AnglianRed 6,320 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, SmogDane said: TavernEEr Nononono noooooo! 🤬 It should be pronounced the French way...Tavern-ee-ay! In my humble opinion... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 We've definitely let Fulham play their way by having a target man upfront. Until late in that half there was little to no pressure on their centre halves. Bring Fletcher on and let him get amongst their centre halves and disrupt them. Also start the defensive line another 10/15 yards further up from the off. We started to do that last 15 of that half and we looked much better for it! Link to post Share on other sites
SmogDane 4,057 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, boro-unger said: Has all the makings of a game where we get an undeserved point... Untill you jinxed it, John! 😛 Link to post Share on other sites
DevKWat 2,371 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Game of two halves has been a very common occurrence in our games this season, hopefully happens again 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J.T. 640 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 To be fair, Fulham were absolutely excellent for the first 25 minutes. The tempo and pace to their game was frightening. Good for our young players to see that that is the standard they need to get to. For us, it hasn’t been great. But I do feel a little sorry for the lads playing against that tempo after a game the other night. Gestede and Clayton need to come off. Clayton has been yards off the pace all game and refuses to pass forward. Gestede offers nothing. If anything, he gets in the way. Wing and Fletcher in for those 2 and I think we will look a lot better. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,283 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) Collectively on the defensive side I don't think we had the game down at the start, getting beat by some lovely moves but Fulham are moving the ball quickly in the final third so we need to do better at predicting that. The goal we let in was arguably one of the ones we should have been able to defend easiest. Coulson unfortunately has to take the credit for that one, his man is right in front of him and the best thing he can do is get in front of Knockaert. The defence is going to want to either let that cross run across the goal or he need to get in front of Knockaert and clear it as it comes across. Without getting in the way of the opposition players in that position, you're just asking for a tap-in goal. They should be like 4 up though so will take that scoreline at half time. Best chance for us seemed to be the one where Tav crosses and Gestede heads it down, nobody waiting for the knock down in that position but tons of free space to hit the ball, players too far ahead of it. Obviously we hit the bar through Coulson and Sav's deflected effort could have gone anywhere but that seemed the best position the ball has dropped for us and we didn't have anyone there to hit it. We have started to come back into it a little bit by getting right into them high up the pitch, keeper forced to kick it long and not doing a great job. Perhaps we should have been doing that from the off given their lack of a Mitrovic but they are a good passing side for sure, it's a risky one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroSmoggie 2,710 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I’d leave it ah half time, they blasted us first 30. Since then though we’ve actually done ok, and had a few chances. It’s only 1 goal and if we score then anything can happen. We’ve done well coming from behind this season. UTB Link to post Share on other sites
BoroSmoggie 2,710 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 We also must get Roberts on the ball more. He will create chances. Give him the ball. Link to post Share on other sites
Barnaby 957 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, SouthernSmoggie said: Haven't seen us get torn apart like this in a long time... could honestly be 4 down Maybe they've been down the west end for three days? Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,545 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Barnaby said: Maybe they've been down the west end for three days? Obviously watching ‘Les Miserables’ 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroJake 2,345 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 No changes Link to post Share on other sites
pokeyjoe 112 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 COME ON BORO Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,327 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Spence needs replacing nearly gifted a goal Link to post Share on other sites
BoroJake 2,345 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Gestede already winning more headers Link to post Share on other sites
BoroSmoggie 2,710 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 *** me spence looks stoned Link to post Share on other sites
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