FoF MOTM Man United 3 v 2 Fulham and post match thread = Berge

[love4ffc]

This game has taken everything emotionally out of me.  IMHO, the referee's decisions significantly affected the flow and outcome of the match.  The converted Cuenca penalty, which was later ruled a foul and resulted in a free kick instead, set the tone for the rest of the game.  Additionally, Andersen received a yellow card for a minor tug on Mbeumo, further demonstrating that the officiating was not in Fulham's favor.  These calls made it clear that Fulham was unlikely to benefit from any close decisions.

Then I'm given a sliver of hope when the referee gives a penalty for Maguire's tackle in the box.  I kept waiting for VAR to overturn it.  The one bright spot is that I'm glad Jimenez keeps his penalty scoring record going.  Add to that the goal by Kevin that shows perhaps he is worth the 40M, only to be silenced by another United late goal. 

Robinson's performance indicated he has yet to return to his pre-injury form, which is disappointing. Given these circumstances, it might have been preferable for Sess to start the match, with Robinson being brought on later to gradually regain match fitness and confidence.

On a related note, Fernandes continues to demonstrate behavior that makes him particularly difficult to like. His actions during the game reinforce my negative perception that many have of him

[jayffc]

Absolutely gutting

[SP]

Gutted.

MoTM goes to the ref, I've never seen a penalty awarded so quickly.

[junior white]

Gutted, could have defended better. MOTM not sure

[Sgt Fulham]

Should have been a comfortable win, which is credit to the overall performance. The defence needs to sharpen up and learn lessons from today though.

[SP]

Chucky for me, great performance after the week he's had.

[akf]

Great to see Kevin get his first league goal, brilliantly taken.  I thought Berge was positive all game, and stepped in at the right times. My MoM.

[SimonDaviesEnjoyer]

Scoreline flatters United. Won't even bother mentioning the officials because it's taken for granted to be corrupt when you play at OT.

I said Chuck, but it could have been Berge. Really happy for Kevin and hopefully he'll start doing that all the time now.

[hopper]

Not in headspace to really analyse that, but I'm heartbroken by the way we lost. The amount of nightmares we have had v United over the years is so so horrible.

[Rambler]

I had about 2 mins of joy following the equaliser then was put right back into a sulk, just like for the majority of the game after that horrendous VAR intervention.

Particularly pissed off with the match commentators who could only drool about Man U the entire game and add in Fernandes being probably one of the most dislikable footballers the league has makes me hate Man U.
I can only wish for carrick to get the permanent job and in 6 months Man U to be back playing miserable football.

[demeant0r]

That was some dreadful defending by us, and two of our worst players were defenders: Jedi and Cuenca. Have to say, Bassey wasn't much better than Cuenca, letting his man get that cross for the third and I've no idea what Andersen was doing for the third either.

Gutted for Kevin that his first PL goal amounted to nought. Really special goal though.

Oh well, let's smash Everton next Saturday!

Oh, and Chuk was definitely our most dangerous player so he gets the MOTM for me.

[jarv]

Agree, the referee ruind the flow of the game. Not the first time, My solution....VAR needds to go.  It is not cricket, not boring american football etc.  Time allowed, no more than 1 minute to view the stoppage.

They all seem to forget, var was for CLEAR AND OBVIOUS ERRORS.  The only obvious errors here is var itself.

[General]

A decidedly odd game where a draw at the very least would've been fair. Very dodgy officials for me, and really biased trumped up pro utd commentary too. Fine we lost, but three wins on the trot for utd and being fergie like is ott.

Good to see Kevin score his first fulham goal, though frustrating the team switched off and gave Sesko so much space.

For me, if VAR did their job properly Utds first goal wouldn't stand at the very least, and it'd end 2-2.

Frustrating match for sure. Will be interesting to see Marcos reaction.

At some point someone has to take VAR and the referee body to task and legally go against their poor and unclear standards.

So fee people genuinely seem to have a clue about what counts these days.

Eurgh

[Deeping_white]

We need a CM who has some of TC's passing ability and some defensive steel, I think we're too soft with Iwobi there, as good as he can be at creating chances. Also think we need a CF in tomorrow as well if we really do want to challenge europe for real because we are not far away from being really good.

I guess we shouldn't be surprised at United getting dodgy decisions at home to us, every time we go away to the big six it feels like a bad joke that it's nailed on they'll get something suspect against us.

Andersen defending crosses is quickly becoming an issue, firstly for Mateta's goal against Palace and the winner today, he's just got no situational awareness of where the danger is and ends up being several yards from where he needs to be.

Wilson for the second week v quiet for me - I know he scored a screamer last week but we need to be seeing more from someone demanding the sort of contract that he is, Chucky for me the far better player and I reckon Bobb eventually takes his place too. Fantastic goal from Kevin and doing that at OT is superb for his confidence and hopefully he pushes on from there.

Hopefully Ali Mac/TK whack a bid in for Ayari at Brighton tomorrow, think he might make a differnce to our midfield and he knows where the onion bag is too

[Milo]

Not sure anyone really deserved it today.

Possibly Chuk for his first half performance.

[SerbianLad]

Went with Kevin, as that was the best moment of the match, from either team and it came from a player that has been harshly criticised by a lot of fans.

Btw, there's a mistake in the graphics. ESR didn't score a goal today, but Kevin did.

[alfie]

That was some dreadful defending by us, and two of our worst players were defenders: Jedi and Cuenca. Have to say, Bassey wasn't much better than Cuenca, letting his man get that cross for the third and I've no idea what Andersen was doing for the third either.

Gutted for Kevin that his first PL goal amounted to nought. Really special goal though.

Oh well, let's smash Everton next Saturday!

Oh, and Chuk was definitely our most dangerous player so he gets the MOTM for me.

Andersen was not to blame for that goal, the ball was played behind him, he had no chance.

[H4usuallysitting]

I've not known anything like it....this sounds like sour grapes - but it's not...

Not only did we have the ref, and VAR against us (where's the 5cm rule when we need it, and definitely not a free kick), but both commentators against us....

On balance a draw would've been fine - but our stats had us ahead....just another day of following Fulham, and daring to compete

[bog]

How painful was that? We made that game and got b***** all for it. However well played Fulham. Very proud of us.           

WE HAVE TO KEEP MARCO SILVA! 

[Fulham 1879]

I voted for Chuk. Good first half performance and, given his bereavement, heroic effort to play at all.