FoF MOTM Wycombe 1 v 1 Fulham and Post Match Thread = Lecomte

[sarnian]

https://x.com/jackellyffc/status/1983299586811936993

Just what we need    

I really hope Muniz is back soon regardless. We miss him desperately, perhaps more than any other injured player.

He took a knock at a corner in the first half but carried on. Hope it's just precautionary and that Muniz will be fit for after the November break.

[SerbianLad]

On a positive note, we've had a series of very poor results, we have are still in a big injury crisis and we made 7 changes and we went through. It wasn't pretty but we got the job done and are two opponents away from a cup final. I'd happily take a penalty shoot out win against Cardiff or something in the next round. In cup games it's all about winning.

[hopper]

Just relieved we're through. Not the prettiest performance by any means but dug deep and Josh got his all important first goal.

Lecomte came in big and it's a huge relief for JKA and Sess.

Banana skin averted, but we deserved the win. Kevin was very bright again.

[H4usuallysitting]

Any idea when the draw is

[Chi_FFC]

Been agreeing with you a lot recently but thought Adama was shocking tonight. Reed and Cairney also.

I think he created pretty much all of our open play chances. Had 2 or 3 poor moments for sure, but still, by far our most dangerous player

Adama? He had a couple decent crosses but our most dangerous player on the night was comfortably Kevin.

[Kimbleman]

Lecomte for the penalty saves and Diop, Adama, Kevin and King were pretty good too are candidates imo.

Btw, you're missing a penalty scored emoji next to Lukic's name.

Been agreeing with you a lot recently but thought Adama was shocking tonight. Reed and Cairney also.

Absolutely agree with that statement. One decent cross from Adama in the first half was about it!

I noticed Kevin was all over Josh walking off the pitch after the whistle. Looks like they have a bond there.

Thought Sess livened up things when he came on.

To be fair we had a good few shots which their keeper saved and one off the line by a defender. Another day that could have been a 3-1 to us.

Rubbish first half with a big improvement in the second, particularly the first ten to fifteen minutes.

We won, we are in the Quarter finals, so onwards and upwards 😁

[SerbianLad]

Adama? He had a couple decent crosses but our most dangerous player on the night was comfortably Kevin.

I disagree, but I do think Kevin was pretty good too, particularly in the second half. King another one who had a good game. If we had Muniz today or a rested Raul, I think we score quite a few goals today as our attacking play was quite decent.

[SerbianLad]

One decent cross from Adama in the first half was about it!

What? He created 2-3 excellent chances in the second half, including the one that led to Kevin's shot that was cleared off the line. He was dubbled down in that situation too and managed to create space for himself to put in a cross.

[Chi_FFC]

Adama? He had a couple decent crosses but our most dangerous player on the night was comfortably Kevin.

I disagree

.52xG, .65xA, 5 chances created for Kevin. .07xG, .32xA, 1 chance created for Adama.

[SerbianLad]

.52xG, .65xA, 5 chances created for Kevin. .07xG, .32xA, 1 chance created for Adama.

Okay so it's okay to use xG and xA assist when it makes someone else look good, but when I post Adama's xA stats that are always very good(even today, 0.32 xA is a solid number) people dismiss it.

I'm not sure where you've found those stats either, but in my opinion they are doing him a disservice. Watch the extended highlights when they release them and I'm sure they'll show that most of our best chances came from Adama's crosses.

[love4ffc]

I'd like to expand this thread also to include player ratings, as I'm curious how everyone is feeling about all the players involved tonight and not just the MOTM.  With a zero being a training cone, a five obviously being mediocre, and a 10 being an absolute footballing God. 

With that in mind, here are my player ratings.  And please remember that this is just my opinion. 

Lecomte      9    Overall, he did really well.  Especially with the penalties. 

Castagne    6    I really don't remember him doing a lot in the first half. 
 
Diop        9    Had a really good game and a brilliant penalty

Cuenca    8    Thought he had a great game and deserves to start against Wolves

Bassey    7    He did ok.  I think I would prefer to see him at LB with Sess in front of him. 

Reed        5    I really wanted him to do well, but I thought it was just an average performance that wasn't up to PL standards.  I feel bad saying that, but that is IMHO. 

Cairney    7    Another player who did ok IMHO, but didn't create as much as I would have hoped to see from him. 

Traore        7    He did what he always does.  He got into some good positions, tried hard to beat his player and put pressure on the back line, and got in a few good crosses.  Just not consistent for me, and should be more of an impact sub against a tired defense. 

Kevin        8    I'm really liking what I see out of him.  One of the only players who wasn't afraid to go 1v1 and take his opponent on. 

King        8    Another player that is showing real promise and, more importantly, is not afraid to take chances.  Kevin and King appeared to be our most effective creative players, and I look forward to seeing both of them play against Wolves.

Jimenez    7    He always tries hard, but he plays too deep for me.  I know that part of the reason he does that is because he isn't getting the service.  I will give credit where credit is due, and that is when it comes time to defend a corner/free kick, he is always in the thick of things. 
 
Sess        8    I thought things looked a lot better when he came on.  I'd like him at LW ahead of Bassey, since Sess supports both attack and defense for Bassey. 

Lukic        7    I know he was brought on to help with shoring up the midfield and ensure that Fulham went to penalties, but something was missing from him IMHO tonight. 

JKA        5    Early days, and hard to judge him as we haven't really seen enough of him to form a good opinion.  He performed adequately, though it appeared he wasn't putting in much effort. 

I'm probably being too generous for some of tonight's players.

[I Ronic]

Any idea when the draw is

I believe its tomorrow after the remaining five games.

[Sgt Fulham]

We won a game 

[Chi_FFC]

I'm not sure where you've found those stats either

https://www.fotmob.com/matches/wycombe-vs-fulham/2ui1y9#4978151:tab=stats

but in my opinion they are doing him a disservice.

Stats certainly don't tell the whole story but I've been posting here for quite some time and I trust them a heck of a lot more than your opinion. Still gobsmacked that anyone who watched that match would not only say that Adama was our most dangerous player, but that he was our most dangerous player "by far". Yikes.

[iansthailand]

Lecomte for the penalty saves and Diop, Adama, Kevin and King were pretty good too are candidates imo.

Btw, you're missing a penalty scored emoji next to Lukic's name.

Been agreeing with you a lot recently but thought Adama was shocking tonight. Reed and Cairney also.

He's like the Curates Egg, good in parts. He does something good then slips over, passes to the other side and generally mopes about. Get rid in January if Nuno wants him.

[SerbianLad]

I'm not sure where you've found those stats either

https://www.fotmob.com/matches/wycombe-vs-fulham/2ui1y9#4978151:tab=stats

but in my opinion they are doing him a disservice.

Stats certainly don't tell the whole story but I've been posting here for quite some time and I trust them a heck of a lot more than your opinion. Still gobsmacked that anyone who watched that match would not only say that Adama was our most dangerous player, but that he was our most dangerous player "by far". Yikes.

Fair enough if you disagree. The yikes part is needless in my opinion, but each to their own. I've disagreed with you sometimes but I've never been as dismissive.

I still stand by what I said. In my opinion, Adama looked very dangerous every time he got the ball. I see he had 5 accurate crosses, but only one chance created, which is something that makes little sense to me as imo all of those accurate crosses were chances. Not sure what footmov defines as a chance. Still, you have a different opinion and that's okay.

[WolverineFFC]

Where has all this JKA hate suddenly come from..
He missed one pen. Chill out. He got in some good positions in the box. He didn't look lazy to me

Bizarre trigger happy jumping on the lad. We were far better when he was on the pitch towards the end. Wasn't the best performance, but more happened with him up top than raul. the movement and ideas were there in and around the box but didn't quite come off.

Not sure why people are so quick to pile on a lad after 15minutes of football 😅 this board.

He's raw, but his talent in the air jumps right out. Certainly a project, similar to Muniz when he arrived.

He's a tall, gangly 18 yr old kid. Appears a bit aloof, but who knows what is going on inside his head for sure. Same as the rest of us at that age I'd imagine.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Very pleased we got through, that is the main thing. but made hard work of it. I have seen quicker walking football. Very little urgency overall, but Josh King was my MoM. Kevin looked sharper, and we are into the last 8. So I am relieved.
We are quite capable of going all the way but I am seriously worried the football being dished up will send me to sleep and I will miss any goals we may happen to score.

[Chi_FFC]

In my opinion, Adama looked very dangerous every time he got the ball.

Very dangerous every time? I know you like to defend Adama from what you view are unfair attacks, and occasionally you have a point. But a comment like this is just as ridiculous and over the top as some of those unfair comments from his harshest critics. No question he had some nice moments today, but he also some not so nice (and not nearly as many nice ones as Kevin).

[fulhamfever]

Adama had a good game wanted the ball tried to make things happen that cross at the end which lead to the ball being cleared off the line was a great chance created. However, it sums up his level really not P/L level is he.