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#1

General Discussion / Re: Cuenca

Last post by demeant0r - Today at 09:41:37 AM

Cuenca's been generally steady but is capable of doing something absolutely idiotic like vs Palace and Saturday vs Everton taking out players without looking at the ball even though he was fully capable of getting to the ball. Neither Bassey nor current Cuenca is making me feel like we're capable of getting clean sheets.

#2

General Discussion / Re: Massive thank you to Fulha...

Last post by john dempsey - Today at 09:39:36 AM

Take it easy sir,
a bowl of Beanjar will help.

#3

General Discussion / Re: Expectations

Last post by KentFulham - Today at 09:32:49 AM

Seeing the reactions of certain posters on this forum whenever we win or lose a game, it made me realise that Fulham fans clearly have very different expectations of where they think we should be as a club.

Personally, I'm quite happy with the way things are going. To be in the position we're currently in - a stable Premier League club, playing (mostly) attractive football, able to pretty much beat (or lose against!) any team on our day, with an owner who genuinely seems to want the best for the club and a manager who has developed a close-knit, harmonious squad and is able to develop players and get the best from them - as a Fulham fan, I have to admit I'm very happy with how things are going.

However, it's clear not everyone thinks the same way - so what are your expectations for Fulham?

Are you happy with us being a stable top half Premier League club or does not qualifying for Europe represent failure to you?

Do you think we should be winning Cups and titles or are you just happy to support Fulham, regardless of what division we're in?

We all obviously have different views on this, so I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.

Personally I would like to see a much more defined stratagy from the owners as to where the club intends to be, and that we work towards that, I expect the fans have varying expectations because the club are not exactly clear about its stratagy. Have been going since 1994, so expectations of winning something are quite muted, but languising as a top of the bottom half premier league team is sometimes a bit boring. I often think that I enjoyed the Championship far more

I think it is quite defined... stabilise the club, then buy/bring in young talent...ESR, Kevin, Muniz, King, Bobb to try & push on

I would like a bit more detail than that, I have seen the above mentioned a few times, quite woolly as a stratagy, and no time lines etc. Are we on track? Are we now stabilised? Quite possibly form a league perspective, certainly not a manager perspective. The Khan's would do well to outline things a bit clearer

#4

General Discussion / Re: Cuenca

Last post by Jim© - Today at 09:28:23 AM

...so Silva decides to leave the idiot on even though he's been booked and supposedly injured even though he's total crap..
 

Is this Cuenca, the Fulham centre back that you're on about? I take it you don't watch much football?

#5

General Discussion / Re: Expectations

Last post by H4usuallysitting - Today at 09:24:43 AM

Seeing the reactions of certain posters on this forum whenever we win or lose a game, it made me realise that Fulham fans clearly have very different expectations of where they think we should be as a club.

Personally, I'm quite happy with the way things are going. To be in the position we're currently in - a stable Premier League club, playing (mostly) attractive football, able to pretty much beat (or lose against!) any team on our day, with an owner who genuinely seems to want the best for the club and a manager who has developed a close-knit, harmonious squad and is able to develop players and get the best from them - as a Fulham fan, I have to admit I'm very happy with how things are going.

However, it's clear not everyone thinks the same way - so what are your expectations for Fulham?

Are you happy with us being a stable top half Premier League club or does not qualifying for Europe represent failure to you?

Do you think we should be winning Cups and titles or are you just happy to support Fulham, regardless of what division we're in?

We all obviously have different views on this, so I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.

Personally I would like to see a much more defined stratagy from the owners as to where the club intends to be, and that we work towards that, I expect the fans have varying expectations because the club are not exactly clear about its stratagy. Have been going since 1994, so expectations of winning something are quite muted, but languising as a top of the bottom half premier league team is sometimes a bit boring. I often think that I enjoyed the Championship far more

I think it is quite defined... stabilise the club, then buy/bring in young talent...ESR, Kevin, Muniz, King, Bobb to try & push on

#6

General Discussion / Re: You know it's coming feeli...

Last post by Jim© - Today at 09:23:40 AM

Trying to think back in the last couple of seasons when we got at teams from the start? Use to be our strong side of the game putting teams on the back foot. This season can only think of Brentford at home when we started strong from the off?

That first half is probably the best 45 mins of football all season. Everton, for all the chat about how dominant they were in the second half, barely made leno do anything apart from punch the ball into his own net.
We should have been 4 up which is very much getting at a team from the start.

#7

General Discussion / Re: Expectations

Last post by KentFulham - Today at 09:22:48 AM

Dream = Europe and cup win but I don't expect we'll ever manage the latter. I am generally quite positive about where we are as a club

Unfortunately looks pretty certain that Brentford are going to finally do it this season which makes us not doing it much harder to accept! They should win the conference league, too

Agree I think they will, they are just willing to push the dial that bit more and take a risk

#8

General Discussion / Re: You know it's coming feeli...

Last post by H4usuallysitting - Today at 09:19:59 AM

Fulham home games of late when you kind of know or feel the opposition are about to score or sometimes deservedly score. It tends to go on for 10-15mins and you cover your eyes at corners/free-kicks & long throw ins? Us fans can see the issue/s 5mins before it happens or we like to think we do.  Not sure why or if tactically they are told to keep it tight but we seem to semi implode at times the football becomes a "Hot Potato" and teammates become strangers? We seem to have that period of wave upon wave from the opposition until the inevitable.
Trying to think back in the last couple of seasons when we got at teams from the start? Use to be our strong side of the game putting teams on the back foot. This season can only think of Brentford at home when we started strong from the off?
Going back to Everton game and like it has been mentioned we take our chances first half and game is probably over but how do you explain the second half capitulation? We allowed them from the start to get at us and knowing if they score we might wobble?
Yes there were a few below Par performances but biggest issue I think we have is the lack of pace across the back line and centrally in midfield is where we are getting exposed. We can't do anything about it as we do not have apart from Robinson anyone in those areas who are genuine quick.
We have games against teams still to play where we won't be as exposed but last two home league games has shown a distinct flaw in balance of midfield and defence.

On Saturday against Everton...we should've decided the game in the first 45...we were all over them

#9

General Discussion / Re: Expectations

Last post by ffcthereligion - Today at 09:16:05 AM

Dream = Europe and cup win but I don't expect we'll ever manage the latter. I am generally quite positive about where we are as a club

Unfortunately looks pretty certain that Brentford are going to finally do it this season which makes us not doing it much harder to accept! They should win the conference league, too

#10

General Discussion / Re: Lineup for Man City

Last post by ffcthereligion - Today at 09:11:31 AM

We still can't seem to be able to get even a point against them, regardless of their form or position in the table. I'd try something completely different:

Out of possession:
                Leno
  Diop Bassey Robinson
Tete Berge Iwobi Sessegnon
    Wilson Chukwueze
              Muniz

In possession:
                 Leno
Tete Diop Bassey Robinson
            Berge Iwobi
Wilson Chukwueze Sessegnon
                  Muniz

Basically it would be 5 at the back, but Sess would be given much more license to go forward than Tete when we have the ball. When we are defending we defend with all5 of them.

I like your suggestion but I'd swap chuk and Wilson in your in possession proposal so that Wilson is 10 and chuk is on right hand side. Sess can still slot into the back 5