Fulham vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Very much like watching a MON game without the crosses!

That's exactly what I thought.

Second half, yes. First half we looked to dominate the game. It was as though we were the home side.

[Monty]

People complaining about lack of creativity... if we played the right team, right formation and players playing in their positions I hope we would be more creative making more chances. McLeish didn't play the right team, neither did he play the right formation and also played players out of position... so we weren't really going to look that good going forward.

N'Zogbia in the middle and Heskey on the left wing is just baffling i'm afriad.

Agree with the first point, but the second is just is just not what happened I'm afraid, Heskey was central and Zog wide, Gabby left.

[Villa'Zawg]

Important we didn't lose today. Nothing much to get excited about, it was a performance entirely in keeping with the atmosphere around the club these days.

Could be a season of attrition but if we stay organised like that we should be OK in mid-table.

Sorry TV, I'm afraid I can't agree that N'Zogbia has already shown he is a step up on A Young. He'll have to do considerably better than that for a sustained period of time.

[citizenDJ]

People complaining about lack of creativity... if we played the right team, right formation and players playing in their positions I hope we would be more creative making more chances. McLeish didn't play the right team, neither did he play the right formation and also played players out of position... so we weren't really going to look that good going forward.

N'Zogbia in the middle and Heskey on the left wing is just baffling i'm afriad.

To be fair, N'Zogbia did play out wide much of the time.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

People complaining about lack of creativity... if we played the right team, right formation and players playing in their positions I hope we would be more creative making more chances. McLeish didn't play the right team, neither did he play the right formation and also played players out of position... so we weren't really going to look that good going forward.

N'Zogbia in the middle and Heskey on the left wing is just baffling i'm afriad.

Except N'Zognia played out on the right, everything he did went wrong and eventually drifted inside before being subbed. If we played the right team, right formation and players playing in their positions and put the ball in the back of the net, we'd probably have won, Tone.

[citizenDJ]

Phil Thompson* on SSN: "Bent didn't have a single shot at goal, no more than three or four touches."

Well, apart from the chance he actually put in the back of the net, I suppose.


*I should point out, I agree with his broader point about lack of service to Bent.

[staffsvillain]

Time to cash in on Gabby, a bear with very little brain.

[Matt C]

When you factor in Fulham's superior match fitness I guess it was inevitable they'd be stronger as the game wore on. N'Zogbia needs time but he'll come good for us. I'd have taken a point before the game so I'm certainly not going to complain about it now.

[The Situation]

Sorry guys, looks like i've got a bit confused about the formation... my apologies.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Time to cash in on Gabby..

Yeah, right.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sorry TV, I'm afraid I can't agree that N'Zogbia has already shown he is a step up on A Young.

Not sure who VT is but he should keep off the pipe.

[Holtenderinthesky]

Time to cash in on Gabby..

And do what with the 5mil?  No, he's best off at the Villa, we have no other strikers to cover Bent as Heskey and Delfouneso are, and never will be, good enough.  I thought Gabby was ok today, the oaf however......

Yeah, right.

[staffsvillain]

I m sorry but he has no footballing brain. In the past three seasons he hasn't developed as a player.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Time to cash in on Gabby..

Yeah, right.

And do what with the 5mil?  No, he's best off at the Villa, we have no other strikers to cover Bent as Heskey and Delfouneso are, and never will be, good enough.  I thought Gabby was ok today, the oaf however......

Sarcasm doesn't always work on the interweb. (winky)

I thought Gabby held his own today, a very impressive first half that suffered after a stupid decision by the ref to give him a yellow card just before half time. I wish we could spend £5m and get a player like Gabby.

[TheSandman]

Gabby is a good option from the bench when we need a goal but he would not be a starter in my team.