round him
Dan James coming on. Solomon off.
We've got lazy since we went 2 up.
Fulham need to wake up and sharpen themselves up.
Quote from: Deeping_white on February 08, 2023, 09:20:03 PM
Also taking Tete off was a dumb idea because their only threat is their left winger and BDR has to deal with him
We've got to have one eye on the weekend though, not many days between games and having played chelsea recently Tete needs the rest. We don't have Cedric and for some reason Mbabu isn't on the bench so BDR is the only real option.
Reed showing he's not really a no.6 again.
Wilson flattering to deceive again.
Hahaha there you go, he's a poacher but he still can't defend
Tidy finish there
Knew we'd score next. I love this team.
That'll do good response.
We needed that quickly a good response from Fulham
Kurzawa has 2 more FA Cup goals than Mitro - who would have thought??!!
Kurzawa now has two goals in his last three games...
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That should do it
Comfortable now
Ya wee beauty !!!!!
The Sunderland crowd has seemed flat all evening.
no goals for mitro but 2 assissts
When are tickets on sale for the next FA Cup match ?
Quote from: Steeeeeeeeeed on February 08, 2023, 09:27:23 PM
When are tickets on sale for the next FA Cup match ?
sunderland v leeds?
Man Utd pull one back - come on
3-2 & half the crowd has already left.
Good defending...
Biting nail time
Darn, that was a good finish. COME ON FULHAM FINISH THIS!
Jesus why do we always make it hard for ourselves.😕
Quote from: Deeping_white on February 08, 2023, 09:33:52 PM
Good defending...
Yeah, that wasn't very good - Tosin should've won the header... Kurzawa obviously fell over, Rodak didn't really make himself big enough. Wasn't the best. Hopefully it's just a consolation goal.
You couldn't make this up.....
slip from kurzawa...
Man Utd leeds 2-2
Please come back ream and diop
Not often I cheer Man Utd goals.
Pretty poo end to the game on our end. Got it done though. Well played Sunderland.
Wemberlee Wemberlee.😀
Quote from: Mince n Tatties on February 08, 2023, 09:34:23 PM
Jesus why do we always make it hard for ourselves.😕
Man I need a drink. Agree, Fulham just couldn't make it easy.
Upward to Leeds !
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Hope TC is ok.
Thank god we're through. A really sloppy performance. Tosin had a really really bad game.
What happened to the Tosin of last season? He's generally been shocking this season.
I think it's pretty obvious that most of our fringe players are not good enough for the premiership
good game for the neutrals
Tom being helped across the pitch. Can't seem to put his left foot down. Not good.
mitro "im a geordie boy"
Mitro happy to get 3 points apparently
Tc gettin helped off :(
I thought Duffy was decent considering he's hardly played for months. We struggled to control the game 2nd half and the pitch quality and wind made it difficult.
Quote from: Caedal on February 08, 2023, 09:40:58 PM
Thank god we're through. A really sloppy performance. Tosin had a really really bad game.
I thought Tosin was generally very good today, first half he was mostly superb, best player on the pitch except for TC. No idea why he is being singled out this game.
We dominated, but fell apart defensively when we subbed Tete and Palhinha. Reed has his use, but it is certainly not as a defensive shield. BDR is not good enough to play right back with no protection from either the winger or the DM. Luckily we got through.
