Guest bimpy474 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hopefully Cisse will be encouraged by his headed chance and the couple of sniffs he had at the end. He didn't play well but I still think he suffers the most from the lack of movement in the side. As soon as there was a lot, as we saw, he came alive. It was visible to see him actually become more lifted and play better because of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ben Arfa had the worst half for us since he came then the second half he just shifted into another gear. He made two of our best chances, one of which Gouffran had to fucking score, then he scored the winning goal. And he's only going to get fitter and better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hopefully Cisse will be encouraged by his headed chance and the couple of sniffs he had at the end. He didn't play well but I still think he suffers the most from the lack of movement in the side. Ian again i agree with you but I can't help but feel he's too 1 dimensional if the ball isn't on a platter he struggles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Robbie Earle on American broadcast: "Alan Pardew will be a relieved man. He'll probably enjoy a beer tonight, as they say in that part of the world." WTF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning_Linguist Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Great result, Nice to have 3 points in the bag BUT the best thing for me here is 3 consecutive Clean Sheets! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Fulham will be lucky not to go down imo. As if people want Jol as our manager Ffs. Exactly. Fulham are shit, they don't press, they don't move, they're a nothing team and have been for two years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I thought Gouff put an excellent shift in, although he should have buried that header. He looked dangerous Ian your right. Again it's nice to have a player who can actually control the ball when it's passed to him, His pace and work rate are a positive. His movement is excellent, which i love. He seems like a good pro as well to be fair. imagine how he feels having Shola and Cisse starting ahead of him, yet he still comes on and gives 100% I love players with movement, it's just something i admire, it's intelligent and gives his teammates options. He can't finish well but will make spaces for players to move into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Krul 7 - did what he had to, made two saves and his distribution seemed that bit better than normal too Debuchy 7 - far, far improved defensively and alright going forwards Mapou 8 - excellent, passed the ball so much better than he did against Morecambe and made Berba/Bent look ordinary Colo 7 - composed, hardly noticed him, unlucky not to score Santon 7 - left a few gaps at the start but grew into the game and gave us width, needs to improve end product Ben Arfa 8 - lovely goal, end product has improved and clearly benefitting from a run in the side Anita 7.5 - efficient in possession, lovely little player - has that 'tackle' that Pardew likes also (Cabaye 6 - silly free kick to give away when he came on and needlessly booked, kept us ticking over) Sissoko 8 - magnificent, drove the team forwards and was only hindered by soft refereeing calls Marveaux 6.5 - imposed himself a lot more today and seemed to show for the ball more, which helped our play a lot (Remy 7 - nice little debut cameo, gave us a fresh outlet and lifted the crowd) Shola 5.5 - tidy on the ball and didn't fuck it up much but just so, so static and looked predictably tired (Gouffran 6 - better movement than the two planks that started up top but poor miss from Debuchy's cross) Cisse 5 - garbage, shocking decision making and piss-poor in the main Pardew 7 - set up the team correctly for a change and made good subs at the right time, no complaints from me today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Robbie Earle on American broadcast: "Alan Pardew will be a relieved man. He'll probably enjoy a beer tonight, as they say in that part of the world." WTF? England? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 If only we can play all game like the last 10, 15 mins man. Thats because the subs changed the game. Having Shola in the team is soooo horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Much quicker tempo and passing for the last 20 minutes. Why can't be start games like that? No coincidence that we started creating far more chances! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Don't think anything other than sheer relief has set in yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Much quicker tempo and passing for the last 20 minutes. Why can't be start games like that? No coincidence that we started creating far more chances! I thought today was the best start we've had to a game for as long as I care to remember, not that we flew out of the traps or owt like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Much quicker tempo and passing for the last 20 minutes. Why can't be start games like that? No coincidence that we started creating far more chances! Yea i was thinking this too. Look forward to seeing Remy start next game! If we can just get a couple of players in we could go into the international break with a spring in our step Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezeri Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 How many long balls were played during the last half an hour when we actually looked a decent team? Not that many! So much more dangerous when we kept the ball on the ground and played it fast forward! Even Cisse looked way more dangerous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Relieved doesn't come close. Important 3pts as any well earn this season IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I thought we were excellent for most of the game. Take Shola out of the starting 11 and we will be a decent team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Fulham will be lucky not to go down imo. As if people want Jol as our manager Ffs. Exactly. Fulham are shit, they don't press, they don't move, they're a nothing team and have been for two years. Serves them right for signing Scott parker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well managed, Pards. Deserves some credit. Has to be said, good substitutions. And good Pardew stayed patient with Ben Arfa and didn't take him off as I would have done so if I was the manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 If only we can play all game like the last 10, 15 mins man. I'm just relieved to see us play that way again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Fulham will be lucky not to go down imo. As if people want Jol as our manager Ffs. Exactly. Fulham are shit, they don't press, they don't move, they're a nothing team and have been for two years. Serves them right for signing Scott parker. They actually seem to have made themselves worse by their recent signings. I thought Parker had an alright game mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Fulham will be lucky not to go down imo. As if people want Jol as our manager Ffs. Exactly. Fulham are shit, they don't press, they don't move, they're a nothing team and have been for two years. Serves them right for signing Scott parker. Birtles said we need a Scott Parker in the side driving us forwards. That's exactly what got Gormless Glenn the sack 6 or 7 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I thought we were excellent for most of the game. Take Shola out of the starting 11 and we will be a decent team. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I thought we were excellent for most of the game. Take Shola out of the starting 11 and we will be a decent team. Spot on. If Pardew lets us play like this then we are, hope he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelunchbox Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Fulham were atrocious though. Martin Jol won't last long there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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