FoF MOTM Fulham 1 v 0 Leeds United Post Match Thread = Kevin

[KentFulham]

Leeds were worthy of a point and much better than Leicester who came up as champions the year before. I liked a number of their players. The 18 Anton Stach they got from Hoffenheim in the summer looked the no8 we are missing.

We have to be more adventurous at home to teams that are going to be around or below us.

It seems Iwobi is undroppable and with Robinson apparently not fit to start I'd start the following against Brentford,

           Leno
Tete Anderson Bassey Sess
           Berge
      Iwobi.      ESR
Traore.    Muniz.    Kevin

Nothing against Lukic, King or Wilson but after today you have to shake the offensive unit up.

Agree with dropping one of the two DMs to be more attacking, can't see adama starting thou

[Jims Dentist]

Muniz was dominated by Rodon and Struik, would have liked to see Raul on much earlier.
Kevin terrific when he belatedly came on.
Lukic worked really hard against a difficult German opponent.
Although usually not a fan of Sess at LB, I thought he did well today.
My MOM though was Kenny Tete who I thought was superb though out.

[Hatch007]

Did Stevie Wonder vote for Iwobi 🤷🏻�♂️

[KJS]

Typical post international break game, poor 1st half, agree Iwobi looked unfit but 3 points, better 2nd half and Kevin looks like the real deal
COYW

[Ludlow Richard]

All subs made a difference. ESR looks fit, Adama caused Leeds problems down the right, Cairney brought some control to midfield, Jimenez gave the defence something else to think about. And what do you say about Kevin? A wonderful 20 minute cameo.

[Bassey the warrior]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/It%27s_Kevin_Titlecard.jpg

[AshfordFFC]

we were flat untill the subs ......... has to be Kevin for his 15 minute cameo 

[Southcoastffc]

I wonder who will win? 

[ffcthereligion]

Iwobi wasn't doing much, then hurt his leg, Leeds ran at him and mysteriously we kept him on for age....when all the time we had Kevin sat on the bench.

One of MS's more baffling games.  A win is a win though.

Voted for Kevin.  Yes, Kenny Tete was splendid, but Kevin was a game changer and potentially a season changer too. 

Maybe Marco always needs an AP. Now that AP left, Iwobi is the new AP.

Iwobi picked up an injury today

[ffc73]

& Marco still kept Iwobi on for 20 or so minutes after he was clearly injured & hobbling about

[McBrideOfFrankenstein]

Kevin obviously the winner but I thought Sess was pretty good, didn't really notice AR was missing. Muniz decent too.

al as Sess, but you need that pace to overlap and create space for Iwobi to cut in. Iwobi was very poor and hasnt been as good this year, and I think part of it is Robinson isnt out there. He does so much with his overlapping runs to create other players space. Sess doesnt do that.

Strong agree. The presence of Robinson is critical to Iwobi.

[Coastwalker]

Since the transfer talk with Atalanta,I think Muniz has been poor.
Should have scored again today with that header.

[LittleErn]

Every one has been crap except for Kevin.

And Leno?

Oops! Just seen your earlier clarification! (Note to self: read through all posts before commenting!)

[Count Flapula]

The defence were all generally good today and I'm normally not one to give it to a sub - especially one who came on for 15 mins - but it's hard to argue with Kevin as MOM. Not only talented but his decision making was also top notch - picked the right option every time. Far from a show pony - he has depth and end product.  We have some player on our hands.

Honourable mention to ESR too - was really positive when he came on and rarely wasted the ball. No disrespect to King but I think ESR deserves a start in the next game to keep everyone motivated and on their toes.

I'm normally a fan of Iwobi but by Christ that was by far his worst game in a Fulham shirt - he was absolutely dire. So many misplaced passes and failed, dispossessed runs. Possibly partly down to the internationals combined with clearly taking a knock and was hobbling about so no idea why he was kept on for so long.

ESR and Kevin have to start against Brentford for me.

[iansthailand]

One of the best OG's I have seen for quite a while.

Was a great goal, power, accuracy, timing.....

He could be a Swedish double agent.

He did it for Jussi.

[iansthailand]

Did Stevie Wonder vote for Iwobi 🤷🏻�♂️

No, it was Marco!

[St Eve]

Sess for me. Good solid performance, just ahead of Tete.
Kevin looks the real deal.

[RaySmith]

Sess had a solid game and he's probably the reason why Robinson isn't being rushed back. Thought he looked really good today.

We wouldn't have won the game without Kevin so I gave the man of the match to him, he looks the real deal - he managed to dig out a cross with little to no back lift, haven't seen anything like that in a while. We've got a top class player on our hands.

Also a special mention to ESR who I thought is starting to come good.

Agree, ESR nearly scored a great goal, and showed individual skill, taking on their defence- good save by the keeper.

Kevin  was outstanding when he came on, putting their  defence  on the back foot, when they'd coped easily with our attack, and immediately creating chances, before nearly scoring - what a goal that would have been! It was through him that we got the corner we scored from.

[akf]

I went for Kevin. That said, I think all of the substitutions made a positive impact.  ESR and Traore especially. Traore, after looking, imo, two steps behind in the first few games, looked much more like the memace we've come to expect.  But Kevin, every time he had the ball...

For the first 60 I thought the team looked incredibly lethargic.  Leeds knew they were beat until they realized that we were spent after 20 minutes.

I am not placing any fault on the players. Many of them haven't had much time off over the past couple weeks. 
 

[SerbianLad]

I think we just about deserved to win. Neither side created much before the Wilson free kick and after that, we started creating quite a lot of chances and you could see a goal was coming.

Leno - didn't have much to do, but when he needed to do something he did it with ease. Really solid performance.

Tete - my MOTM. Amazing performance from him. So happy we managed to keep him.

Andersen - great performance again. Apart from the  Manchester United game,  he's been superb this season. Looked like Andersen that we hoped we'll get once we signed him and not Andersen from last season.

Bassey - really poor performance from him, particularly in the first half. His passing was quite erratic and for some reason he didn't clear the ball 2-3 times which almost got us in to lot of trouble.

Sess - decent performance from him. Solid both ways.

Lukic - solid performance from him. Should have perhaps done a bit better with that chance he had, but a spin shot is quite difficult, especially for someone who hasn't scored a goal in a while.

Berge - had two great moments, the sliding tackle and the cross for Muniz. Other than that, he did okay, but I have to say, he isn't playing as well this season as he did last year.

Wilson - terrible performance yesterday. Decent effort from the free kick and one decent cross from another set piece, but other than that he couldn't have done much worse. Our attacks seemed to die every time Wilson or Iwobi got the ball. The defenders and midfielders did an okay job in the build up for large parts, but once Wilosn or Iwobi got the ball nothing happened. They left Muniz completely isolated for most of the game. Didn't make nearly enough runs in the middle he usually makes either, and in the few times he did, his first touch was uncharacteristically poor and Leeds dealt with it with ease. Didn't help Tete enough defensively either.

Kign - I hate to say it, but I thought he was quite poor. Had one or two decent moments, like when he won that foul in the first half, but he was pretty ineffective. I'm not worried though, this is his first proper season with the first team, he's bound to have a mixture of good and poor performances.

Iwobi - pretty much same as with Wilson. I thought he was a shade better than Wilson in the first half, and he also helped out Sess more than Wilson did Tete. Second half was unfortunately even worse than the first half. Maybe he needs some rest? He did have some very good games this season and some poor ones too. Maybe Marco is overplaying him.

Muniz - battled hard, but got no service whatsoever, especially in the first half. He should do better with the one chance he did have, after Berge's cross.

Subs:

ESR - I thought he was great. As soon as he came on, he became our best attacking player. He's been great in all of his sub appearances and I'd start him over King against Brentford as I think he deserves it.

Adama - he always gets a lot of hate, and even though he might not have tracked back enough a few times or his decision making wasn't perfect every time, I thought he was much better and much more effective than both Wilson and Iwobi yesterday. Unless Chukwueze settles in quickly and impresses in training, I'd start him vs Brentford.

Kevin - not much more I can add to what others have said. Clearly the best player on the pitch from the moment he stepped on it. Beat his players 1 on 1 with ease and put in some dangerous crosses and had that incredible shot too that resulted in a corner that got us the goal. Tracked back well a few times too. I'd 100% start him against Brentford over Iwobi.

TC - didn't get a chance to show off his quality in such little time on the pitch. 3 touches, 3/3 accurate passes, as you'd expect from TC. He should have come on sooner,imo.

Raul - same as TC.