Decent from us. Not had a ton of the ball, but haven't surrendered too much in the way of chances, and haven't been without threat on the break. The returning players don't look completely match sharp, but the work rate has been high and we're still in it.
FFS, no early goals against in the second half please. If we can do that then we can maybe use some of the options on the bench to try and nick it towards the end.
Doughty's end product may be a bit hit and miss at the moment, but the boy runs like Forrest Gump.
First Half performance is why Ive stressed our lack of a midfield has been a strong factor in our form - Today we've had the experience to release the ball at the right time, protect the defence by holding position and winning smart free kicks
Cullen under pressure from two Fulham players midway in our half - Wins a free kick by going down, instantly slows the game and gives relief to the back four
Credit to Fulham they know how to make possession count (their 4-1 win over Millwall proof of this) but whilst we've not been pretty at times we've been damned professional, despite a couple of early chances they've not had a sniff and have resorted to playing pretty passes with no end product
Of course that can all change second half but reminds me of the game on monday when Stoke put in a similar defensive display - there were comments on here saying we couldnt do that, on this showing how wrong can they be
Hmmm. Battled hard & stood resolute......but having really created anything. Dougherty has great pace & should be on the left so he can put in a final ball. Then again no-one us fast enough to keep up with him.
Fulham look dangerous & is only a matter of time before they score. If we can get to 70 mins with it still 0-0 we might gave half a chance.
We don't seem to be creating much ..... just 1 shot, not on target. Plus 3 corners.
Fulham: 5 shots, 3 on target. 5 corners.
We're competitive though.
Final ball hasn't quite come off a couple of times though, Hemed, Doughty and Purrington have all found themselves in good positions in the penalty area, but their attempted passes have been intercepted or the wrong option.
We don't take a lot of shots, Bowyer's focus is on creating a lower number of high quality chances, not on creating just lots of lower percentage chances.
I think we've looked better tonight. They are rapid going forward but we are covering staunchly. Great to have Cullen back even if a bit rusty. Ben Purr looking solid so far too.
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But I'd take the exact same second half all day if the score stays the same.
FFS, no early goals against in the second half please. If we can do that then we can maybe use some of the options on the bench to try and nick it towards the end.
Cullen under pressure from two Fulham players midway in our half - Wins a free kick by going down, instantly slows the game and gives relief to the back four
Credit to Fulham they know how to make possession count (their 4-1 win over Millwall proof of this) but whilst we've not been pretty at times we've been damned professional, despite a couple of early chances they've not had a sniff and have resorted to playing pretty passes with no end product
Of course that can all change second half but reminds me of the game on monday when Stoke put in a similar defensive display - there were comments on here saying we couldnt do that, on this showing how wrong can they be
All we need now is a goal!!
Fulham: 5 shots, 3 on target. 5 corners.
We're competitive though.
Team is playing very deep. Hopefully Taylor will come on some time next half and we might be able to push up a bit
Fulham look dangerous & is only a matter of time before they score. If we can get to 70 mins with it still 0-0 we might gave half a chance.
All to play for.
COYA!
Decent side. Reckon we’ve got a great chance here though. Get that feeling. Taylor.
So much better suited to the Left-Back role
That's not exactly great in anyones book is it, surely?
I know things are bad, but if you start pretending that's good then things have really gotten to a sorry state.
But as I said, I'll take the same again all day long.