They gave gone 8 league games without a win..........we really shouldn’t be that worried......it’s like playing ourselves ��
Would you really bring Lallana back in after the two excellent games from AlexisI agree. Fulham have had a lot of good shooting opportunities, but other than Lookman they have been wasteful. Keep him quiet, attack Joe Bryan with Tau and - hopefully - Lallana, and we should do well.
Also nice to see Areola make a big mistake to let Utd back in.
Mings had no idea he was there because the player was behind him. The city player gained an advantage from being in an offside position.
I agree. Fulham have had a lot of good shooting opportunities, but other than Lookman they have been wasteful. Keep him quiet, attack Joe Bryan with Tau and - hopefully - Lallana, and we should do well.
Also nice to see Areola make a big mistake to let Utd back in.
I love the Villa angst.. complaining about a rule that you didn't know existed is frankly hilarious .. the rule that Smith so easily dismisses as "pathetic" is similar in sentiment to the process that attacking players have used for years.. stand in an offside position for Phase I and then can join the attack in phase 2 in which you have an advantage positionally. To some extent we were on the receiving end of this with the Boro promotion (Mr Dean!) game when the ball came off the bar and the player who had been offside when the ball originally came in sticks it in the net despite arguably gaining an advantage with his positioning .. I think it was Van Nilstelrooy who took advantage of it in the English game, years ago. Suck it up Smith, Terry and Sock-Boy..
Areola is a bit of a tit.
Mixed feeling about Fulham - I agree that whilst they are looking better, they have been no better than us and the plaudits that others have given them, an upturn in form has not delivered any wins since the end of November and are the same results with which we have been criticised for. They simply have been harder to defeat. BUT, I hope that those in other threads have Fulham in as a "must win" "No point beating Leeds if we cant beat Fulham" and a platform for slating GP/certain players just take the opportunity to realise they are hard to beat, have some good individuals and , if they are error-free in a game at the back, will cause us some issues. I honestly think a point would be OK, as I don't think they will win enough games in the 2nd half, and an injury here and there will maybe show a lack of depth. Not settling for it, but a draw the most likely outcome for me.
It is Potter's biggest game at the albion so far.I hope no one on here EXPECTS a win against Fulham. I thought they gave United a really hard game and do not look like a relegation side, they also seem to be playing with belief and seem to be behind Scott Whinger Parker. I think I’d take a draw if offered right now. See how low my expectations have become
It is Potter's biggest game at the albion so far.
We are waaaayyyyyyy overdue a home win against a PL struggler.
The law of inevitability means that win gets closer each attempt.
We need the win badly this time.
A Burnley game in hand tonight....
...at Liverpool.
Home win please, of course.
I hope no one on here EXPECTS a win against Fulham. I thought they gave United a really hard game and do not look like a relegation side, they also seem to be playing with belief and seem to be behind Scott Whinger Parker. I think I’d take a draw if offered right now. See how low my expectations have become
The no home wins monkey can wait a little longer, we absolutely don’t need to lose this game.
It could of course be the game it all comes together and we win comfortably
Fulham !Any idea who their other game in hand is?
I think we can be sure there are some that say they "expect a win" or that will use the failure to win as a huge issue and that Fulham are apparently dreadful. I wont settle for a draw just yet, because I think we are better than them over the course of the season so far, but not by much, so just expect it to end as a draw!