POST MATCH: Fulham 4-5 Man City

[Friendsoffulham]

No 3 points, but from a neutrals perspective, what a game, as it finishes Fulham 4 Man City 5 at the Cottage. Give us all your Post Match feedback after that 9 goal thriller!

Was Marco Silva right to start with the Berge and Lukic pairing after Spurs, did we show Man City far to much respect from the start?

Let us know your thoughts below





 

[SanFranFulhamfan]

ESR and Chuk MOTM. With a shout to Wilson What grit and fight.

Also, JKA minutes he looked good. Kevin as well. All in all, it showed a ton of heart.

The defense on the other hand needs to be addressed.

[Milo]

I would like us to sign Chuk. He gets game time here, surrounded by his Nigerian teammates, etc.

[ArcticOctopus]

Was only able to watch intermittently. Was there a primary culprit for our leaky defense?

[Deeping_white]

On the plus side we stopped our goal difference taking a proper hammering. Absolutely baffling why we started the game with the XI and tactics we did, Coty are so porous this season and we basically sat there and let them dictate the game. Lo and behold as soon as we get at them they folded like they did the weekend against Leeds, who'd have thought it...

[SerbianLad]

Was only able to watch intermittently. Was there a primary culprit for our leaky defense?

Andersen imo. But to be fair to him, once we scored the 4th he looked good.

Bassey was almost as terrible. Sess less so but still poor. Tete was poor for the first. Castagne looked poor in the second half.

[H4usuallysitting]

Ok....now breath....

So, that's what it feels like to almost enjoy losing a game...

Can't fault any player... Mr Silva  made quick positive decisions...the team has definitely got it's MOJO back...on balance probably should have been a draw

[_Putney_]

Sorry, but think Tom Cairney's time is up after today's showing

[SanFranFulhamfan]

On the plus side we stopped our goal difference taking a proper hammering. Absolutely baffling why we started the game with the XI and tactics we did, Coty are so porous this season and we basically sat there and let them dictate the game. Lo and behold as soon as we get at them they folded like they did the weekend against Leeds, who'd have thought it...

You can't take the end result and say we started with the tactics wrong. It's not that easy. If we went more attacking early, Man City would have picked us apart. They were top notch in the 1H. We really opened up when Man City when defensive.

[Sgt Fulham]

Holy poo. I feel both exhilirated and sick at the same time. So so close to a Premier League all timer.

[Rj Fulham]

As everyone would've been, i was furious that we were 5-1 down, we simply cannot be conceding goals like that.

What was brilliant to see, was the fight and heart we showed after that, to not only compete but run rampant over City in the last 30 minutes of the game. Brilliant strikes, Chukwueze looks like a star, get that man a contract already!   

Also, it was good to see JKA not only get decent minutes, but he put in a good shift, and that should hopefully do wonders for his confidence, and thus also allow Raul to get some additional rest towards the end of games.

In summary, it was wonderful to see the fight and the courage from the team in the last 30 minutes,  but we need to be able to do that without conceding 5 goals beforehand. At least after that we can take some positives away from the game, which didn't look the case early in the second half.

[LittleErn]

No 3 points, but from a neutrals perspective, what a game, as it finishes Fulham 4 Man City 5 at the Cottage. Give us all your Post Match feedback after that 9 goal thriller!

Was Marco Silva right to start with the Berge and Lukic pairing after Spurs, did we show Man City far to much respect from the start?

Let us know your thoughts below





 

yes and probably

[andyk]

No one enjoys losing, but when you're getting hammered, and you're hoping for the final whistle at the 54th minute, that was some performance.  Hope no one left when the 5th goal went in...

[MisfitKid]

I would like to see Marco with more subbing like that (of course not always).  Sometimes subbing before the 85th minute works (almost)...

[Cambridge Away]

Sorry, but think Tom Cairney's time is up after today's showing

Ay?!

[Cambridge Away]

Praise Marco for how we play. Criticism for not going at them from the start. No idea why Chuk was on the bench. They were there for the taking.

[Steeeeeeeeeed]

At one point it felt like it was going to be 8 or 9 - 1 to City, easy. Felt like Haaland would get 4 or 5.

It was a terrific showing by Fulham in the 2nd half, spurred on by that late first goal in the first half.

For some reason we didn't quite keep pushing on in that last 15 minutes for that equaliser, maybe the subs weren't the right ones, I definitely would have kept ESR on who was unusually fired up, but I guess he may have been knackered.

Still, overall, a great game, against a Man City team who are almost back to their very best....Just could have been one of The Great Games.

[hongkongfulham]

Ok....now breath....

So, that's what it feels like to almost enjoy losing a game...

Can't fault any player... Mr Silva  made quick positive decisions...the team has definitely got it's MOJO back...on balance probably should have been a draw

I'm usually a pillar of positivity but Lukic was woeful. Berge also a problem, far too passive/negative on and off the ball.

The rest of them were wonderful, Bassey MOM though, which is maybe controversial considering we conceded 5 haha

[3rdgenfan]

Totally different team when Lukic doesn't play. He was poor in the first half and if he starts many more matches we will definitely be in a relegation battle. A total hindrance

Iwobi and Berge together then 2 of Wilson, Chukweze or Kevin is the way forward

[LittleErn]

Was only able to watch intermittently. Was there a primary culprit for our leaky defense?

Yes. Haaland!

Seriously though I thought Andersen was well below par. Looking his age and a bit lightweight. Nobody else distinguished themselves defensively but they were up against a top class attack.