Slav becoming as predictable as his teams performances

[RaySmith]

We started with a good result against the  favourites, and the ball was rolling for us, and we were looking a very accomplished outfit, despite having many new players. Optimism was created amongst the long-suffering fans, and also expectation.

We are still doing better than previous seasons, but a few not so brilliant performances and indifferent results has led to fans  again feeling anxious again, feeling as if their hopes  were false, and it's the same old Fulham.

Their hopes aren't necessarily dashed, though, and there is a long way to go, and we've only lost one league game.  I think teams maybe know how to  play us  to some extent, but also some results which might have gone our way with a bit of luck, haven't.

But we certainly seem to have decent squad compared to the last couple of seasons, even if  lacking firepower up front. But we do have a new striker who  has  had little time to settle in, and there are other players new to the team.

It's obviously difficult for a manager to have to speak in public after  losses, and they are bound to say the same things - especially if, like Slava, English isn't their first language. But after a good win no-one minds what the manager says - his words all sound golden to our ears, and he is a tactical genius. After a defeat, and  it's - 'he just keeps saying the same old things - does he know what to do?'

As Woolly says above - a couple of wins and we're back up there, and this still seems  very possible with this  squad and manager.

[colinwhite]

Agree with all of that Ray ,well said!