Fulham v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

I put the blame firmly on the players today, a number of them looked like they couldn't give a shit about the game.

That’s not great from a bunch of players who should be trying to impress.

[Loxton01]

Terrible disappointing and depressing game.

It just shows how poor a squad we really have.

We need to buy some quality in January or we are in real trouble

Do we really only have four quality players - McGinn, Grealish, Mings and Heaton.

[ChicagoLion]

How did Chester play?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

My biggest problem is being so unorganized. Quite frankly, I don’t care who is playing where. Dean has drilled this god damn 4-3-3 into the players and no one knows what the hell is going on. Poor traps, poor defending out top of the box, no facilitator in the middle of the park.

I don’t know how we only play one formation yet we are so bad at it.

I think you've answered your own question.

Huh?

I don't think Dean has a clue tactically what he's doing. Today was as poor as the Watford game. It begs the old chestnut, what the hell do they do at Bodymoor Heath?

[Ads]

Terrible game.
Terrible ground.
Terrible atmosphere.
Terrible performance.
Terrible opposition.
Terrible builders.
Terrible Taylor.
Terrible Engels.
Terrible Hourihane.
Terrible Lansbury.
Terrible Nakamba.
Terrible El Ghazi.
Terrible Jota.
Terrible open system.
Terrible lack of pace.
Terrible lack structure.
Terrible lack of quality.
Terrible lack of synonyms.

And now my hand is cold. Oh well, at least we didn't draw.

[Pete3206]

Fulham played like a team, they passed, moved and were always available for each other. They harassed and closed us down relentlessly and tackled doggedly throughout. They wanted to win the game.

Everything that we didn't do. 

[PeterWithe]

Do we really only have four quality players - McGinn, Grealish, Mings and Heaton.

I’d add Guilbert, Nakamba and Luiz albeit inconsistently. After that we have a lot of players who can play well but havent shown it consistently.

[Ads]

Fulham may have played like a team, a very shit one.

[Sexual Ealing]

Quite an ungracious interview with DS on 5 Live just now. He suggested that it was an even game and that Fulham got lucky with the goals.

They were better all over the pitch.

[TaxDodger]

I try to stick up for Neil Taylor because he's Welsh, but he really isn't very good at football, is he?

[PeterWithesShin]

I put the blame firmly on the players today, a number of them looked like they couldn't give a shit about the game.

That’s not great from a bunch of players who should be trying to impress.

Exactly, they should be trying to impress DS, or at the very least someone else for a future contract somewhere. Instead they looked there were in a testimonial they had no interest in.

[mr underhill]

given the week we've had with injuries, the need to prioritize PL survival, and the urgency to attract new blood into the first team squad, the result is meaningless; as ever it's the utter abomination of the performance that pisses me off.I thought last year's surrender to Swansea was bad, but this was beyond egregious. Just fuck off you bunch of arrogant fuck weasels.

[ChicagoLion]

I try to stick up for Neil Taylor because he's Welsh, but he really isn't very good at football, is he?

Other than that though!

[Steve67]

This is a glimpse of how we might do if we get relegated.  Utter shite.  Unmotivated players.  Crap system.  Start signing players and get rid of some of the crap.  Brings shame on the club, losing to a second division side, again.

[PeterWithesShin]

Quite an ungracious interview with DS on 5 Live just now. He suggested that it was an even game and that Fulham got lucky with the goals.

They were better all over the pitch.

It was an even game.

Apart from Fulham having more possession, shots, corners, and shots on target there wasn't a gnat's chuff between the 2 sides.