Fulham 0-1 Bournemouth Saturday 09/04

[DevonFFC]

i saw the slagging off of tc not running at people and thought to myself do people actually understand what he's on the pitch for. the difference in possession since hes gone off is there to see. at times all the players are guilty of just taking the easy option of passing to tc only to get it back in almost meaningless posession for possessions sake. and for me he sits too deep. but thats obviously what the manager wants. the fault lies with not enough movement or running off the ball into space. from everyone.  only now as the final whistle draws near do we see anything like the urgency which should have been on show from the first minute.  still time to get something

Have as much possession as you want and add in a 1000 completed passes if they don't lead to anything.
The games too quick for him and yes he may well keep control but he also kills attacks as he's two slow in the transition and doesn't have the legs to go past a man or create a break.
He was signed for nostalgia unfortunately and he should have been let go to finish his career in a lower league

they dont lead to anything invariably because there is no movement.  the game is too quick for him? is there anyone with a quicker football brain at the club? ok his legs are not fast. but they never have been. and are you watching a different game about how quickly he can spot a pass when advanced? and how quiixckly he delivers it? you are watching a different game to me

No disputing his footballing brain but we dont have the luxury of having a player who can sit in the midfield spraying passes.
We are a relegation fodder bar a few results pre Xmas and having a man who can't run doesn't work for us.
Great servant for the club but his "legacy" meant he got the contract extension as it was a PR stunt to keep fans happy.
He should have been released as we would have been no worse off without him, maybe better with financial fair play or whatever It's now called without his wages.

[DevonFFC]

I fear for us next season unless there are some major personnel changes. Unfortunately I can't see how we can afford to make all that are necessary. We have nothing in the way of pace and neither height nor weight up front.

Potentially we do have a lot of what we need but as was pointed out to me recently the players seem to be lost and do not seem confident in what they are doing. It's the same mistakes, it's the poor passing, it's the lack of improvement. Personally I feel that sits with Silva.

Could you expand on that point?

I'm assuming Wilson, Raul, Muniz and Robinson will be off and we don't sign Chuk. Reed just goes.

Tete, Bassey and Diop could work well together although that trio lacks a bit of pace. Bobb and Fred could add the pace and ESR the nous we have missed in the middle for ages. Sess and King in midfield? Lukic captain?

Thanks for the response. I don't think those changes will make a lot of difference unless we sign at least one incisive striker for them to work with. It would still indicate the slow build-up and none of the above have the strength to deal with a packed defence. IMO.

We need to be more like Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford - when we get big offers just flog them as we could of been £90m better off and without Muniz who cannot hit a barn door and Robinson who is tripe.

Need to somehow unearth a gem of a striker, all the above managed to so maybe out scouting system needs to be looked at.

[LittleErn]

If Silva has decided to go then he should say so now and give his successor time to asses his options and the recruitment team (?) to find players that will match the new man's style. If he's staying then there need to be major discussions within the club as to what has gone wrong this season. I know we are still mid-table and have had some decent results but there's no consistency and the football is no longer as entertaining as it was when he first arrived. It would be refreshing to hear someone asking him the difficult questions and hear his replies.

[cookieg]

This has been such a disappointing season. 

Again

[Hatch007]

Seasons over

So disappointing

Dont play the driftwood for the last 2 games. Marco... sign or piss off (Couldnt care either way)

I care.

I want him gone and and a new manager with fresh, progressive tactics brought in.

I'm so bored watching us this season