Fulham v Aston Villa Post Match Thread

[john e]

the players that were picked for the weakened side knew it was the weakened side,

looked like they were pissed off being picked for the weakened side because they mistakenly thought they were better than that, and mistakenly thought they should be playing for the strong side

therefore didn’t really show any care or enthusiasm at playing in the weakened side
and collectively went out and played like a bunch of smacked arses

Wankers

[rougegorge]

..and those clappers are not only annoying, but how do clubs justify all that cardboard and waste!? Producing thousands for each match, most of which just get left or thrown away. We've got the founders of this dreadful eco-unfriendly practice next - Leicester. 

[Louzie0]

I suppose today’s game shows how much we depend on Jack.

[adrenachrome]

the players that were picked for the weakened side knew it was the weakened side,

looked like they were pissed off being picked for the weakened side because they mistakenly thought they were better than that, and mistakenly thought they should be playing for the strong side

therefore didn’t really show any care or enthusiasm at playing in the weakened side
and collectively went out and played like a bunch of smacked arses

Wankers

Rings true to me.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I suppose today’s game shows how much we depend on Jack.

Which in itself is a bit scary ......and extremely short sighted on behalf of the manager and owners .....you only have to look at Sheffield UTD to see what building a team with a strong work ethic can bring ....lose Jack and we are screwed ...shambolic really

[VILLA MOLE]

the players that were picked for the weakened side knew it was the weakened side,

looked like they were pissed off being picked for the weakened side because they mistakenly thought they were better than that, and mistakenly thought they should be playing for the strong side



Yes what a great attitude 🤔

therefore didn’t really show any care or enthusiasm at playing in the weakened side
and collectively went out and played like a bunch of smacked arses

Wankers

[Villafirst]

I still don't know what Lansbury is supposed to be good at.

He only really came to life when he squared up to one of their players near the end.

The players and the management just gave a huge shrug to the competition and to all of us who went today. The lack of urgency and effort was really noticeable.

As usual, after the break, the opponents picked up the pace whilst we didn't. Admittedly they scored two very good goals, but the first was after we turned attack into their attack and we showed Knockaert onto his favoured foot.  Sometimes, I wonder if there is much analysis of opponents' individual strengths and weaknesses.

Good point. Showing Knockaert on to his left foot was numbnuttery of the highest order. Same for the Harry Arta goal. He even said after the game "i had so much room so i just went for it." Is it bad coaching or do we just have players who are stupid and/or naive?

Players who couldn't give a shit......several stealing a living.

[LukeJames]

Letting Knockaert onto his left foot was naivety in the extreme but this kind of thing has been happening throughout the season.

Leaving Ruben Neves free on the edge of our box, putting no pressure on to crosses into our box against Liverpool, Man Utd and Chelsea, playing high lines against Vardy and then Ings.

I know that fault could be found with pretty much every goal that has ever been conceeded in the history of football but some of the ones we have let in this season smack of minimal preperation.

[eamonn]

I still don't know what Lansbury is supposed to be good at.

I think he’s taken over Micah Richards then Mark Bunn’s role of being ‘great in the dressing room’, which is basically earning a small fortune for lolz and bantz. Get rid.

Bunny didn't even charge much.

[Bobby Boy]

Got tickets in the Fulham end and strangely being unable to show any emotion or feeling allows a certain degree of objectivity which I don't usually go for.....

However without Grealish, Mings and SJM there is nothing else there.

We were ponderous and disjointed. Fulham though not great at least looked like they had met before the game, had some coherence and flow to what they did.

Swap El Ghazi for Knockaert maybe. He was the best player on the pitch by some distance. The only one that looked Premier League quality.

Can I say finally that Hourihane I thought was shockingly poor. Weak doesn't even cover it.

[Bobby Boy]

Got tickets in the Fulham end and strangely being unable to show any emotion or feeling allows a certain degree of objectivity which I don't usually go for.....

However without Grealish, Mings and SJM there is nothing else there.

We were ponderous and disjointed. Fulham though not great at least looked like they had met before the game, had some coherence and flow to what they did.

Swap El Ghazi for Knockaert maybe. He was the best player on the pitch by some distance. The only one that looked Premier League quality.

Can I say finally that Hourihane I thought was shockingly poor. Weak doesn't even cover it.

In addition got smacked in the face by a woman in front of me when Fulham missed a chance in the second half by one of their cardboard clappers.

Happy days!

[Axl Rose]

the players that were picked for the weakened side knew it was the weakened side,

looked like they were pissed off being picked for the weakened side because they mistakenly thought they were better than that, and mistakenly thought they should be playing for the strong side

therefore didn’t really show any care or enthusiasm at playing in the weakened side
and collectively went out and played like a bunch of smacked arses

Wankers

Good post.

Utter wankers.

[john e]

we’ve had a night to get over it now, the more you think about it the more pathetic it was

absolute joke, some of those players just don’t give a fuck do they or they really are piss poor

one thing the last few games have showed us is that without the handful of quality players we have the rest are rubbish and don’t make up for their rubbishness by trying very hard which is as disappointing as your going to get

I’m still pretty down about going out of the FA cup again,
the fact we won’t be in the hat pisses me off more than I wish it  did
the worse feeling is you know that’s not reciprocated over at B6

[dorsetvillian]

Will not bother again with 3rd of the cup. Yesterday was a travesty to this once great competition.  Our club and  players collectively didn't bother to turn up. Playing at half pace for 90 mins was pathetic.

[auntiesledd]

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.

But apart from all that - a good day out, no?!