goonersid wrote: ↑Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:09 pm
We seem to be on a roll at the minute, Emery also seems to carry a bit of luck, as we have been very poor at the back, yet the winning run goes on. This could be down to lack of quality in the opposition as much as anything else.
Anyway, don’t see any reason why we can’t get away with it again against a struggling Fulham side.
The lack of organisation in defence however needs to be addressed and the tinkering with the back 4 doesn’t seem to be making much difference.
Failure to sort this out is going to see us 3 or 4 goals down by half time when we play quality opponents.
Might not be a coincidence that the only area of the team that hasn’t improved is that which Steve Bould is presumably playing a major role
A struggling fulham side that are FAR better than they are showing - I watched them in the championship final last season and they were a really good team then, and they have bought well in the summer (although they probably bought too many players) so they should be competitive this season. In the past this would have all the ingrediants of yet another AFC balls up - a team struggling for form, fighting down at the bottom of the league and desperate for a win, when the mighty AFC roll into town handing out pressies to everyone
Have to be honest and say that mitrovic worries me - he may well be a crazy b..stard, but he is an old school goal poacher and they are a rarity in modern day football. I am all up for dick wanting to keep the winning run going, but I do wonder if bringing so many first team players to that game thursday night was wise. This game will imo be a big test for leno - a tight pitch will mean plenty of crosses and physical challenges on him, and he will need to be prepared for that. For that very same reason, this is a game where I would start liechsteiner ahead of bellend - I think that his experience and die hard defensive mentality would be more suited to playing fulham away, where as bellend's forwards runs would make him a better choice against fulham at home.
A close battle which could see a narrow victory, a draw, or a narrow defeat (I like to cover all possibilities

), but I think that it will finish 1-1