pommpey
THE FUTURE ... AS IT USED TO BE
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Well, we did it. Mission accomplished to secure our place in the running. We were all pretty much fretting that Fulham would come to Bramall Lane today and drive the sword in deep like a toreador would and leave us bleeding out in seventh as Boro sweep us aside Preston or Miwaw sneak past us.
It's easy to say that Fulham were already on the beach for today's match but I dispute that. They were playing this game with the Champions logo emblazoned all over their shirts and the BLLT 3/4 full of their cockney cunt supporters, most of them in party mode. Today wasn't a ground out draw or a narrow 1-0 win to us. We fucking drybummed them, with a run up. By 30 minutes they were three nowt down and looking done on both sides. I get it that you go into the last few games as championis your attitude changes but I doubt they'd relish being humiliated ... and found out ... by what has been ostensibly a fragile Sheffield United side. It sends a message to them that whilst they may be home and hosed, their future may just look like our past. Whilst they started pretty capable-looking, we punished their errors and lapses in concentration and made them look distinctly 'Championship', which isn't a good sign.
Our backline today is basically the backline for the playoffs. I include the wingbacks in that too. We started todays game on a 5-2-1-2 with Norwood and Fleck as gatekeepers and Berge advanced into the ten role and occasionally making it more 5-2-3. Fulham has real snags dealing with this as we just kept coming at them. It's the attacking tactics we have all been crying out for. It seems, over the past couple of games, we have bleached tippy-tappy out out wide and gone more direct using MGW and Ndaiye as effective battering rams to break their defences. Berge is simply a decoy or a ball carrier, but one whom their defence spend a lot of time dealing with.
The first half was of course, never really expected. Usually in games like this we waste far too much energy on the how of creating chances instead of letting individual players string stuff together and punish oppositions. Today looked like we had 'no plan', just get at them and win. Good work HJ&SM for that. To have the ball ion the net five times against the division's runaway winners is no mean feat for us as a team but Fulham had no response. At the other end Fodders was hardly tested save for a late great stop. The second half we obviously sat back on the lead and again to our great credit did not let them even get a consolation goal. Sure, five, six would have been nice. But 4-0 is a score which will make Forest consider their options on us, rather than consider it a bye.
Foderngham 7.5/10: Did well to deal with crosses and shots. Spilled one, made a great stop with his feet in the first half and a a decent one in the second. No worries.
Stevens 7.5/10: Seems to be coming back on a resurgence. Still looks beatable in a 1 v 1 run, but makes up for it with endeavour and his well-deserved goal was brilliantly struck. Seen them go straight at the keeper or into the kop before.
Basham 7/10: Decent, solid performance from Bash, however is it me or is he being beaten for pace more often these days? Injuryitis? Age? Late-in-season-syndrome?
Egan 8/10: A very good game for him. Good tackles and intercepting headers and carrying the ball out of defence well. Nice of him to give Mitrovic back to Fulham on the hour. They must have missed him. Also - a header at goal! A rarity!
Robinson 7.5/10: Good game for Robbo. Tended to be leant on a bit and bullied and flattened a bit which was the refs fault, not entirely his
Osborn 7.5/10: Great game for him but as I say, he just lacks the finesse to make his output shine and sparkle. First half he got a ball out wide and yeah, we all know that going outside and round and crossing on his right foot isn't on, so he cuts back, turns round and stops the advance, with him then pressed into losing the ball off him into touch.
Norwood 8/10: That's two on the trot now, What the fuck is going wrong, eh? I'm supposed to 'have an issue' with Norwood but today I counted one Hollywood ball but plenty of ball winning, tracking and getting involved in the developing build up play. And a great cross to MGWs head for his goal
Fleck 7.5/10: Tended again to be bullied a bit and stepped on, but contributed well both defending and building the attack. Will we ever see him as a goal threat again?
Berge 8/10: Drops a half mark and here's why. He gets the ball or digs it out then goes on an advancing run, then he lays it off ... Osborn ... Fleck ... Norwood ... whoever. Then he stops. He ... stops. Now if he kept going ... running into space ... he takes players with him or gives the recipient options. He did do this a couple of times but he needs to do it every time. When he does, he scores. Like he did today. Good to see a full game out of him today.
MGW 9.5/10: A consistent pain in the arse for oppositions. And just the player we need. Full of energy, guile, goals, ideas and footballing ability. SIGN THE FUCKER PLEASE!
Ndaiye 8.5/10: Coming back round full circle to that player we knew before the injury and telepathically linked with MGW. Next season these two should pick themselves onto the team sheet. Shame he seems a bit of a 70 minute man
Osula 6/10: Not a bad outing for him but decision wise he is still not the fully formed individual ... yet. The break out of defence being one and him having a clear chance on a run on goal being the examples
Hourihane */10: Didn't see a great deal of him TBH
Jebbison */10: See also him
All to do now. Forest now have a task on their hands to pop our confidence now. First leg is at Bramall Lane on Saturday and that means it will be sold out (instead of the made up 30k today, what bollocks) so we have everything to throw at them and everything to stop them playing.
Bring it on.
pommpey
It's easy to say that Fulham were already on the beach for today's match but I dispute that. They were playing this game with the Champions logo emblazoned all over their shirts and the BLLT 3/4 full of their cockney cunt supporters, most of them in party mode. Today wasn't a ground out draw or a narrow 1-0 win to us. We fucking drybummed them, with a run up. By 30 minutes they were three nowt down and looking done on both sides. I get it that you go into the last few games as championis your attitude changes but I doubt they'd relish being humiliated ... and found out ... by what has been ostensibly a fragile Sheffield United side. It sends a message to them that whilst they may be home and hosed, their future may just look like our past. Whilst they started pretty capable-looking, we punished their errors and lapses in concentration and made them look distinctly 'Championship', which isn't a good sign.
Our backline today is basically the backline for the playoffs. I include the wingbacks in that too. We started todays game on a 5-2-1-2 with Norwood and Fleck as gatekeepers and Berge advanced into the ten role and occasionally making it more 5-2-3. Fulham has real snags dealing with this as we just kept coming at them. It's the attacking tactics we have all been crying out for. It seems, over the past couple of games, we have bleached tippy-tappy out out wide and gone more direct using MGW and Ndaiye as effective battering rams to break their defences. Berge is simply a decoy or a ball carrier, but one whom their defence spend a lot of time dealing with.
The first half was of course, never really expected. Usually in games like this we waste far too much energy on the how of creating chances instead of letting individual players string stuff together and punish oppositions. Today looked like we had 'no plan', just get at them and win. Good work HJ&SM for that. To have the ball ion the net five times against the division's runaway winners is no mean feat for us as a team but Fulham had no response. At the other end Fodders was hardly tested save for a late great stop. The second half we obviously sat back on the lead and again to our great credit did not let them even get a consolation goal. Sure, five, six would have been nice. But 4-0 is a score which will make Forest consider their options on us, rather than consider it a bye.
Foderngham 7.5/10: Did well to deal with crosses and shots. Spilled one, made a great stop with his feet in the first half and a a decent one in the second. No worries.
Stevens 7.5/10: Seems to be coming back on a resurgence. Still looks beatable in a 1 v 1 run, but makes up for it with endeavour and his well-deserved goal was brilliantly struck. Seen them go straight at the keeper or into the kop before.
Basham 7/10: Decent, solid performance from Bash, however is it me or is he being beaten for pace more often these days? Injuryitis? Age? Late-in-season-syndrome?
Egan 8/10: A very good game for him. Good tackles and intercepting headers and carrying the ball out of defence well. Nice of him to give Mitrovic back to Fulham on the hour. They must have missed him. Also - a header at goal! A rarity!
Robinson 7.5/10: Good game for Robbo. Tended to be leant on a bit and bullied and flattened a bit which was the refs fault, not entirely his
Osborn 7.5/10: Great game for him but as I say, he just lacks the finesse to make his output shine and sparkle. First half he got a ball out wide and yeah, we all know that going outside and round and crossing on his right foot isn't on, so he cuts back, turns round and stops the advance, with him then pressed into losing the ball off him into touch.
Norwood 8/10: That's two on the trot now, What the fuck is going wrong, eh? I'm supposed to 'have an issue' with Norwood but today I counted one Hollywood ball but plenty of ball winning, tracking and getting involved in the developing build up play. And a great cross to MGWs head for his goal
Fleck 7.5/10: Tended again to be bullied a bit and stepped on, but contributed well both defending and building the attack. Will we ever see him as a goal threat again?
Berge 8/10: Drops a half mark and here's why. He gets the ball or digs it out then goes on an advancing run, then he lays it off ... Osborn ... Fleck ... Norwood ... whoever. Then he stops. He ... stops. Now if he kept going ... running into space ... he takes players with him or gives the recipient options. He did do this a couple of times but he needs to do it every time. When he does, he scores. Like he did today. Good to see a full game out of him today.
MGW 9.5/10: A consistent pain in the arse for oppositions. And just the player we need. Full of energy, guile, goals, ideas and footballing ability. SIGN THE FUCKER PLEASE!
Ndaiye 8.5/10: Coming back round full circle to that player we knew before the injury and telepathically linked with MGW. Next season these two should pick themselves onto the team sheet. Shame he seems a bit of a 70 minute man
Osula 6/10: Not a bad outing for him but decision wise he is still not the fully formed individual ... yet. The break out of defence being one and him having a clear chance on a run on goal being the examples
Hourihane */10: Didn't see a great deal of him TBH
Jebbison */10: See also him
All to do now. Forest now have a task on their hands to pop our confidence now. First leg is at Bramall Lane on Saturday and that means it will be sold out (instead of the made up 30k today, what bollocks) so we have everything to throw at them and everything to stop them playing.
Bring it on.
pommpey
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