DANGERCLOSE
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Keep Hendo fit, Mingueza at RWB, Hughes in middfield and maybe Lerma at the back, then lets have another convo 👍
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ASCPFC
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Next two games, then see.
League Games?
ASCPFC
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Yes
I predict (outrageously) that we will still have 7 points, a goal difference of -18 and be bottom of the table with us keeping Forest from bottom, by goal difference. 🙁😢
Willo
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Such a scenario is certainly not beyond the bounds of possibility.
TheBigToePunt
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I have always thought it was mad to hold the manager responsible for most individual moments in games, or even for individual results. What he is in charge of is the approach. Only when the individual moments in games and the results seem directly related to the approach can you start to look at the manager.
From what I can tell, Fulham had several good chances to score before we did, and it could easily have been a game where we were two down after 30 mins. Didn't happen, of course, but it doesn't exactly seem as though we tightened up at the back. The negative trend seems to have continued in that respect.
We had hardly any possession, and created very few chances. Again, negative trends continuing.
I mean, if we concede that many chances of that quality, and create so few, away to Spurs at the weekend, do we fancy our chances of getting a result? Even if we do get one, if it is following the concession of really good chances and creation of hardly any, it will not indicate progress to me. Luck runs out.
If we perform well, and the approach seems to help the players in keeping Spurs chances to a reasonable amount, and we cause a few problems ourselves, I won't mind too much if we lose. There is plenty of time left in the season for things to come good if the approach is the right one. That's the key. I am not sure last night gave me much reassurance on that front.
From what I can tell, Fulham had several good chances to score before we did, and it could easily have been a game where we were two down after 30 mins. Didn't happen, of course, but it doesn't exactly seem as though we tightened up at the back. The negative trend seems to have continued in that respect.
We had hardly any possession, and created very few chances. Again, negative trends continuing.
I mean, if we concede that many chances of that quality, and create so few, away to Spurs at the weekend, do we fancy our chances of getting a result? Even if we do get one, if it is following the concession of really good chances and creation of hardly any, it will not indicate progress to me. Luck runs out.
If we perform well, and the approach seems to help the players in keeping Spurs chances to a reasonable amount, and we cause a few problems ourselves, I won't mind too much if we lose. There is plenty of time left in the season for things to come good if the approach is the right one. That's the key. I am not sure last night gave me much reassurance on that front.
doombear
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I think we have to make some allowance for the fact that we basically fielded our B team who haven't played together in a real game before last night. Yes, Fulham were their usual hopeless self at the Cottage when it comes to putting away their chances against us (rather like us at Everton) possibly a psychological issue for them (and us v Everton). We were much better 2nd half and should probably have wrapped the game up.
As for Saturday, apart from Henderson for Benitez, I don't see any changes to the team that started against Newcastle although Sage now has a better idea of which of the B team should be his likely subs.